We have 882 homes, 36 streets and 3 historic homes in the neighborhood:
- Mt Hebron House
- Elmonte
- McKenzie’s Discovery
This house was part of the Howard County Historical Society Holiday House Tour in 2018.
The house is now owned by Mount Hebron Presbyterian Church, and is available for private functions.
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Elmonte – also known as Twiford, is a 2 1⁄2-story country house, built of random ashlar granite in the Italian villa style, and is thought to have been completed in 1858. The House was built for a member of the Dorsey family. Miss Dorsey selected the name “Elmonte” because it meant “the wooded mount”. Italianate villa designed by architect Norris Garshom Starkweather and built circa 1858 for a member of the Dorsey family as the centerpiece of an agricultural estate. The Dorseys were descendants of Colonel Edward Dorsey, who received an early Maryland land grant around 1690. They owned many of the finest farms and plantations in Howard County and distinguished themselves in politics, law, military service, agriculture, and business. Elmonte was built for Sally Eliza Dorsey on a portion of the 900-acre Mount Hebron estate of her father, Judge Thomas Beale Dorsey Jr., which was divided among his three children after his death in 1852. Her brother William also hired Starkweather to build an Italianate villa, known as “Wilton,” across the road. Sally Dorsey’s estate included a working farm, which remained in operation until fairly recently. Elmonte house now sits on 3.11 acres surrounded by a subdivision.
This house is a private residence today.
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McKenzie’s Discovery – Aaron Mc Kenzie in 1817 purchased the land from Thomas B. Dorsey, and built a log house. The Mc Kenzie family held the property for 83 years.
This house was part of the Howard County Historical Society Holiday House Tour in 2018.
Today this house is a private residence. Included on the property is an AirBNB
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Source:
Howard County Historic Homes Website
Society of Architectural Historians Website
Wikipedia
Mount Hebron Presbyterian Church
