Cremona Farm

Cremona Farm is a 1275-acre estate comprising a 650-acre former slave plantation and surrounding lands in Mechanicsville, Maryland, on the west bank of the Patuxent River. The estate is under perpetual conservation easements with the Maryland Environmental Trust and Patuxent Tidewater Land Trust, and owned by a non-profit foundation, the Cremona Foundation.

There are over 40 buildings and structures including the historic De La Brooke Tobacco Barn, horse trails, formal gardens, a vineyard, and a wide range of habitats for wildlife on the combined Cremona and De La Brooke estates.

Activities on the site include archaeological digs, terrapin research, and foxhunting.

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