Howard Life - October 2007-May 2008 - (Page 25) GETTING AROUND: HISTORIC ELLICOTT CITY 1. First County Fire Station (1889). Now houses firefighting memorabilia. Open Saturdays and Sundays 1-4 p.m. and for special occasions. Main Street at Church Road. 11. Howard County Historical Society Building (1894). Formerly First Presbyterian Church. 8328 Court Avenue. 20. Walker Chandler House (1890). Early American structure now filled with art objects, gifts, and antiques. 8180 Main Street. 12. Early Quaker Schoolhouse (c. 1790). 2. Emory Methodist Church (1837). Remodeled and enlarged in 1880. 3799 Church Road. Presently houses the Howard County Historical Society Library. 8324 Court Avenue. 21. Early Stone Tavern (1771). Later enlarged and called “The New Town Hall.” Once a Civil War prisoner holding site, it is now used for a business. 8044-8046 Main Street. 22. Former Patapsco Hotel (rebuilt in 1925). Original second floor served as a passenger waiting room in the early days of the B&O Railroad. 8004-8026 Main Street. 3. Old Stone Powell House (1840). Private residence. 3791 Church Road. 4. Old Manse (1899). Served for many years as the parsonage of the Presbyterian Church. 3788 Church Road. 13. Old Court House (early 1800s). Originally a private residence used as a courthouse for the Howard District of Anne Arundel County. Currently houses a timeline exhibit on the history of Ellicott City. Behind #14. 8398 Main Street. 14. Thomas Isaac Log Cabin (1780). Oldest surviving residential structure in Ellicott City. Reconstructed on this site and currently a livinghistory site featuring colonial life in Ellicott City on the National Road. 8398 Main Street. 23. B&O Railroad Museum (1831). The oldest railroad station in America. Currently a living-history museum featuring 19th-century interpretive programs. 2711 Maryland Avenue. 5. Angelo Cottage (early 1830s). Artist Samuel Vaughn built this Gothic Revival structure. 3749 Church Road. 6. 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. For access, see #7. 24. St. Paul’s Catholic Church (1830s). Site 15. Union Hotel (earliest portion 1820s). Was operated by Mrs. Deborah Disney as Disney’s Hotel from 1840-1860s. Now divided as stores and residences. 8298-8304 Main Street. of Babe Ruth’s first wedding. 3755 St. Paul Street. 25. Old Patapsco Bank (1840). In 1920, it became a parochial school for St. Paul’s Preparatory School. 3755 Patapsco Street. 7. Mount Ida (1827). Last home built by an Ellicott. Presently used as the Visitors’ Center for Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park. 3691 Sarah’s Lane. 16. Tongue Row (early 1840s). Owned by widow Ann Tonge as rental property, now filled with specialty shops. 3722-3744 Old Columbia Pike. 26. Site of the original Ellicott’s Mills, where the Ellicotts were commercially milling flour by 1774. 27 Frederick Road. 8. Howard County Jail (1878). Architecturally unique, a.k.a. Willow Grove. 1 Emory Street. 17. Ellicott Cemetery (1795). Established by the Ellicott brothers 23 years after founding the town of Ellicott Mills. Adjacent to #18. 18. Quaker Meeting House (1799). Built by Elkridge Preparatory Quaker Meeting; converted to a private residence. 3771 Old Columbia Pike. 27. Residence of George Ellicott (1789). Relocated and restored. 24 Frederick Road. 9. Hayden Home (1841). Later Oaklawn Seminary. Part of wing to rear of Courthouse. 8360 Court Avenue. 28. The Bridge Market (c. 1790). Built by the Ellicotts, it later became Radcliffe’s Emporium and coal yard. Used as offices today. 8000 Main Street. 10. Howard County Courthouse (1843). Atop Capitoline Hill; sometimes referred to as “Mount Misery.” 8360 Court Avenue. 19. The Howard House (1850). Once a busy Main Street hotel, this building now houses apartments and shops. 8202 Main Street. The Hayden Home has been incorporated into the Circuit Courthouse at 8360 Court Avenue in Ellicott City (undated photo). howardLIFE 25
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