Frederick in Frederick County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Edgewood
The success of miller James H. Gambrill became apparent when he built Edgewood, the grand house on the hill. When it was constructed around 1872, the brick, three-story Second Empire style house was one of the largest single-family residences in Frederick County. With 17 rooms and seven fireplaces, the house was richly finished with Italian marble mantles and features a three-story central hall with a grand staircase. Other sophisticated innovations for the time included a coal-burning furnace, a cooking range, gas lamps, and hot and cold running water. Unfortunately, to avoid financial ruin, Gambrill was forced to sell Edgewood and the mill in 1897.
Today the Gambrill House is home to the administrative headquarters of the National Park Service's Historic Preservation Training Center. Founded in 1977, the center is tasked with developing the craft skills of National Park Service employees who preserve and maintain the thousands of historic structures in the National Park System, including Jefferson Memorial, Abraham Lincoln's Boyhood Home, C&O Canal, Fort McHenry, and the USS Cairo ironclad gunboat .
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education • Parks & Recreational Areas.
Location. 39° 22.008′ N, 77° 23.195′ W. Marker is in Frederick, Maryland, in Frederick County. Marker can be reached from Urbana Pike. At Gambrill's Mill on the Monocacy Battlefield. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4823 Urbana Pike, Frederick MD 21704, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A Bold Plan (within shouting distance of this marker); Retreat (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Burning the Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Desperate Escape (approx. 0.2 miles away); CPL Kirk J Bosselmann (approx. 0.3 miles away); Final Stand (approx. 0.4 miles away); Caring for the River (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named A Bold Plan (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frederick.
More about this marker. This marker replaces a marker entitled “Gambrill House”.
Also see . . .
1. Gambrill House (Edgewood). NPS, Monocacy National Battlefield (Submitted on November 11, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)
2. Gambrill House (Boscobel). National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, file number F-7-058, 4801 Urbana Pike (MD 355) (Submitted on November 11, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 647 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 11, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.