Ellicott City Historic District

Historic district in Maryland, United States

United States historic place

Ellicott City Historic District

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Historic district

Main Street, Ellicott City, Md.

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Location| MD 144, Ellicott City, Maryland
Coordinates| 39°16′11″N 76°48′0″W﻿ / ﻿39.26972°N 76.80000°W﻿ / 39.26972; -76.80000
Area| 325 acres (1.32 km2)
Built| 1772
Architect| Robert Cary Long, Jr.; Charles Timanus
Architectural style| Greek Revival, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.| 78001467[1]
Added to NRHP| July 31, 1978

Ellicott City Historic District is a national historic district in Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland. The Ellicott City Station is a National Historic Landmark located within the district. The district encompasses a predominantly 19th century mill town whose origins date to 1772, including more than 200 18th- and 19th-century buildings.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] The 2016 Maryland flood severely impacted the historic district on July 30, 2016, as did another flood on May 27, 2018.[3]

It includes the Saint Paul Catholic Church, a church where Babe Ruth got married.[4]

## See also[edit]

* List of Howard County properties in the Maryland Historical Trust
* Patapsco Hotel

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ Hannon, Jean O. (January 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Ellicott City Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved January 1, 2016. (See corresponding photo set published at National Park Service: 48 photos from 1975-76).
3. ^ (1) "Flash flood kills 2, devastates Maryland city's historic downtown". USA Today. August 1, 2016. Archived from the original on August 3, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
(2) Visser, Steve; Narayan, Chandrika (August 1, 2016). "Maryland county official: 'Never seen such devastation'". CNN. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
(3) Rector, Kevin (August 1, 2016). "2 dead, emergency declared after historic Ellicott City ravaged by flash flood". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on July 31, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
(4) Chaney, Eric (August 1, 2016). "2 Maryland Flood Victims Identified; 'Total Devastation' in Ellicott City". The Weather Channel. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
4. ^ Tilghman, Mary K. (February 6, 2015). "From the archives: Babe Ruth Was Here". Retrieved June 14, 2017.

## External links[edit]

* "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ellicott City Historic District". National Park Service. (apparently 325 pages, slow to load, not verified) Accompanying 48 photos from 1975-76 (loads okay, verified March 14, 2018)
* Ellicott City Historic District, Howard County, Inventory No.: HO-78, including photo in 2003, at Maryland Historical Trust website
* Boundary Map of the Ellicott City Historic District, Howard County, at Maryland Historical Trust
* Photos of Ellicott City, Maryland on Wikimedia Commons
* Photos of Main Street, Ellicott City on Wikimedia Commons

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U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Maryland

Topics|

* Contributing property
* Keeper of the Register
* Historic district
* History of the National Register of Historic Places
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Howard County, Maryland

* Washington–Baltimore metropolitan area
* Patapsco Valley

Administration|

* Howard County Fire Department
* Howard County Police Department
* Howard County Department of Corrections
* Howard County Housing and Community Development
* Howard County Department of Planning and Zoning

Landmarks|

| Attractions|

Clark's Elioak Farm
Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts
Dorsey Hall
Doughoregan Manor
Elkridge Furnace Inn
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Oakland Manor
The Mall in Columbia
Savage Mill
Thomas Viaduct
Toby's Dinner Theatre
Turf Valley
Waverley
Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods
Maryland Historical Trust properties

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Historic districts|

Ellicott City (Official County)
Lawyers Hill (Official County)
Savage Mill (In Name Only)
Elkridge Landing (In Name Only)

Museums|

Howard County Center of African American Culture
Howard County Conservancy
Robinson Nature Center

Parks|

Belmont
Blandair
Columbia Lakefront
Elkhorn
Middle Patuxent
Patapsco Valley
Patuxent River
Centennial
Rockburn Branch
Troy Park
Wilde Lake

Education|

| Colleges|

* Columbia Gateway Educational Institutions
* Howard Community College
* Lincoln Technical Institute
* University of Phoenix

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High schools|

* Howard County Public School System
* Atholton
* Centennial
* Glenelg
* Hammond
* Howard
* Long Reach
* Marriotts Ridge
* Mount Hebron
* Oakland Mills
* Reservoir
* River Hill
* Wilde Lake

Private schools|

* Glenelg Country School
* Phillips School
* Woodmont Academy

Transportation|

| Air|

* Glenair Airport
* Haysfield Airport

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Public transit|

* MARC Train (Dorsey, Jessup, Savage, Laurel Race Track)
* MTA
* RTA
* Metrobus

Highways|

* US 29
* Route 32
* Route 100
* Interstate 70
* Interstate 95
* Harbor Tunnel Thruway

Roads|

* Baltimore National Pike
* Frederick Road
* Guilford Road
* Montgomery Road
* Old Frederick Road
* Ridge Road
* Roxbury Mills Road
* Route 108
* Route 175
* Route 216
* Washington Boulevard
* Waterloo Road
* Whiskey Bottom Road
* Woodbine Road
* Woodstock Road

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