Historical Markers and War Memorials in Ellicott City, Maryland
Towson is the county seat for Baltimore County
Ellicott City is in Baltimore County
Baltimore County(336) ► ADJACENT TO BALTIMORE COUNTY Anne Arundel County(468) ► Baltimore(1099) ► Carroll County(210) ► Harford County(204) ► Howard County(143) ► Kent County(101) ► York County, Pennsylvania(438) ►
Touch name on this list to highlight map location. Touch blue arrow, or on map, to go there.
On Frederick Road (Maryland Route 144) at Oella Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Frederick Road.
Established 1772 by the three Ellicott brothers from Bucks County, Pennsylvania. They opened the road from here to Baltimore. The B. and O. R. R. was completed to this point May 20, 1830. — — Map (db m175) HM
On Frederick Road (Maryland Route 144) at Westchester Avenue on Frederick Road.
This house was built in 1789 by George Ellicott, a Quaker, who was a miller, surveyor, merchant and astronomer. He was friend and advisor to America's first black man of science, Benjamin Banneker, who visited here. He also entertained Chief Little . . . — — Map (db m193) HM
On Main Street (Maryland Route 144) at Tiber Alley, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Originally owned by Thomas McCrea, by 1887 sewing machines and notions were sold here. Later home to Goldberg’s Store, among others, including Caplan’s Dept. Store during its 1925 renovations. Stucco was added to the 3-story brick and stone building . . . — — Map (db m111761) HM
‹Andrew Ellicott› was born in Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, 1st month, 22nd, 1733; to which place his grandfather emigrated from near Falmouth, England about the year 1700. Soon after his marrying to ‹Mary Fox›, Andrew moved from his mills . . . — — Map (db m112433) HM
On Main Street (Maryland Route 144) at Maryland Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Reported permanently removed.
One of the first railroads in the country, constructed in 1830 of wooden rails that carried horse-drawn cars, extended from Baltimore to Ellicott's Mills. This station was built the next year, and soon steel rails replaced wooden ones as the . . . — — Map (db m29961) HM
On Main Street (Maryland Route 144) at Maryland Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
When the Civil War began, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad became a vital transportation route for the Federal armies, with men and supplies passing by this station day and night. To protect the line, local businessman Thomas McGowan raised the . . . — — Map (db m144727) HM
On Frederick Road just east of Maryland Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
This milestone shows the distance, in miles, from the Baltimore courthouse to Ellicott City on the Baltimore and Frederick Turnpike, a toll road. The turnpike company was chartered in 1805 and the road was completed in 1818. The markers, made of . . . — — Map (db m144717) HM
On Main Street (Maryland Route 144) at Hamilton Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Reported permanently removed.
During the Civil War, Baltimore and its environs exemplified the divided loyalties of Maryland's residents. The city had commercial ties to the South as well as the North, and its secessionist sympathies erupted in violence on April 19, 1861, when . . . — — Map (db m192) HM
On Hamilton Street just west of Main Street (Maryland Route 144), on the right when traveling west.
During the Civil War, Baltimore and its environs exemplified the divided loyalties of Maryland's residents. The city had commercial ties to the South as well as the North, and its secessionist sympathies erupted in violence on April 19, 1861, when . . . — — Map (db m144730) HM
A stone mill for processing grain through mid to late 1800's. A wooden bridge was used to cross the Tiber to get to Main St. In the 1890's, Herman Shriver formed a company with local investors to begin using the mill's water power and steam to . . . — — Map (db m177887) HM
On Old Columbia Pike, on the left when traveling north.
Day, a master stone mason, purchased this lot from the Ellicotts an built this federal style home, one of the oldest brick structures in the district. Rear and side additions were prior to 1887. Later home to the French’s for many years, then . . . — — Map (db m112257) HM
On Main Street at Rogers Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
Howard County native Decatur Dorsey was one of only sixteen African American soldiers to received the Medal of Honor for courage under fire during the Civil War. Sgt. Dorsey, of Company B, 39th United States Colored Troops, earned his medal at the . . . — — Map (db m5756) HM
On Main Street (Maryland Route 144), on the right when traveling west.
