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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1N2I_hunts-general-store-millinery-shop_Ellicott-City-MD.html
Three homes, built in simple cut stone and frame style, on lots purchased in the 1834 lottery. In the 1840's the Hunt siblings used the lower sections as a millinery shop and dry goods/grocery story, using the large display window. Later uses: a b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1N1C_second-patapsco-bank-building_Ellicott-City-MD.html
The last lot won in the 1834 land lottery, then sold to the Patapsco Bank in 1886, which built this Romanesque Revival building to house the Second Patapsco Bank. At one period modernized, it was restored to its original design in the 1970's by Pr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1N1B_john-williams-house_Ellicott-City-MD.html
This three-story frame home was built by John Williams, who won the lot in the 1834 land lottery. Later owners included Henry Wooten, a prominent lawyer and Confederate Civil War veteran. The building was remodeled after Hurricane Agnes in the 197…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1N06_the-patapsco-national-bank_Ellicott-City-MD.html
Built in the Neo-Colonial Style with doric columns and large squared corner stones for a sense of banking stability. Elegant interior was especially known for its attractive room for ladies, complete with fireplace, desks " and adjoining toilet ro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ESS_mount-ida_Ellicott-City-MD.html
William Ellicott commissioned architect N. G. Starkweather and builder C. Timanus to build this home of rubble stone, stuccoed in old Maryland Gold. In the 1850's. Home to Judge John Snowden Tyson, whose surviving maiden daughter Ida lived here un…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ES2_patapsco-female-institute_Ellicott-City-MD.html
The stabilized ruin above you - the Patapsco Female Institute - served the young ladies of the North and South from 1837 to 1891. Amelia Hart Lincoln Phelps, a renowned author and educator, headed the school between 1841 and 1855. Concerned with t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ERP_the-patapsco-female-institute_Ellicott-City-MD.html
The Patapsco Female Institute (PFI), located on Church Road with a commanding view of Ellicott City, was one of the most famous and prestigious schools for girls in 19th century America. The school officially opened its doors in 1837 under Reveren…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E1P_the-phoenix-emporium_Ellicott-City-MD.html
Long home to purveyors of libations, this lot, once owned by the family of cabinet makers Barnard Fort, was part of the 1834 land lottery. O'Brien's Saloon, Fissell's, Valmas Brothers Inn and the Phoenix Emporium have occupied this corner and prou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CPR_mill-town-history_Ellicott-City-MD.html
You now stand in front of Gary Memorial United Methodist Church, one of the remaining structures built during an era when the mill towns not only produced the commerce of trade, but also developed communities that would shape the lives of generati…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11GW_the-firehouse-museum_Ellicott-City-MD.html
This building was erected in 1889 as thetown's first fire department.
It served as a working fire stationfrom that date until 1923.Subsequent usage included:Utilization as a meeting hall for the Mayor and City Council of Ellicott City; Offices …