Burleigh (Ellicott City, Maryland)

Burleigh

Burleigh, January 2011
Location 3950 White Rose Way, Ellicott City, Maryland
Coordinates 39°15′44.8884″N 76°52′4.3608″W / 39.262469000°N 76.867878000°W / 39.262469000; -76.867878000Coordinates: 39°15′44.8884″N 76°52′4.3608″W / 39.262469000°N 76.867878000°W / 39.262469000; -76.867878000
Area 0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built 1810 (1810)
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 82001596[1]
Added to NRHP November 30, 1982
Bureigh in 1936
Drawing Room

Burleigh, or Burleigh Manor, is a historic home located at Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland, built on a 2,300-acre (930 ha) estate.[2] It is a Federal-style brick dwelling built about 1810, laid in Flemish bond. Also on the landscaped grounds are a stone smokehouse; a much-altered log, stone, and frame "gatehouse" or "cottage," and another log outbuilding, as well as an early-20th century bathhouse, swimming pool, and tennis court. The probable builder was Colonel Rezin Hammond (1745–1809), who bequeathed the manor and 4,500 acres (1,800 ha) to [3] his grandnephew Denton Hammond (1785–1813) and his wife Sara who lived there until her death in 1832.[4][5] In 1914 the estate was owned by Mary Hanson Hammond with land totaling over 1,000 acres (400 ha) including the outbuildings and slave quarters.[6] In 1935 the Estate was subdivided to 600 acres (240 ha) and purchased by Charles McAlpin Pyle, Grandson of industrialist David Hunter McAlpin.[7] It is currently operated as a livestock shelter.[8] In the late 1960s the property was owned by Mrs G. Dudley Iverson IV.[9]

Centennial Lane was built in 1876 as a shortcut through Burliegh Manor property between Clarksville and Ellicott City.[10]

In November 1976 the county executive, Edward L. Cochran, commissioned a $35,000 survey by Resource Management Associates Inc. to analyze 600 acres (240 ha) of the manor property for a landfill site at a set contract price of $2,250,000, but a task force recommendation led to a site selection in Marriottsville.[11][12][13] In 1979 A historical survey was conducted, listing the owner as Maple Lawn developer Stewart J Greenbaum.[5] In 1982 Burleigh was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] In 1987, the wife of former County Executive Cochran listed Burleigh Manor and 15 surrounding acres for sale for $750,000.[14]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Federal Writers' Project. Maryland, a Guide to the Old Line State. p. 330.
  3. ↑ Howard County Historical Society. Images of America, Howard County. p. 28.
  4. ↑ Howard County Historical Society. Images of America, Howard County. p. 30.
  5. 1 2 Peggy Bruns Weissman (October 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Burleigh" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  6. ↑ John Martin Hammond. Colonial Mansions of Maryland and Delaware. p. 106.
  7. ↑ "Howard County Home Erected In 1774 Sold: Burleigh Manor, on 600-Acre Site, Bought by New Yorker". The Washington Post. 10 March 1935.
  8. ↑ "Burliegh Manor". Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "Loveley Historic Howard Homes". The Times (Ellicott City). 31 March 1965.
  10. ↑ William Hand Browne, Louis Henry Dielman Maryland Historical Society (1956). Maryland Historical Magazine. p. 213.
  11. ↑ "Howard consultant reports: Burleigh Manor suitable for landfill". The Baltimore Sun. 29 October 1976.
  12. ↑ Micheal J. Clark (8 December 1976). "Howard's first-choice landfill site gets a low rating from task force". The Baltimore Sun.
  13. ↑ "Landfill Toxins seep into bedrock". The Baltimores Sun. 21 Feb 1993.
  14. ↑ Preservation News: 18. 1 April 1987. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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