Fairfield Farm

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Fairfield Farm
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Location of Fairfield Farm in Maryland
Nearest city Columbia, Maryland
Coordinates 39°13′52″N76°51′35″W / 39.23111°N 76.85972°W / 39.23111; -76.85972
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Fairfield Farm is a historic farm located near Ellicott City, now Columbia in Howard County, Maryland, United States.

Fairfield farm was a 200-acre farm at the crossroads community of Columbia. The main house on Clarksville Pike (Route 108) was a three-story Victorian with wraparound porches and a Mansard roof. In the 1920s it was the home to Mr. and Mrs. John Lawrence Clark (1853-1924) who also operated a supply store in Ellicott City, becoming the hub of social activity in Howard County. [1] John Clark was on the board for the Ellicott City and Clarksville Turnpike Company, which operated and maintained a road that fronted Fairfield. [2] Their son James Clark, born and married on the farm, would become a prominent Circuit Court Judge, and their grandson James Clark, Jr., became a prominent state senator. [3]

During World War II, the farm was managed by George and Corinne (Clark) Bayless. A tower was installed where the Columbia Presbyterian Church resides today and manned in four hour shifts to look for enemy aircraft. [4] After the war, George Bayless agreed to manage the family farm for life in exchange for on half share of the estate, but rented it out to his brother in-law to farm. [5] A day prior to the death of his mother, the terms were changed sparking a legal battle over percentage of ownership. In 1958, a court of appeals ordered the farm sold, delayed to 1961 in appeals ending Fairfield Farm's existence as a farm. [6] [7] The farm was subdivided by the Rouse Company, becoming a key property in the Running Brook subdivision.

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References

  1. ↑ "Dance At Fairfield Farm". The Baltimore Sun . 20 August 1911.
  2. ↑ James Clark, Jr. Jim Clark Soldier Farmer Legislator. p. 91.
  3. ↑ "Future Brides". The Baltimore Sun. 29 September 1912.
  4. ↑ James Clark, Jr. Jim Clark Soldier Farmer Legislator. p. 37.
  5. ↑ James Clark, Jr. Jim Clark Soldier Farmer Legislator. p. 96.
  6. ↑ "2 Prisoners Prepare Own Appeals Before High Court". The Baltimore Sun. 26 September 1958.
  7. ↑ "BAD-DEBT TAX REFUND O.K. 'D: Appeals Court Rules On Losses On Sales". The Baltimore Sun. 21 February 1961.
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