Araby View near Frederick in Frederick County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Edgewood
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 8, 2015
1. Edgewood Marker
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′
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Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Monocacy Battlefield (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named A Bold Plan (within shouting distance of this marker); Retreat (about 800 feet away); 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). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frederick.
Other markers no longer nearby. Gambrill House (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); A Bold Plan (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Gambrill Mill (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Monocacy National Battlefield (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Monocacy National Battlefield
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 8, 2015
2. Edgewood Marker
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.)
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 8, 2015
3. Edgewood
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 8, 2015
4. Edgewood
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 8, 2015
5. Edgewood
Library of Congress, HABS
6. Gambrill House
Photographed by Adam Margolis, September 20, 2025
7. Edgewood Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,140 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 11, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 7. submitted on September 21, 2025, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
