Excerpts from the booklet published in 1967 by the women of St. Stephen's Church, funded by Marguerite du Pont de Villiers Boden: This charming house shows the influence of Dutch Colonial architecture. The west end of the existing house was a log cabin 20x80 feet. The house servants occupied small cubicles in the basement. At a later period an owner built a solid partition enclosing the fireplace and stairway. In 1967 the owners Mr. and Mrs. William C. Ward of Wilmington Delaware completely restored this room. The fireplace is 6x4 feet. One brick on the right side of the chimney shows much wear and is satin smooth. According to tradition, that brick served many cooks as a knife sharpener. Other interesting features are the hand hewn rafters each 28 ft. long made from one log. From the basement stairway can be seen logs in the side of the building ranging from 8 to 18 inches in height. Large wooden pegs used to join the logs are visible. The present house has been added to, giving the owners eight rooms with two open stairways on the first floor. Seven fireplaces have been restored. A large bedroom on the first floor has two alcoves with arched ceilings, one at each side of the large fireplace. These spaces are large enough to accommodate small beds. The same unique feature is found in some of the houses in Williamsburg, Va. Random width boards of oak, pine and fir were used for the floors. Many of the windowpanes are the original ones of blown glass.

Excerpts from the booklet published in 1967 by the women of St. Stephen's Church, funded by Marguerite du Pont de Villiers Boden: John Veasey, the first owner, was the descendant of an old Norman family, "De Veazie." They settled in Kent and Essex, England prior to 1670. In 1687 John Veasey acquired a large tract of land in Cecil County which was later called Veasey's Neck. His fifth son Edward was the father of Col. John Veasey of the Bohemia Battalion of 1776. Edward married Elizabeth DeCoursey of Queen Anne's County. They were the parents of Thomas Ward Veasey who was born at Cherry Grove on January 31, 1774 and served as Governor of Maryland 1836-1839. As was often the custom, the family burying ground is near th dwelling. The former governor's grave is marked by a stone with a simple inscription.