Friendship in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Holly Hill
Photographed By F. Robby, December 31, 2003
1. Holly Hill Marker
Inscription.
Holly Hill. . Surveyed, 1663, as Holland’s Hills for Francis Holland; bought 1665, by Richard Harrison, Quaker planter and shipowner, who owned about 6,000 acres. The house, built in three stages between 1665 and 1733 by Richard Harrison and his son Samuel, is one of the largest and best preserved of its period in Maryland.
Surveyed, 1663, as Holland’s Hills for Francis Holland; bought 1665, by Richard Harrison, Quaker planter and shipowner, who owned about 6,000 acres. The house, built in three stages between 1665 and 1733 by Richard Harrison and his son Samuel, is one of the largest and best preserved of its period in Maryland.
Location. 38° 43.701′ N, 76° 34.122′ W. Marker is in Friendship, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. Marker is on Friendship Road (Maryland Route 261) 0.1 miles south of Fairhaven Road (Route 423), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 388 Friendship Rd, Owings MD 20736, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . Holly Hill (Friendship, Maryland). Wikipedia entry (Submitted on December 27, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
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2. Holly Hill (aka Holland's Hills, Rose Valley)
National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form
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Photographed By William H. Thayer
3. Holly Hill Colonial House
This is a view of from South of the house. It retains much of what is seen in picture #4 from 1937.
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Michael O. Bourne - Maryland Historical Trust Historic Sites Survey, November 1996
4. Holly Hill
John O. Brostrup - Historic American Buildings Survey, May 6, 1937
5. Holly Hill
John O. Brostrup - Historic American Buildings Survey, May 6, 1937
6. Holly Hill
John O. Brostrup - Historic American Buildings Survey, May 6, 1937
7. Holly Hill (interior)
John O. Brostrup - Historic American Buildings Survey, May 6, 1937
8. Holly Hill (interior)
Photographed By William H. Thayer, May 5, 2014
9. Holly Hill Colonial House
This brick veranda can be seen as you are driving to the house and is to the left of the main part of the building. It is on the north side of the house and is adjacent to the gardens. I imagine that it is quite pleasant on warm days under the trees. As you can see, the house no longer has the overhand as on picture #3.
Photographed By William H. Thayer, May 5, 2014
10. Holly Hill Colonial House
This is another view of the North side of the house from, what I surmise might have been a boxwood garden/maze.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 5,591 times since then and 181 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on October 13, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. 2. submitted on November 16, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on May 7, 2014, by William H. Thayer of Owings, Maryland. 4. submitted on March 22, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on March 3, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. 9, 10. submitted on May 7, 2014, by William H. Thayer of Owings, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.