Country Residence
A Clocker’s
Tower
Set in a valley surrounded by the rolling hills of Maryland’s horse country is one of the state’s oldest thoroughbred farms. Perched beside the farm’s racetrack was a small crumbling tower, The Clocker’s Tower. My client wanted to replace the building with a fitting little folly where he and guests could be immersed in the activity of the farm and experience the power and magnificence of the thoroughbreds thundering by.
![Old-fashioned red truck outside of a home](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_03_A-Clockers-Tower2.jpg)
![Looking through a window to the inside](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_03_A-Clockers-Tower4.jpg)
![Entryway with sitting bench and horse decor](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_03_A-Clockers-Tower3.jpg)
![](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_03_A-Clockers-Tower-doorway.jpg)
![](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_03_A-Clockers-Tower-painting.jpg)
![Sunny dining area with a farmhouse style table](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_03_A-Clockers-Tower7.jpg)
![](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_03_A-Clockers-Tower-chairs.jpg)
![](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_03_A-Clockers-Tower-flowers.jpg)
![Deer head mounted on a wall](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_03_A-Clockers-Tower3-1.jpg)
![Photo of horse hooves](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_03_A-Clockers-Tower2-1.jpg)
I have come to think of it as a bouillon cube of the qualities of this equestrian estate, a distillation of hundreds of acres neatly packed into a tiny structure with wraparound windows, placing the owner in the center of the valley.
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![Closeup of a mirror](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_03_A-Clockers-Tower12.jpg)
![Closeup of items on a side table](http://patricksutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH_03_A-Clockers-Tower11.jpg)