National Register of Historic Places - Maryland (MD), Howard County

Howard County Maryland (Vacant / Not In Use) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Ellicott City Station and Patterson Viaduct Ruins, Burleigh, Dorsey Hall and Elkridge Furnace Complex.

The famous person Dr. Charles Warfield is associated with one of more of the Howard County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Howard County places including John McCartney and Caspar Wever. Prominent architectural styles found in Howard Country are Federal, Georgian and Greek Revival.

Burleigh (added 1982 - - #82001596)

Centennial Lane , Ellicott City

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Dorsey Hall (added 2001 - - #01001374)

Also known as HO-28

5100 Dorsey Hall Dr. , Columbia

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Georgian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Elkridge Furnace Complex (added 1990 - - #90000635)

5730 and 5741--5745 Furnace Ave., 5735 Race Rd. , Elkridge

File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Institutional Housing, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Ellicott City Station (added 1968 - - #68000025)

S of the Patapsco River Bridge , Ellicott City

Caseyjonz, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Industry, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Patterson Viaduct Ruins (added 1976 - - #76002221)

Also known as Patterson Viaduct;Ilchester Bridge

S of Catonsville at Patapsco River , Ilchester

Martin H., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

McCartney,John, Wever,Caspar

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Troy (added 1979 - - #79001137)

I 95 & MD Rt. 176 , Dorsey

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Georgian

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Park

Union Chapel (added 1975 - - #75000904)

1 mi. N of Glenwood on MD 97 , Glenwood

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Warfield,Dr. Charles

Significant Year:

1833, 1831

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History, Religion

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress