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
National Register listings: 51
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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