Ellicott City Historic District

Ellicott City Historic District
Main Street, Ellicott City, Md.
Ellicott City Historic District is located in Maryland
Ellicott City Historic District
Ellicott City Historic District is located in the United States
Ellicott City Historic District
LocationMD 144, Ellicott City, Maryland
Coordinates39°16′11″N 76°48′0″W / 39.26972°N 76.80000°W / 39.26972; -76.80000
Area325 acres (1.32 km2)
Built1772
ArchitectRobert Cary Long, Jr.; Charles Timanus
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.78001467[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 31, 1978

Ellicott City Historic District is a national historic district in Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland. The Ellicott City Station is a National Historic Landmark located within the district. The district encompasses a predominantly 19th century mill town whose origins date to 1772, including more than 200 18th- and 19th-century buildings.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] The 2016 Maryland flood severely impacted the historic district on July 30, 2016, as did another flood on May 27, 2018.[3]

It includes the Saint Paul Catholic Church, a church where Babe Ruth got married.[4]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Hannon, Jean O. (January 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Ellicott City Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved January 1, 2016. (See corresponding photo set published at National Park Service: 48 photos from 1975-76).
  3. ^ (1) "Flash flood kills 2, devastates Maryland city's historic downtown". USA Today. August 1, 2016. Archived from the original on August 3, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
    (2) Visser, Steve; Narayan, Chandrika (August 1, 2016). "Maryland county official: 'Never seen such devastation'". CNN. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
    (3) Rector, Kevin (August 1, 2016). "2 dead, emergency declared after historic Ellicott City ravaged by flash flood". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on July 31, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
    (4) Chaney, Eric (August 1, 2016). "2 Maryland Flood Victims Identified; 'Total Devastation' in Ellicott City". The Weather Channel. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  4. ^ Tilghman, Mary K. (February 6, 2015). "From the archives: Babe Ruth Was Here". Retrieved June 14, 2017.