HoCo 250

In 2022 Ellicott City celebrated EC250 - 250 years of its founding in 1772, blog post HERE and now with the country, Howard County is celebrating 250 years since 1776 in 2026. HoCo 250. Open houses, talks and other activities. Below are some links to calendars of events.

14 buildings! - Museums, businesses, homes and even the Odd Fellows - are participating in an Open House Day on Sat. May 16. Another open house will be held on Oct 17.

Art on Main Street - OEC

A variety of art including two large murals on the buildings next to the visitors center (part of the Yates mural, left), inside the old Post Office are two New Deal Murals, sculptures of an eggplant and peach on upper Main, mill wheel and water sculpture on side of a building, tile entryways to some of the stores, faux painting of bricks and rocks for the Times building, faux painting on plywood window covers after flooding, Christmas art on store windows...

Click to enlarge each photo, HABS is Historic American Buildings writeup.