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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).
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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Church Rd.
Courthouse Drive
Maryland Ave.
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Tiber Alley
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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Walking Tour
Points of Interest
Civil War Related
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Welcome Center/
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Howard County
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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.
12
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.
13
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.
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