Mount Joy Preservation
Howard County
A countywide historic preservation organization

Howard County's Top Ten Endangered Sites, 2002
Melvin Howard Log Cabin
Melvin Howard Log Cabin One of the few remaining log structures in Howard County, this 19th century stucture was associated with an early machine shop on the premises.
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Original St. Louis Church
St. Louis Church Used as the original St. Louis parish church from 1857 to 1889, the old chapel has fallen on hard times. The land for the church was donated in 1855 by John O'Donnell.
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Troy
Troy This large stone house was built in the 1820's on land patented in the 1600's. The site was designated surplus property by the State and deeded to Howard County. Read more
Blandair
Blandair The 18th century farm, located in the heart of Columbia, consists of a main house and many fine outbuildings. All are in critical need of basic repairs.
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The Columbia Exhibit Center
Columbia Exhibit Center Designed by noted architect Frank Gehry, this original Columbia stucture may be lost to redevelopment.
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The Lisbon Hotel
The Lisbon Hotel This once grand hotel and Post Office is the oldest surviving building in Lisbon. The structure is rapidly deteriorating.
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Mount Joy
Mont Joy Dating as early as 1695, Mount Joy/Santa Fe Farm also houses slave quarters and a log cabin. PHC believes the structures could be restored as a centerpiece for the new community.
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The Pfeiffer's Corner Schoolhouse
Pfeiffer's Corner Schoolhouse The schoolhouse was built about 1895 in eastern Howard County and moved to Clarksville in 1988. It is scheduled to be relocated to Rockburn Park
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The Rockburn Heritage Center
McKenzies Bank Barn This Howard County facility in Elkridge's Rockburn Branch Park is designed to house three historic structures, two of which are on site.
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Woodlawn Slave Quarters
Woodlawn Slave Quarters Now located on Columbia Association property, the slave quarters represents one of the few surviving buildings of its type. Its structure is in ill repair.
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Read PHC's criteria for selecting its Top 10 Endangered Properties

Read the article, "County History Decays," published in The Baltimore Sun.

View the Top Ten List for 2001