Deborah Disney ran her tavern, a popular gathering place for men, on this site from 1840-1862. The building continued as a tavern thought the late 19th century. Later a fabric store, women's boutique, and antique bookstore, it is one of the oldest . . . — — Map (db m111737) HM
During the Civil War, Union troops stationed here guarded the viaduct against destruction by southern forces. The viaduct stands today as originally built, 612 feet long, 28 feet wide, and curving in a graceful four degree arc across the Patapsco. . . . — — Map (db m73577) HM
Near Maryland Avenue. Reported permanently removed.
The Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Railroad's Ellicott City complex was the heart and soul of a bustling industrial and agricultural community once known as Ellicott’s Mills. The railroad built several structures on or near the site, including Oliver . . . — — Map (db m112255) HM
On Main Street (Maryland Route 144) at Ellicott Mills Drive, on the right on Main Street.
By the 1850s, a prosperous community was located here around the Ellicott family gristmills and ironworks established in the 1770s. When the Civil War began in 1861, the town's population exceeded 2,000. Although the mill workers and merchants of . . . — — Map (db m37545) HM
On Old Frederick Road, 1.5 miles east of Rogers Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Joseph Ellicott (who with his brothers Andrew and John had established Ellicott’s Lower Mills, now Ellicott City, on the Patapsco River in 1772) built the Upper Mills and his home on “Fountaindale” near this spot in 1775. Remaining . . . — — Map (db m3185) HM
On Ellicotts Mills Drive at Main Street (Maryland Route 144), on the right when traveling north on Ellicotts Mills Drive.
You are standing at the site of the historic African American neighborhood of
Fells Lane. The homes were demolished n the 1970s, and the street renamed Fels, after community activists fought for the construction of a new neighborhood.
This . . . — — Map (db m147392) HM
By 1963 the fire station’s larger and more modern equipment required more space. This building annex was erected in order to provide the needed overflow storage unit relocation to the new Fire Station on Montgomery Road in 1997. This building, along . . . — — Map (db m111804) HM
Near Church Road west of Sylvan Lane, on the left when traveling west.
A major part of the PFI curriculum under Principal Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps was the study of botany. Terraced gardens throughout the grounds provided the students with a living classroom to learn first-hand about the features of different . . . — — Map (db m205781) HM
On Old Columbia Pike, 0.2 miles south of Main Street, on the left when traveling south.
After founding the town of Ellicotts Mills in 1772, the Ellicott brothers established this burying ground in 1795 and built the adjacent Friends Meeting House in 1800. — — Map (db m112272) HM
The 1843 Howard County Courthouse, Located on Court Avenue in the Historic District of Ellicott City, Maryland, was the location for judicial proceedings related to legal cases involving those charged with encouraging enslaved persons to run away. . . . — — Map (db m111703) HM
Near Court Place, on the left when traveling south.
The Howard County Jail, located at 1 Emory Street, in the Historic District of Ellicott City, Maryland, was the location where freedom seekers and those charged with encouraging enslaved persons to run away or rise up against their masters or . . . — — Map (db m111721) HM
On Main Street near Tiber Alley, on the left when traveling east.
Three homes, built in simple cut stone and frame style, on lots purchased in the 1834 lottery. In the 1840's the Hunt siblings used the lower sections as a millinery shop and dry goods/grocery story, using the large display window. Later uses: a . . . — — Map (db m87427) HM
‹John Ellicott›, brother of Andrew, born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 12th month, 28th, 1739 and removed with his brother Andrew from their mills in Bucks Co., 5th month, 16th, 1771, ‹to Baltimore County, Maryland› Here they built mills . . . — — Map (db m112434) HM
On Main Street west of Tiber Alley, on the left when traveling east.
This three-story frame home was built by John Williams, who won the lot in the 1834 land lottery. Later owners included Henry Wooten, a prominent lawyer and Confederate Civil War veteran. The building was remodeled after Hurricane Agnes in the . . . — — Map (db m87392) HM
On Main Street west of Court Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Built by Jonathan Ellicott, John Day used this building as a store and a home in the 1850s. Dr. Thomas B. Owings moved here after death of his wife and six of his children in the 1868 flood. More recently this building has housed many dentists, . . . — — Map (db m98461) HM
On Baltimore National Pike (U.S. 40) 0.1 miles east of Plumtree Drive, on the right when traveling east.
