Carroll County, Maryland


Founding: 1836
Parent counties: Baltimore and Frederick
Namesake: Charles Carroll, Maryland politician
Seat: Westminster (1837–)
Land area: 448 square miles
Population (2020): 172,891
Population (historic): 17,242 (1840); 24,533 (1860); 30,992 (1880); 33,860 (1900); 35,978 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1840–2020
Subdivisions: Two cities; six towns; one CDP
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 7,226 (11.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 81%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 33.8%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,668
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,434
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.1%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.1%
Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,518
Average farm size (1920): 59 acres
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Westminster
 
Namesake: Uncertain—perhaps Westminster, England
Founding: 1764 (platting as Winchester); 1800 (post office); 1818 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 20,126
Population (historic): 884 (1850); 2,310 (1870); 2,908 (1890); 3,295 (1910); 4,463 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1950; 1960–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,158 (15.2%)
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Outstanding Buildings

  1. George–Polk House (c. 1860/1885). 7220 Caracara Court. Italianate.
  2. Wesley Methodist Church (1921). 3239 Carrollton Road. Gothic Revival.
  3. Wentz House (c. 1865). 2226 Ebbvale Road. Italianate.
  4. Cold Saturday / William McCreary Farm (c. 1800/1885). 3251 Gamber Road. Federal.
  5. Joseph Hibberd House (c. 1840). 801 Green Valley Road. Greek Revival.
  6. Allen Farquhar House (c. 1790). Green Valley Road, west of Phillips Lane.
  7. Wilson's Inheritance / Lewis Shuey Farm (1837–1838). 4400 Green Valley Road.
  8. John Payne Farm (c. 1860). 2810 Hoffman Mill Road.
  9. George Dutterer Farm (c. 1860/1900). 6325 Keysville Road. Italianate/Queen Anne.
  10. Hard Lodging / Solomon Shepherd House (1790). 4623 Ladiesburg Road.
  11. Shriver Mill (1797). 3311 Littlestown Pike.
  12. Union Mills Farm / Shriver Farm (1797). 3311 Littlestown Pike. Federal.
  13. Mount Pleasant / William Farquhar Farm (c. 1815). 200 West Locust Street. Federal.
  14. James Murray Farm (c. 1800/1830/1883). 2773 Marston Road.
  15. Eigler House (c. 1800). 8250 Mumma Ford Road. Federal.
  16. Daniel Engel Farm (c. 1845). Old New Windsor Road, south of New Windsor. Razed.
  17. Milton Chew Farm (1894). 1434 Old Westminster Pike. Italianate/Eastlake.
  18. Rockland Farm / Michael Arter Farm (1795). 201 Rockland Road.
  19. Avalon / Francis Hollingsworth House (c. 1814). 1111 Slingluff Road. Federal.
  20. William Biggs Farm (1793). 8212 Sixes Bridge Road.
  21. John Smith Farm (c. 1845). 524 Smith Lane.
  22. Avondale / Leigh Masters House (c. 1790). 501 Stone Chapel Road. Federal.
  23. Stone Chapel Methodist Church (1884). 1448 Stone Chapel Road. Gothic Revival.
  24. Roop Mill (1816). 1001 Taneytown Pike.
  25. David Roop House (c. 1825/1900). 1001 Taneytown Pike.
  26. Meadow Brook Farm / Roop Farm (c. 1805/1868). 1006 Taneytown Pike. Italianate.
  27. Trevanion / Kephart–Dallas House (1817/1855/1857). 1800 Trevanion Road. Italianate.
  28. John Williams Farm (c. 1830/1877). 3201 Uniontown Road. Italianate.
  29. Somerset Waters House (c. 1860). 7111 Watersville Road. Italianate.
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