Frederick Eyes Growth Vs. Horsey History
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- A historic preservation advocate is asking the city of Frederick to say nay to runaway development of a site that is believed to have produced one of George Washington's horses.
The Board of Aldermen is set to vote Thursday night on a proposed zoning change for the nearly 30-acre Prospect Hall estate.
The owner, St. John's Literary Institution, wants the property's institutional zoning changed to residential so it can sell it for development.
A Maryland Historical Trust easement protects about two acres of the property. Local planning commission member Gary Brooks says more of the site should be preserved because of a history that includes producing a horse named Blueskin that Washington rode during the Revolutionary War.
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