In the 1740s , Gordon built an inspection house for tobacco on the plantation .
George Gordon was a Scottish merchant and wealthy landowner who owned the 300 - acre ( 1.2 km ) Gordon 's Rock Creek Plantation on land that eventually became part of Washington , D.C.
In the 1740s , Gordon built an inspection house for tobacco on the plantation .
George Gordon was a Scottish merchant and wealthy landowner who owned the 300 - acre ( 1.2 km ) Gordon 's Rock Creek Plantation on land that eventually became part of Washington , D.C.