Sandy Spring in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Woodlawn

Photographed By Mike Stroud, August 11, 2013

1. Woodlawn Marker

Inscription. Built by the Thomas Family in the early 1800s,this property, formerly known as Woodlawn, has national significance. In 1816, Samuel and Anna Thomas established a Friends Boarding School here. Francis Scott Key frequently visited his daughters who attended this school. Another owner, Phillip Evan Thomas, chartered the first American railroad, the Baltimore and Ohio, in 1827. Quaker physician, William Palmer, an incorporator of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Montgomery County, Maryland, one of the nation's earliest, purchased the property in the 1820s. In 1832, Dr. Palmer hired stonemason, Isaac Holland to build the unique barn. The property remained in the Palmer family for the next century. In the 1940s, Woodlawn became the McKeever Estate until the M-NCPPC purchase in the 1970s.

Erected by Montgomery County Park Commission Department Of Parks.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O), and the Quakerism series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1816.

Location. 39° 7.673′ N, 77° 1.587′ W. Marker is in Sandy Spring, Maryland, in Montgomery County. Marker is on Park Police / Woodlawn Drive, on the right when

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traveling north. Located east of Norwood Road (MD 182) at Park Police Special Operations Section MSP Aviation Division and Woodlawn Manor site. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16501 Norwood Rd, Sandy Spring MD 20860, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Welcome to the Woodlawn Stone Barn Visitor Center (within shouting distance of this marker); The Rachel Carson Greenway (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); African Americans and Quakers in Sandy Spring (about 400 feet away); Quakers Practicing their Faith in Montgomery County (about 400 feet away); Children Growing Up in Montgomery County (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Holland Red Door Store (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Sandy Spring (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Sandy Spring Ash Tree (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sandy Spring.

Regarding Woodlawn. Historic Woodlawn Manor c 1774 is an 18th century brick manor house with stone barn, slave log cabin, dairy & smokehouse, general store, carriage house one-room school, and gazebo garden surrounded by extensive meadows, woodland trails, pond & streams. Woodlawn's stone barn was thought to be a stop on The Underground Railroad and Woodlawn's Slave Log Cabin and UGRR Trail programs are available. Other multi-cultural programs such as Wampanoag Ways and Woodland

Woodlawn Manor and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, August 11, 2013

2. Woodlawn Manor and Marker

Native American Lifeways are presented.

Damage Sustained to Woodlawn Manor House - *Derecho June 29th, 2012-
Sadly, the Derecho came through the Sandy Spring area on June 29, 2012 damaging the roof of the Woodlawn Manor House and destroying two large, historical trees. One tree, located behind and to the left of the Manor House, fell onto the roof, ripped a hole in the attic and damaged the double deck on the back of the Manor House. The second tree, located in front of the Manor House, fell onto the House but only damaged the gutter. (Montgomery County Department of Parks)

*A derecho ( from Spanish: "straight") is a widespread, long-lived, straight-line wind storm that is associated with a land-based, fast-moving band of severe thunderstorms

Woodlawn Manor image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, August 11, 2013

3. Woodlawn Manor

Woodlawn Manor HABS MD,16-NORWO,1-1 image. Click for full size.

Historic American Buildings Survey John O. Brostrup, Photographer, August 5, 1936

4. Woodlawn Manor HABS MD,16-NORWO,1-1

Woodlawn Log Cabin image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, August 11, 2013

5. Woodlawn Log Cabin

The actual construction date for this log cabin is unknown. Originally, this building might have been used as a workshop or shed. It was later converted to a dwelling by the McKeever family, who owned the estate following World War II.

Woodlawn, another outbuilding image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, August 11, 2013

6. Woodlawn, another outbuilding

Woodlawn Slave Quarters HABS MD,16-NORWO,1-2 image. Click for full size.

Historic American Buildings Survey John O. Brostrup, Photographer, August 5, 1936

7. Woodlawn Slave Quarters HABS MD,16-NORWO,1-2

Woodlawn Stone Barn HABS MD,16-NORWO,1-3 image. Click for full size.

Historic American Buildings Survey John O. Brostrup, Photographer, August 5, 1936

8. Woodlawn Stone Barn HABS MD,16-NORWO,1-3

Woodlawn Ston Barn, as mentioned, seen today image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, August 11, 2013

9. Woodlawn Ston Barn, as mentioned, seen today

Woodlawn Stone Barn, northside image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, August 11, 2013

10. Woodlawn Stone Barn, northside

Nearby Woodlawn Manor image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, January 28, 2012

11. Nearby Woodlawn Manor

Park Police Special Operations Section
MSP Aviation Division
Norwood Section

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, January 28, 2012

12. Woodlawn Manor

Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 859 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 14, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4. submitted on August 13, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 5, 6. submitted on August 14, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 7, 8. submitted on August 13, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 9, 10. submitted on August 14, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 11, 12. submitted on February 24, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.