▁Buck ▁House , ▁Buck - W ard rop ▁House , ▁or ▁James ▁Ward rop ▁House , ▁is ▁a ▁historic ▁home ▁located ▁at ▁ 1 4 8 0 0 ▁Governor ▁O den ▁B owie ▁Drive , ▁in ▁Upper ▁Mar l bor o . ▁It ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁Colonel ▁Henry ▁D arn all , ▁a ▁wealth y ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁plan ter , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁Prop ri et ary ▁Agent ▁of ▁Charles ▁Cal vert , ▁ 3 rd ▁Baron ▁Baltimore ▁and ▁who ▁served ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁Province . ▁The ▁house ▁itself ▁was ▁built ▁c . ▁ 1 7 4 2 ▁by ▁a ▁merchant ▁named ▁James ▁Ward rop , ▁after ▁he ▁bought ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁from ▁Ele an or ▁D arn all ▁Car roll ▁and ▁her ▁husband . ▁Today , ▁D arn all ' s ▁Ch ance ▁houses ▁the ▁D arn all ' s ▁Ch ance ▁House ▁Museum , ▁an ▁historic ▁house ▁museum ▁which ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 0 6 , ▁Mar l borough ▁Town ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁port ▁town ▁by ▁the ▁Act ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Trade ▁and ▁E rect ing ▁Port s ▁and ▁Town s . ▁It ▁was ▁declared ▁that ▁the ▁town ▁would ▁be ▁constructed , ▁" at ▁the ▁upper ▁landing ▁on ▁the ▁Western ▁Branch , ▁commonly ▁called ▁Colonel ▁B elt ' s ▁landing ." ▁County ▁survey or ▁Thomas ▁Tr uman ▁Green field ▁conducted ▁a ▁survey ▁of ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁est