Cecil County, Maryland


Founding: 1674
Parent counties: Baltimore and Kent
Namesake: Cecil Calvert, Maryland proprietor
Seat: Jamestown (1692–1719); Courthouse Point (1719–1782); Charlestown (1782–1787); Elkton (1787–)
Land area: 346 square miles
Population (2020): 103,725
Population (historic): 13,625 (1790); 17,232 (1840); 25,874 (1870); 24,662 (1900); 25,827 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1790; 1800–1820; 1830–1880; 1920–2020
Subdivisions: Eight towns
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 5,759 (13.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 57.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 17.4%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.9%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.3%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,611
Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,462
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,740
Average farm size (1920): 76.3 acres
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Elkton
 
Namesake: The Elk River
Founding: 1681 (founding as Friendship); 1787 (incorporation); 1790 (post office)
Population (2020): 15,807
Population (historic): 1,099 (1850); 1,797 (1870); 2,318 (1890); 2,487 (1910); 3,331 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1850; 1880–1900; 1910–1960; 1970–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 489 (7.9%)
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Outstanding Buildings

  1. Bohemia Farm / John Baldwin House (c. 1743). 4920 Augustine Herman Highway. Georgian.
  2. Greenfields / Peregrine Ward Farm (c. 1770). 6740 Augustine Herman Highway. Georgian.
  3. Bloomingdale / Thomas Cruikshank Farm (1846). 7010 Augustine Herman Highway. Greek Revival. Razed.
  4. The Rounds / John Rumsey House (c. 1780). 503 Bohemia Church Road. Georgian.
  5. St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church (1797). 1704 Bohemia Church Road. Georgian.
  6. Brick Hill / Lewis Hall House (remodeled c. 1890). 8 Brick Hill Road. Eastlake.
  7. East Nottingham Friends Meeting House (1724/1752). 1 Brick Meeting House Road.
  8. Holly Hall / James Sewall House (c. 1810). 259 South Bridge Street. Federal.
  9. William Beeks Farm (enlarged c. 1880). 1285 Cecilton–Warwick Road. Second Empire.
  10. Benjamin Green Farm (c. 1865). 1585 Cecilton–Warwick Road. Second Empire. Razed.
  11. John Churchman Farm (1745/1785). 115 Churchman Lane.
  12. Brown–Churchman House (1746). 1207 England Creamery Road.
  13. Frisby's Prime Choice (c. 1810). 81 Frisby's Prime Choice Lane. Federal.
  14. Essex Lodge / William Knight House (c. 1870). 645 Glebe Road. Italianate.
  15. Great House / Samuel Bayard Farm (c. 1740). 284 Great House Lane.
  16. Rose Hill / Thomas Forman Farm (c. 1800/1837). 1110 Grove Neck Road. Federal.
  17. John Patten Farm (1818/1880s). 509 Jacob Tome Highway. Italianate/Eastlake.
  18. Hugh Steel House (c. 1830). 369 Liberty Grove Road. Greek Revival.
  19. Farm (c. 1885). 2234 Liberty Grove Road. Eastlake.
  20. Lockewood / Locke House (c. 1880). 23 North Lockewood Road. Italianate.
  21. Mount Harmon / Sidney George Farm (c. 1788). 600 Mount Harmon Road. Georgian.
  22. William Price House (c. 1855). Old Telegraph Road, south of Middle Neck Road. Greek Revival. Razed.
  23. Rock Presbyterian Church (1761/1872/1900). 30 Rock Church Road. Gothic Revival.
  24. Herndon / Francis Cruikshank House (c. 1860). 215 Sandy Bottom Road. Italianate.
  25. Willowdale / Joseph Haines Farm (1774). 495 Stevens Road.
  26. Two Rivers / Edward Hipple House (c. 1870). 1236 Town Point Road. Italianate.
  27. Town Point Farm / Samuel DeCoursey House (c. 1856). 1560 Town Point Road. Italianate.
  28. Hillwood / Theodore Marshall House (1861). 47 Waibel Road. Gothic Revival/Italianate.
  29. Gifford House (c. 1865). 1104 Wilson Road. Italianate.
  30. Woodlands / Joseph Coudon Farm (c. 1815/1845). 96 Woodland Farm Lane. Greek Revival.
  31. Woodlawn / Thomas Ward Farm (c. 1855). 150 Woodlawn Lane. Greek Revival.
  32. Worsell Manor / Heath Farm (c. 1760). 555 Worsell Manor Road. Georgian.
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