A hanok (Korean: 한옥, 韓屋)
is a traditional Korean house. Hanok were first designed and built in the 14th century during the Joseon Dynasty.
History
A hanok is a Korean house which was . . . — — Map (db m205780) HM
On MacAlpine Road, 0.1 miles south of Frederick Road, on the left when traveling south.
MacAlpine
circa 1868
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
— — Map (db m142381) HM
On Main Street (Maryland Route 144) at Ellicott Mills Drive, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
The Bay is part of a vast interconnected ecosystem. Everything done on land affects the Bay and the plants and animals that live there.
Who is affected by the health of the Chesapeake Bay? The 48 major rivers, 100 smaller rivers, and . . . — — Map (db m149) HM
On Baltimore National Pike (Route 40) at Frederick Road, on the right when traveling east on Baltimore National Pike.
You are standing at Mile Marker 14, a historic stone marker located at the intersection of US Route 40 and MD 144, formerly known as the Pine Orchard hamlet. Although it has worn away over time, hand-chiseled letters read 14 M To B, meaning 14 . . . — — Map (db m179225) HM
On Daniels Road, 1 mile north of Old Frederick Road, on the right when traveling north.
You now stand in front of Gary Memorial United Methodist Church, one of the remaining structures built during an era when the mill towns not only produced the commerce of trade, but also developed communities that would shape the lives of . . . — — Map (db m71332) HM
In the 1930’s Charles Miller built a new showroom for his Chevrolet dealership here before relocating to Route 40. In 1968 Stromberg Publishing consolidated its offices, warehouse and printing operation here for its Ellicott City then Howard County . . . — — Map (db m111834) HM
William Ellicott commissioned architect N. G. Starkweather and builder C. Timanus to build this home of rubble stone, stuccoed in old Maryland Gold. In the 1850's. Home to Judge John Snowden Tyson, whose surviving maiden daughter Ida lived here . . . — — Map (db m74280) HM
On Main Street west of Court Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
In 1939 this new brick, two-story fire house was built. Fire Department historian B H Shipley, Jr and bride resided on the 2nd floor for seven years. It was also a trolley terminal. The HoCo Volunteer Fire Dept. operated here until 1997, when the . . . — — Map (db m98462) HM
Near Main Street (Maryland Route 144) at Ellicott Mills Drive. Reported missing.
The first Howard County Courthouse, located in the historic district of Ellicott City Maryland, was a pre-existing structure rented by the Howard District Commissioners from George Ellicott in 1840 to house judicial proceedings of the new Howard . . . — — Map (db m111783) HM
On Main Street at Maryland Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
This building has had many important uses, such as Old Patapsco Hotel, Granite Manufacturing Co., Town Hall/Opera House, Provost Marshall's Office (Civil War), Patapsco Enterprise Office/Howard Gazette, Oddfellows Lodge, Rodey's Amusea/Emporium. . . . — — Map (db m87553) HM
The stabilized ruin above you - the Patapsco Female Institute - served the young ladies of the North and South from 1837 to 1891. Amelia Hart Lincoln Phelps, a renowned author and educator, headed the school between 1841 and 1855. Concerned with . . . — — Map (db m74252) HM
On Church Road, 0.1 miles north of Sylvan Lane, on the left when traveling north.
The Patapsco Female Institute—served the young ladies of the North and South from 1837 to 1890. Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps, a renowned author and educator was Principal between 1841 and 1856. Concerned with the increasing division of the country . . . — — Map (db m204716) HM
Near Maryland Avenue at Main Street (Maryland Route 144). Reported permanently removed.
Ellicott City’s Main Street is the National Pike, part of the road system that moved Americans west. Only two decades after the road was constructed, a new transportation rival appeared. In 1831, America’s first railroad, the Baltimore & Ohio, . . . — — Map (db m720) HM
On Main Street just east of Maryland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Ellicott City’s Main Street is the National Pike, part of the road system that moved Americans west. Only two decades after the road was constructed, a new transportation rival appeared. In 1831, America’s first railroad, the Baltimore & Ohio, . . . — — Map (db m243568) HM
On Main Street (Maryland Route 144), on the right when traveling east.
