Howard County, Maryland


Founding: 1851
Parent county: Anne Arundel
Namesake: John Howard, Maryland politician
Seat: Ellicott City (1851–)
Land area: 251 square miles
Population (2020): 328,200
Population (historic): 13,338 (1860); 16,140 (1880); 16,715 (1900); 16,169 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1900; 1920–2020
Subdivisions: Nine CDPs
National Register listings: 43
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,597 (2.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 61.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 34.2%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.9%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.5%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $3,252
Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,711
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,297
Average farm size (1920): 80.7 acres
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Ellicott City
 
Namesake: John, Andrew, and Joseph Ellicott, founders of the town
Founding: 1797 (post office)
Population (2020): 75,947
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 659 (2.4%)
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Outstanding Buildings

  1. *Belmont / Caleb Dorsey Estate (c. 1760). 6555 Belmont Woods Road. Georgian.
  2. *Woodlawn / Henry Owings House (c. 1845). 9254 Bendix Road. Italianate.
  3. *Dundee / Isaac Mayo House (1852). 3775 Bonnybridge Place. Federal.
  4. *The Lindens / Thomas Baynes House (c. 1865). 8514 Chapel View Road. Gothic Revival.
  5. *Oakdale / Albert Warfield House (1838/1895). 16449 Ed Warfield Road. Classical Revival.
  6. *Enniscorthy / Daniel Foley Farm (c. 1860). 3412 Folly Quarter Road. Italianate.
  7. *Folly Quarter. 4308 Folly Quarter Road. Greek Revival.
  8. *Carrollton Hall / Emily MacTavish House (1831–1832). 12290 Folly Quarter Road. Greek Revival.
  9. *Glenelg Manor / Joseph Tyson House (1851–1854). 12789 Folly Quarter Road. Gothic Revival.
  10. *St. John's Episcopal Church (1859–1860). 9120 Frederick Road. Gothic Revival.
  11. *Elmonte / Sally Dorsey House (1858). 9095 Furrow Avenue. Italianate.
  12. *Stephen Gambrill House (1914). 9801 Gorman Road. Classical Revival.
  13. *Fairview / Arthur Gorman House (c. 1885). 10150 Gorman Road. Queen Anne.
  14. *The Oaks / Robert Hale House (1857). 8341 Governor Grayson Way. Italianate.
  15. *Howard Lodge / Edward Dorsey House (c. 1750). 12301 Howard Lodge Road. Georgian.
  16. *MacAlpine / James MacKubin House (1868). 3621 MacAlpine Road. Second Empire.
  17. *Doughoregan Manor Gatehouse (c. 1860). 3120 Manor Lane. Gothic Revival.
  18. *Doughoregan Manor / Charles Carroll Estate (c. 1764/1767/1813/1835). 3495 Manor Lane. Georgian.
  19. *Linwood / Harrison–Hare–Peter House (c. 1845/1850/1870). 3421 Martha Bush Drive. Second Empire.
  20. *Oak Hall / Richard Dorsey House (1809). Oakland Mills Road and Dobbin Road. Greek Revival. Razed.
  21. *Pleasant Fields / Edward Talbott House (c. 1845). 4007 Old Columbia Pike. Italianate.
  22. *Oak Hill / Orson Adams House (c. 1875). Old Waterloo Road, north of Interstate 95. Second Empire. Razed.
  23. *Blandair / Thomas Gaither House (c. 1857). 6651 Rouse Parkway. Greek Revival.
  24. *Walnut Grove / Gassaway Watkins House (c. 1785). 5192 Sheppard Lane.
  25. *St. John's Cemetery Lodge (c. 1880). 3480 St. John's Lane. Gothic Revival.
  26. *Temora / Arthur Pue House (1857). 4300 Temora Manor Lane. Italianate.
  27. *St. Charles College Ruins (1831). Terra Maria Drive.
  28. *Oakland / Charles Ridgely House (1810–1811). 5430 Vantage Point Road. Federal.
  29. *Burleigh / Denton Hammond House (c. 1800). 3950 White Rose Way. Federal.








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