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Ellicott City Historic District
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]
Ellicott City Historic District | |
Main Street, Ellicott City, Md. | |
| Location | MD 144, Ellicott City, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°16′11″N 76°48′0″W / 39.26972°N 76.80000°W |
| 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 |
It includes the Saint Paul Catholic Church, a church where Babe Ruth got married.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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).
- ^ (1) . 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). . CNN. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
(3) Rector, Kevin (August 1, 2016). . The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on July 31, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
(4) Chaney, Eric (August 1, 2016). . The Weather Channel. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2018. - ^ 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