New Year's Gift

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New Year's Gift
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Location of New Year's Gift in Maryland
Nearest city Cooksville, Maryland
Coordinates 39°16′04.0″N77°02′41.8″W / 39.267778°N 77.044944°W / 39.267778; -77.044944
Built1738

New Year's Gift or Villa de Speranza is a property located in Glenwood in Howard County, Maryland, United States.

The property consists of a log cabin built in 1730, and a larger building with a cornerstone date of 1788. The L-shaped house is built of brick construction with stucco covering. A two-story open porch supported by six columns flanks the front of the house. A two-story connection leads to a kitchen addition. [1] The house was once owned by Dennis P. Gaither and later his son Daniel. In the late 1970s the property was subdivided to 9.9 acres. [2]

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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. 415.
  2. "HO-10" (PDF). Retrieved 1 February 2015.