HISTORIC HOMES IN ELLICOTT CITY

Real estate for home buyers who want to own a piece of history.

Ellicott City offers many opportunities for folks to own historic homes. We have homes over 100 years old, homes of many styles and many examples of the every popular "Victorian" home.

Victorian Home in Ellicott City
Circa 1800-1840

The topography of Ellicott City proper offers many lots with steep slopes, trees, winding roads and a river winding through town. Our forefathers built their homes right on these hillsides.

In 1809, the town of Oella, named for the first woman to spin cotton in America, was established along the Patapsco River. Many homes were constructed in town and close by by tradesmen employed by the mills working along the river and railroad. Union Manufacturing Company, the first textile company to be chartered by the state of Maryland was a busy local employer until the 1970s. The factory is gone now due to the introduction of man made fabrics. The mill was closed in 1972, but the homes of Old Ellicott City and Oella offer living examples of life in 19th Century America.

NEWS FLASH . . . NEWS FLASH

Announced in November 2001, the mill in Oella, which has been rented in boutiques to artists and tradesmen for several years, will be developed as residential condominium homes. Ask our Ellicott City specialist about it. We'll stay on top of the development.

Many of the restored historic homes in Oella are true masterpieces of a blend of the old and new in Maryland. The stone Cape Cod below was completely restored in 2000 with gourmet kitchen, luxury baths. However, the walls, stairway, doors, hardware, fireplace, flooring and the exterior were restored to maintain the integrity of the original construction.

Circa 1840

Circa 1820

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