- Olney (Joppa, Maryland)
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Olney
Location: 1001 Old Joppa Rd., Joppa, Maryland Coordinates: 39°28′39″N 76°22′11″W / 39.4775°N 76.36972°WCoordinates: 39°28′39″N 76°22′11″W / 39.4775°N 76.36972°W Built: 1720 Architect: Multiple Architectural style: Federal Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 87001197
[1]Added to NRHP: July 09, 1987 Olney, originally patented as Prospect, is a historic home and farm complex located at Joppa, Harford County, Maryland. It is a 264-acre (1.07 km2) working pony farm with a collection of 15 structures ranging in style, use, and elegance. The main building on the property is a 2 1⁄2-story brick house dating to 1810, generally called "the mansion." The house was evolved into a museum of Maryland architecture, with salvaged features from demolished buildings in Baltimore and Philadelphia. These include paneling from the Isaac Van Bibber house in Fells Point, Baltimore dating to 1815; the marble Ionic portico from William Small's Baltimore Athenaeum from 1830; and a marble bas-relief plaque designed by Pierre L'Enfant for Robert Morris's great 1795 house in Philadelphia. Also on the property is an early-18th-century, 2 1⁄2-story stone dwelling and a variety of still-functioning farm structures that in themselves range in style from simple stone stables and frame hay barns to an unusual two-story brick blacksmith's shop. In addition, the 1914 Union Chapel School, was moved onto the property in 1980 and re-outfitted as St. Alban's Anglican Church. The property was developed by J. Alexis Shriver (1872–1951), a man prominent in local and state historical and agricultural matters who lived at Olney from 1890 until his death.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "Maryland Historical Trust". National Register of Historic Places: Olney Farm. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-10-05. http://www.mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=991&COUNTY=Harford&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Harford.
External links
- Olney Farm, Harford County, including photo from 1977, Maryland Historical Trust website
- Olney Farm website
- St. Alban's Anglican Church website
U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Lists by county Allegany • Anne Arundel • Baltimore County • Calvert • Caroline • Carroll • Cecil • Charles • Dorchester • Frederick • Garrett • Harford • Howard • Kent • Montgomery • Prince George's • Queen Anne's • Somerset • St. Mary's • Talbot • Washington • Wicomico • Worcester
Lists by city Other lists Categories:- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
- Houses in Harford County, Maryland
- Harford County, Maryland Registered Historic Place stubs
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