This building replaces the popular early 20th century Rosenstock’s Department Store. The original three buildings joined by a single front were destroyed by a November 1999 fire. Historic Ellicott Properties, Inc. commissioned Architect Greg . . . — — Map (db m111764) HM
On Main Street west of Tiber Alley, on the left when traveling east.
The last lot won in the 1834 land lottery, then sold to the Patapsco Bank in 1886, which built this Romanesque Revival building to house the Second Patapsco Bank. At one period modernized, it was restored to its original design in the 1970's by . . . — — Map (db m87391) HM
On Frederick Road (Maryland Route 144) 0.1 miles west of St. John's Lane, on the right when traveling west.
A chapel of ease of Queen Caroline parish, established 1728. Incorporated by Maryland General Assembly, 1822. Consecrated 1823 by Bishop James Kemp. Original land, “Dorsey’s Heaven,” deeded to church by Caleb and Elizabeth Dorsey. . . . — — Map (db m3341) HM
On Main Street (Maryland Route 144), on the right when traveling west.
In 1887, a two-story frame print shop was situated on this site. In 1919, Scott Starr purchased the building for use as a funeral home, and also offered autos “for hire”. A new brick addition was added and the frame structure renovated. . . . — — Map (db m111736) HM
On Church Road at Emory Street, on the left when traveling west on Church Road.
Samuel Ellicott deeded this lot in 1837, and it is the fourth oldest Methodist Church in continuous use in the county. The stained glass and painted windows were added during renovations in 1887. The nickname derives from the pattern of the large . . . — — Map (db m98460) HM
On Main Street (Maryland Route 144) at Old Columbia Pike, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
After the 1915 fire, Irving Taylor built this new building, the fourth location for the business, which grew from jewelry and optometry to music boxes, then home appliances which at that time use motors powered by generators. In 1970 Marvin L. Sachs . . . — — Map (db m111763) HM
On Old Columbia Pike (Maryland Route 144) 0.1 miles Main Street.
This row of 19th century utilitarian structures has been the architectural orphan of Ellicott City. Referred to on early maps as barns or sheds, these buildings were built between 1830 and 1870 to serve the livery trade. Because of their relative . . . — — Map (db m8110) HM
On Church Road just north of Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
This building was erected in 1889 as the
town’s first fire department.
It served as a working fire station
from that date until 1923.
Subsequent usage included:
Utilization as a meeting hall for the Mayor and City Council of Ellicott . . . — — Map (db m55388) HM
Near Maryland Avenue just south of Main Street (Maryland Route 144), on the left when traveling south.
Designed by noted architect E. Francis Baldwin and constructed in 1885, the Freight House served as a loading platform and storage room for freight. Materials were transferred in and out of the building on Maryland Avenue using a wooden platform. . . . — — Map (db m144728) HM
On Main Street at Columbia Pike, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
Built by J. Shipley then twice auctioned. In 1879 sold to the Eckert's who served such popular food that the hotel was later enlarged. The public was allowed to take a shortcut through the hotel which led them to the upper street and court house. . . . — — Map (db m87547) HM
Among the oldest homes in EC, after the turn of the century owned by the Kraft’s, among others. After the 1972 flood, restored by Alda Baptiste Castaldi, who operated a specialty dress shop here for 30 years. Then during renovations for the Obladi . . . — — Map (db m111734) HM
On Main Street (Maryland Route 144) at Ellicott Mills Drive, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
This marker stands on a part of the right of way of the historic and fabled National, or Cumberland Road. Commencing in 1806 it was built in segments by city, state, federal, and private means and was the first great commercial and travel link from . . . — — Map (db m131) HM
On Main Street east of Old Columbia Pike, on the left when traveling east.
