One of the county’s most notable Federal houses, Mount Lubentia is an imposing, nearly square building with a dormered hipped roof, recognized for its interior decorative detailing and asymmetrical plan. The latter features a center passage open to a stair hall with an open-well elliptical stair, located where otherwise would be the northeast room of a four-room plan. The considerable area given to these spaces and the size and appointments of the rooms reflect a refinement and sense of social awareness indicative of the more elite houses of the period. Separate parlors received guests and served the family, each with its own individual finishes, including richly carved mantels, crosseted surrounds, and decorative built-in cabinets. Mount Lubentia, Latin for “delight,” was built for tobacco planter Dennis Magruder. It was one of only four houses built in the county during this period valued at the highest income bracket and the only one remaining substantially intact.