Ellerslie (Glenwood, Maryland)

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Ellerslie
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Location of Ellerslie in Maryland
Nearest city Glenwood, Maryland
Coordinates 39°17′39″N77°01′18″W / 39.29417°N 77.02167°W / 39.29417; -77.02167 Coordinates: 39°17′39″N77°01′18″W / 39.29417°N 77.02167°W / 39.29417; -77.02167
Builtabt 1763
Architectural style(s) Georgian

Located Glenwood in Howard County, Maryland, United States, Ellerslie Plantation.

The Elerslie slave plantation was built on the lands of Captain Thomas Hobbs given to his daughter Amelia. Jasper and Amelia Peddicord built a house (later side-by-side) around a log hunting lodge built about 1763. [1] These were built on portion of land patented as "Ridgley's Great Range. In 1830, Richard Snowden purchased the land for a wedding present. [2] In 1835, Nicholas Snowden of Montpeiler married Elizabeth Ridgley Warfield. Richard and his sons left to pursue the California Gold Rush. The House was purchased in 1845 by Basil Crapster who expanded the house to an unusual mirrored layout with a duplicate addition on the Western Portion. [3] In 1945 Jaessie Hakes and his wife purchased the manor and 132 acres of surrounding land plus adjoining properties which have been subdivided for residential construction. [4]

The manor is a two and one-half story house with stone construction. Outbuildings include a stone spring house and wood barn built in the late 1700s. [5] [6] [7]

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References

  1. Celia M. Holland. Old homes and families of Howard County, Maryland: with consideration of various additional points of interest. p. 246.
  2. Barbara W. Feaga. Howard's Roads to Past. p. 72.
  3. Stein, Charles Francis (1972). Origin and History of Howard County Maryland (First ed.). Charles Francis Stein, Jr. p. 271.
  4. "Lovely Historic Howard Homes". The Times (Ellicott City). 31 March 1965.
  5. "HO-6 Ellerlie: Cooksville – Private" (PDF). Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  6. Seeking Freedom The History of the Underground Railroad in Howard County. p. 75.
  7. "HO-6 Ellerslie" (PDF). Retrieved 30 June 2021.