John H. Howard, new caption-John Henry Howard (1839-1923), son of Enoch George Howard and a free black, farmed the land accumulated by his father. He founded the church that gave its name to Howard Chapel Road.

Howard Chapel, fast decaying in this 1970s photo, was built by John Henry and Harriett Howard and gave its name to the road. It stood across from the Howard family cemetery, today maintained by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.