Ellicott City Historic District | |
![]() Main Street, Ellicott City, Md. | |
Location | MD 144, Ellicott City, Maryland |
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Coordinates | 39°16′11″N76°48′0″W / 39.26972°N 76.80000°W |
Area | 325 acres (1.32 km2) |
Built | 1772 |
Architect | Robert Cary Long, Jr.; Charles Timanus |
Architectural style | Greek Revival, Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 78001467 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 31, 1978 |
Ellicott City Historic District is a national historic district in Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland. The Ellicott City Station is a National Historic Landmark located within the district. The district encompasses a predominantly 19th century mill town whose origins date to 1772, including more than 200 18th- and 19th-century buildings. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1] The 2016 Maryland flood severely impacted the historic district on July 30, 2016, as did another flood on May 27, 2018. [3]
It includes the Saint Paul Catholic Church, the church where baseball player Babe Ruth was wed. [4] [ better source needed ]