Maryland
Capital Region
Prince George’s County

Darnall’s Chance

Darnall's Chance, also known as Buck House, Buck-Wardrop House, or James Wardrop House, is a historic home located at 14800 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, in , , , United States.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: historic house in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, United States
  • Also known as: “Buck House”, “Buck-Wardrop House”, “Darnall’s Chance House Museum”, “Harry Buck House”, and “James Wardrop House”
  • Address: 14800 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
  • Roof shape: gabled

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Mary’s Beneficial Society Hall and Prince George’s County Public Schools.

Historic building
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St. Mary's Beneficial Society Hall, constructed in 1892, is a historic building located in , . The Hall, an excellent example of an African American multi-purpose building, served as a meeting place, social and political center, and house of worship for African Americans living in a segregated society. is situated 600 feet southeast of Darnall’s Chance.

Government office
Prince George's County Public Schools is a public school district that serves . During the 2024–25 academic year, the district enrolled around 133,000 students and operated over 200 schools. is situated 3,100 feet southwest of Darnall’s Chance.

Sports venue
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is a 5,800-seat multi-purpose arena just south of , which is used for sporting events, concerts, boxing and professional wrestling events, consumer shows, trade shows, religious services, graduations and other events. is situated 3,100 feet south of Darnall’s Chance.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Upper Marlboro and Marlboro Village.

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, officially the Town of , is a town in and the county seat of , United States. As of the 2020 census, the population within the town limits was 652, although , which covers a large area outside the town limits, is many times larger.

Village
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 9,221.

Village
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is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 3,655. is situated 2 miles northeast of Darnall’s Chance.

Darnall’s Chance

Latitude
38.81924° or 38° 49′ 9″ north
Longitude
-76.74925° or 76° 44′ 57″ west
Height
33 feet (10 metres)
Open location code
87C5R792+M7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 616679135
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
Wiki­data ID
Q5224091
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saint Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church and Darnall’s Chance House Museum.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Darnall’s Chance”. Photo: Quarterczar, Public domain.