Oaklands (Laurel, Maryland)

Oaklands or Contee was a slave plantation owned by the Snowden family, and remains as a historic home surrounded by residential development.
The house is a three-story manor of brick construction, and was built by Major Thomas Snowden and his wife Eliza Warfield from Bushy Park, Howard County. The estate extended westward into modern Howard County. Richard Snowden inherited it from his father. His oldest daughter Anne Lousia Snowden inherited the estate and married Capt. John Contee, for whom "Contee" station of the B&O railroad was named.
In 1911, the estate was purchased by Charles R. Hoff and his wife who was a descendant of the Snowden family.
Present.
The Oakland manor is surrounded by residential development. Access to the property is off of 13700 Oaklands Manor Drive.