Rorabaugh House

Rorabaugh House
Location of Rorabaugh House in Maryland
Nearest city	Jessup, Maryland
Coordinates	39°07′57.7″N76°47′59.7″W / 39.132694°N 76.799917°W / 39.132694; -76.799917
Area	10750 Guilford Road, Jessup Maryland
Built	1854-1863
Architectural style	Romanesque

The Rorabaugh House was a historic Romanesque house located on Guilford Road in Jessup, Maryland.

The structure was built by William P. Cresson in a period after Howard County was split off from Anne Arundel County.^{[ citation needed ]} Micheal Fitzsimmons purchased the property on October 5, 1863, for $4,600.^{[ citation needed ]} The two-story, L-shaped wood-framed house sat on property subdivided down to 4.5 acres. The adjoining lots and structures created for the daughters of the heirs were destroyed to create Maryland Route 32. ^[1]

The house was once owned by Maryland Maryland House of Delegates and politician William C. Bevan. ^{[2] [ failed verification ] [3] [ failed verification ]} The house was razed between 1984 and 1988.^{[ citation needed ]}

See also

Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 7

References

1. "HO-335 Rorabaugh House, site" (PDF). Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties . Maryland Historical Trust. March 5, 2004. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
2. "Maryland Manual, 1983-84". Archives of Maryland Online. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
3. Rasmussen, Frederick N. (November 7, 2000). "William Charles Bevan Sr., 73, educator, state legislator, softball and tennis player" . The Baltimore Sun . Archived from the original on November 26, 2025. Retrieved November 26, 2025.