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OLD ELLICOTT CITY SITES
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Patapsco Female
Institute
(1837).
Greek Revival building
designed by Robert Carey
Long, Jr.; housed a fine school
for girls. Ruins have been
stabilized as an historic park.
Open Saturdays and Sundays
April–November and special
occasions. 3655 Church Road.
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Mount Ida
(1827).
Last home built by an Ellicott.
3691 Sarah’s Lane.
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Ellicott City Jail
(1878).
Architecturally unique, a.k.a.
Willow Grove. 1 Emory Street.
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Hayden Home
(1841).
Later Oaklawn Seminary. Part
of wing to rear of Courthouse.
8360 Court Avenue.
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Howard County
Courthouse
(1843).
Atop Capitoline Hill; sometimes
referred to as “Mount Misery.”
8360 Court Avenue.
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Howard County
Historical Society
Museum
(1894).
Formerly First Presbyterian
Church. Now home to hundreds
of objects that tell the story of
Howard County’s history from
before European settlement to
recent events. Open Friday and
Saturday. 8328 Court Avenue.
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The Weir Building
(c. 1812).
Referred to by Quakers as
the “Second School Building”
beginning in 1820. Also the
former home of Howard
County Historical Society
Library. 8324 Court Avenue.
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Old Court House
(early 1800s).
Originally a private residence
and served as a courthouse
for the Howard District
of Anne Arundel County.
Currently houses a timeline
exhibit on the history of
Ellicott City. Behind #14. Open
Daily. 8398 Main Street.
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Thomas Isaac Log
Cabin
(1780).
Oldest surviving residential
structure in Ellicott City.
Reconstructed on this site and
currently a living-history site
featuring colonial life in Ellicott
City on the National Road.
Open Saturdays and Sundays
April–November and special
occasions. 8398 Main Street.
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Ellicott City Colored
School Restored
(1880).
A one-room schoolhouse
constructed in 1880 as the
first public school for black
children in Howard County,
the building served as a
school until the early 1950s.
Now houses a genealogical
resource center and a museum
chronicling the history of
African Americans in Howard
County. Open Saturdays and
Sundays April–November
and special occasions.
8683 Frederick Road.
Self-guided Walking Tour
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First County Fire
Station
(1889).
Now houses firefighting
memorabilia. Open Saturdays,
Sundays April–November
and special occasions.
3829 Church Road.
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Emory Methodist
Church
(1837).
Remodeled and enlarged in
1880. 3799 Church Road.
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Old Stone Powell
House
(1840).
Private residence. 3791
Church Road.
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Old Manse
(1850).
Served for many years as the
parsonage of the Presbyterian
Church. 3788 Church Road.
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Angelo Cottage
(early 1830s).
Private residence. Artist
Samuel Vaughn built this
Gothic Revival structure.
3749 Church Road.
Oella Ave.
CSX Railroad
Park Ave.
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New Cut Rd.
Frederick Rd.
Frederick Rd.
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Hamilton St.
Church Rd.
Sarah’s Lane
Court Place
Court Ave.
Hill St.
Forrest St.
Merryman St.
Emory St.
Court Ave.
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Points of Interest
Civil War Related
Parking Lot
Welcome Center/
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Howard County
Police Museum
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