Pleasant Prospect is a historic home located in the Woodmore section of Mitchellville, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. It is a large two and onehalf story Flemish bond brick house. The home was originally built by Isaac Duckett in 1798. It was also the home of Captain John Contee, the commander of the "Planter's Guard," a local cavalry company during the American Civil War. Members of the Walker family owned the property from 1868 until the 1970s.
Pleasant Prospect was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
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