Main Street OEC Old Ellicott City - South side

A walk by historic & flood prevention sites along Main Street, Old Ellicott City OEC

NOTE: this is a work in progress

Floods and fires

Floods - the sign at the top railing 1868 21.5ft, next 1972 14.5

Fire Nov 1984 6 buildings, beyond white bank Chez Fernand and 8149 Leidig's Bakery. an art gallery, and a clock/watch shop.

Fire Nov 9 1999 5 buildings south side Rosenstock (3 stores) 8089 Main Street Blues, 8095 Rugs to Riches, Legends, 8103 Nature Nook, 8111 Spring House Design.

B & O train station HERE 35 posts on B & O HERE HERE

smaller

Kraft Meat Posts HERE. Partington-Collier-Kraft Store and Dwelling 8081 Main Street. By 1839 HABS HERE

8334 Main St. 1999 fire, rebuilt 2001 Shoemaker Country

Green 8109-8111 Main more HERE, HERE; Elizabeth Ellicott Lea (first Md cookbook author 1845) connection to 8113 Main St., post HERE

Caplan 8125 Main Street HERE
Jones-Mayfield-Kirkwood Building 8129 Main HERE; George Ellicott Tenant House/Fissell's Store 8133 Main HERE

Bank to Taylor's

bank Washington Trust Company 8137 Main 1906-1934 HABS HERE

brick alley single white HERE

brick white HERE

brick Taylor HERE

Old Columbia Pike

movie HERE church 8227 MainHERE Higinbothom Funeral Home. c1890 8231 Main

Loughran House and Bakery 8511 Main Street c1882. sold out of family in 1949. HABS HERE

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Forgotten History of Ellicott City & Howard County MD