This building, originally a harness shop, was purchased by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in 1863 for approximately $2,000. It has been in continuous use by the Order ever since. Architecturally and historically significant, this 3-1/2 story, . . . — — Map (db m87500) HM
The Patapsco Female Institute (PFI), located on Church Road with a commanding view of Ellicott City, was one of the most famous and prestigious schools for girls in 19th century America. The school officially opened its doors in 1837 under . . . — — Map (db m74239) HM
On Main Street (Maryland Route 144) just east of Maryland Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
This stone building is 12 bays wide and 3 stories high. It replaced the original Patapsco Hotel, which was dismantled stone by stone, and this building created from its rubble. The old hotel's wall section, windows and doors were retained, as well . . . — — Map (db m144723) HM
On Main Street west of Tiber Alley, on the left when traveling east.
Built in the Neo-Colonial Style with doric columns and large squared corner stones for a sense of banking stability. Elegant interior was especially known for its attractive room for ladies, complete with fireplace, desks " and adjoining toilet . . . — — Map (db m87347) HM
On Main Street at Mulligans Hill Lane on Main Street.
Long home to purveyors of libations, this lot, once owned by the family of cabinet makers Barnard Fort, was part of the 1834 land lottery. O'Brien's Saloon, Fissell's, Valmas Brothers Inn and the Phoenix Emporium have occupied this corner and . . . — — Map (db m73223) HM
Near Main Street (Maryland Route 144) at Ellicott Mills Drive. Reported missing.
Ellicott City’s Main Street, with its businesses, shops and dining establishments, reflects four centuries of prosperity built through hard work, innovation and the connection to economic opportunity. In 1771, the Patapsco River Valley was a . . . — — Map (db m111798) HM
On Main Street (Maryland Route 144) near Forrest Street, on the right when traveling east.
This building was originally the home and dental office of Doctor Mordecai Gist Sykes. Dr. Sykes was a prominent local businessman who served two terms as Ellicott City’s Mayor (1889-1897). The Building has since housed state and local county . . . — — Map (db m111709) HM
On Maryland Avenue at Main Street (Frederick Road) (Maryland Route 144), on the left when traveling south on Maryland Avenue.
Dedicated to the men from
Howard County who fought
To preserve the Union during
the American Civil War
from 1861 to 1865
Union Units with companies raised in
Howard County during the war:
The Patapsco Guards, Independent . . . — — Map (db m111813) WM
Near Hamilton Street just west of Main Street (Maryland Route 144), on the left when traveling west.
Here, on Old Columbia Pike, stand these charming rowhouses that date to the early 1800's. Built by Ann Tonge for the millworkers of the town, they now serve as unique specialty shops. — — Map (db m144729) HM
The single set of tracks outside the museum’s fence was the original right-of-way of the Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Railroad. Now owned by CSX Transportation, this right-of-way has been in continuous use since 1830. For many years there were two sets . . . — — Map (db m112291) HM
On Maryland Avenue just south of Main Street (Maryland Route 144), on the left when traveling south.
The single set of tracks outside the museum's fence was the original right-of-way for the Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Railroad. Now owned by CSX Transportation, this right-of-way has been in continuous use since 1830. A second set of tracks was added in . . . — — Map (db m144726) HM
Originally a private residence, this 3-1/2 story granite block structure is built into solid rock and on a slope such that the entire first floor forms the foundation. The building has housed Kinsey's bookmaking shop, a tavern, the American Red . . . — — Map (db m87551) HM
Built for Henry Edgar Wootton, Esquire (1837-1894), this is the oldest of the professional buildings which now comprise Ellicott City’s Lawyers’ Row.
Constructed on a 28’ 4” square native granite foundation, it is located on the solid . . . — — Map (db m111839) HM
In Memory of
The Citizens of Howard County
Who Served in World Wars I and II
And The Korean Conflict
Erected by
V.F.W. Post No. 7472
Ellicott City Lions Club
Ellicott City Rotary Club — — Map (db m111705) WM
On Frederick Road (Maryland Route 144), on the right when traveling east.
In 1905 SJ Yates opened his grocery store at 8247, formerly a home from the mid 1800’s. He used a model T truck to make free home deliveries. In 1925 he move to his newly-constructed building at 8249. In 1938 his grandson, Bladen, opened a hardware . . . — — Map (db m111715) HM
