Forgotten history of Ellicott City & Howard County MD

During a recent open house, I took some pictures of the fabulous vaulted entry hall ceiling, one of several architectural gems designed by...

An English traveler, Godfrey Vigne, wrote about his six month visit to America in 1831 which included a visit to Doughoregan.

"Ellicot’s-Mill is a small village, the principal establishment of which is a large gristmill belonging to Mr. Ellicot.  This mill ha...

Ross Winans ( 1796-1877) was born in NJ and moved to Md in the late 1820s as the B&O railroad was starting. He invented the friction wh...

The Manor in 1874 was described in Appletons’ Journal as being a typical Maryland 5 part home - center being only 30 feet deep, two win...

John H. B. Latrobe (1803-1891), son of famed architect of the US Capitol, Benjamin Latrobe (1764-1820) left West Point when his father di...

Born on September 19, 1737 Charles Carroll would live 95 years, dying in November of 1832.  To celebrate his birthday, his 44 relatives ...

THE BEGINNING TREES OF DOOH REGAN PUSHPIN AND THE GIRLS PORTION                  1773

Gov. George Howard's (1789-1846) large stone dairy was built c1822 according to an early sketch of his "Waverly" buildings a...

On July 4, 1828, Charles Carroll of Carrollton laid the 'cornerstone' for the start of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad between t...

The manor is known for its connection to Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737-1832), who outlived all the other signers of the Declaration ...