Moundland
| Moundland | |
|---|---|
  Location of Moundland in Maryland | |
| Location | 8814 Guilford Road Columbia, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39°16′00″N 76°50′00″W / 39.26667°N 76.83333°W |
| Built | 1846 |
| Architectural style(s) | Stone |
Moundland was a historic plantation home located between Simpsonville and Guilford, Howard County, Maryland, now part of the Columbia land development.
The stone manor home Moundland was built by Charles R. Stewart in 1846 for his daughter and her husband Charles Griffith Worthington Jr., who served on the first panel of Howard County Commissioners. The English imported locks on the house were dated to 1830. The 22 inch thick walls were quarried onsite and the original floors remained intact.[1] The house neighbored Granite Park manor home, which was also built by Stewart.[2]
In 1966, 245 acres of property surrounding the 10 acre Moundland site were purchased by the Howard Research and Development for the creation of the Rouse Company planned community project called Columbia. The Moundland property was later purchased by South Columbia Baptist Church, which, in 1991, demolished Moundland to build a new church facility.[3][4]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Historic Homes on Tour In Howard County Today". The Washington Post. 15 October 1958.
- ^ "HO-40 Moundland" (PDF). Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ Noam Neusner (11 March 1991). "Preservationists battle loss of Maryland historic sites". The Baltimore Sun.
- ^ Laura Beck (11 May 1991). "Preservation a Growing Issue in Md.: Rural Historic Groups Are Often Too Late With Too Little". The Washington Post.