Troy Park currently features several athletic fields, a playground, and trails. Once completed, the park will include pathways, comfort stations, an indoor sports complex, a community center, and a newly renovated Troy Mansion. All phases of the park's construction are expected to be finished by 2018.[2]
Historyedit
Troy Park Layout
The lands of "Troy" were surveyed by Hon John Dorsey in 1694, where he moved in 1696 with 2 slaves. The property stayed in the family though his great-grandson Col. Thomas Dorsey (-1790) of the American Revolution whose estate sold it in 1808. Troy was inherited by Basil Dorsey in 1714, followed by Caleb Dorsey who reduced the land to 1016 acres which was split into two unequal parts in 1760 and given to Sarah Dorsey and Thomas Dorsey. Thomas Dorsey would use the root cellar as a meeting place with Benjamin Warfield of Cherry Grove during the revolutionary war.[3] Thomas's widow Elizabeth split Troy several times to pay debts. Vincent Bailey acquired 652 acres including Troy for $6,520.[4] A stone house named "Troy Hill" was built about 1808 on the foundation of an earlier Dorsey house by Vincent Baily and is representative of the late Georgian style in Maryland architecture.[5] The 2+1⁄2-story fieldstone house is three bays wide and two deep. Outbuildings included a stone barn, smokehouse and dairy. Situated on a hill, the fieldstone basement is unusually large with four rooms.
An 1830 fire destroyed the original wood paneling. In 1880, the house was modified with cottage styling. In 1942, the house was modified again into a "Colonial Revival" style. Further modification occurred by owner Pedro De Valle. Donald Doll was the last resident before the state purchased the property on 16 December 1958 to destroy it to make way for the I-95 project. The house was left in a state of purposeful neglect until Howard County purchased the stripped house and 52 surrounding acres in September 1971 for $67,500.[6] In 1978, Howard County proposed to build an interpretative gardening center at the house.[7][8] In 1989, the state offered a $350,000 matching grant for renovation, but a spring 1991 fire gutted the building before it was spent.[6]
Howard County purchased 80 of the 101 acres with $2.1 million from the Department of Natural Resources Program Open Space. In 2011 the county began developing plans for the park and it held a construction groundbreaking on June 22, 2013. Once the park opened, it became the eighth regional park in Howard County, and the second regional park in Elkridge after Rockburn Branch Park.[2]
troy, park, regional, park, comprising, acres, elkridge, maryland, park, located, 6500, mansion, lane, washington, boulevard, near, intersection, maryland, route, typecountylocation6500, mansion, laneelkridge, marylandcoordinates39, 759area101, acre, created20. Troy Park is a regional park comprising 101 acres in Elkridge Maryland The park is located at 6500 Mansion Lane off Washington Boulevard near the intersection of Maryland Route 100 and I 95 1 Troy ParkTypeCountyLocation6500 Mansion LaneElkridge MarylandCoordinates39 11 42 N 76 45 32 W 39 195 N 76 759 W 39 195 76 759Area101 acre 0 41 km2 Created2014Operated byHoward CountyStatusOpenOngoing Construction Official websiteTroy Park currently features several athletic fields a playground and trails Once completed the park will include pathways comfort stations an indoor sports complex a community center and a newly renovated Troy Mansion All phases of the park s construction are expected to be finished by 2018 2 History edit nbsp Troy Park LayoutThe lands of Troy were surveyed by Hon John Dorsey in 1694 where he moved in 1696 with 2 slaves The property stayed in the family though his great grandson Col Thomas Dorsey 1790 of the American Revolution whose estate sold it in 1808 Troy was inherited by Basil Dorsey in 1714 followed by Caleb Dorsey who reduced the land to 1016 acres which was split into two unequal parts in 1760 and given to Sarah Dorsey and Thomas Dorsey Thomas Dorsey would use the root cellar as a meeting place with Benjamin Warfield of Cherry Grove during the revolutionary war 3 Thomas s widow Elizabeth split Troy several times to pay debts Vincent Bailey acquired 652 acres including Troy for 6 520 4 A stone house named Troy Hill was built about 1808 on the foundation of an earlier Dorsey house by Vincent Baily and is representative of the late Georgian style in Maryland architecture 5 The 2 1 2 story fieldstone house is three bays wide and two deep Outbuildings included a stone barn smokehouse and dairy Situated on a hill the fieldstone basement is unusually large with four rooms An 1830 fire destroyed the original wood paneling In 1880 the house was modified with cottage styling In 1942 the house was modified again into a Colonial Revival style Further modification occurred by owner Pedro De Valle Donald Doll was the last resident before the state purchased the property on 16 December 1958 to destroy it to make way for the I 95 project The house was left in a state of purposeful neglect until Howard County purchased the stripped house and 52 surrounding acres in September 1971 for 67 500 6 In 1978 Howard County proposed to build an interpretative gardening center at the house 7 8 In 1989 the state offered a 350 000 matching grant for renovation but a spring 1991 fire gutted the building before it was spent 6 Howard County purchased 80 of the 101 acres with 2 1 million from the Department of Natural Resources Program Open Space In 2011 the county began developing plans for the park and it held a construction groundbreaking on June 22 2013 Once the park opened it became the eighth regional park in Howard County and the second regional park in Elkridge after Rockburn Branch Park 2 See also editPatapsco Valley State Park Belmont Manor and Historic Park Rockburn Branch ParkReferences edit Howard County Troy Park at Elkridge howardcountymd gov a b Troy Park at Elkridge Timeline and Fact Sheet PDF Howard County Maryland Howard County Government Office of Public Information Barbara Feaga Howard s roads to the past p 67 Howard County Historical Society Images of America Howard County p 110 HABS MD1210 PDF Retrieved 19 July 2014 a b Molly Sinclair 5 August 1993 Properties Offer a Glimpse of Other Eras The Washington Post Maryland Historical Trust Troy Howard County Maryland Historical Trust 2008 11 21 HO 44 PDF Retrieved 17 June 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Troy Park amp oldid 997962990, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
