Oak Hill is a historic manor located at Jessup, Maryland, United States.
| Oak Hill | |
|---|---|
  Location of Oak Hill in Maryland | |
| Location | Jessup, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39°10′32″N 76°47′16″W / 39.17556°N 76.78778°W |
| Architectural style(s) | Victorian |
| Governing body | Private |
Oak Hill is a historic manor on a 235-acre farm between the Dorsey's Branch of the little Patuxent and the Old Annapolis road. The site is now dominated by the I-95 and Route 175 interchange, and the Port Capitol drive housing development, known as "Port Capital Village".[1]
The manor houses were built and maintained by the Orson Adams (1835–1907) family.[2][3] Adams was the president of the Commercial National Bank of New York, using Oak Hill as a summer home.[4] A Victorian manor house and an English Manor house were built onsite and noted in 1876 Hopkins maps. For a period they operated as antique stores before being purchased by the Rouse Company for land development. Within ten years of ownership by Rouse, both historic structures were omitted from the historic register, and burned down.[5] Oak Hill was one of many historical buildings in the region with valuable real estate that was developed after a fire set to the structure, including Ammendale Normal Institute (1998), Troy Hill (1990), Duvall Farm, Avondale Mill (1991), St. Mary's College (1997), and Henryton State Hospital (2007, 2011).[6]
The Oak Hill youth detention complex in neighboring Anne Arundel County was named after the historic location.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Larry Carson (30 June 2007). "A place one can afford to call home Port Capital Village helps ease the Howard housing crunch". The Baltimore Sun.
- ^ Adams Family of "Oak Hill" Howard County, Maryland. 1951.
- ^ "Miss Whitman Married To Mr. Owen At Oak Hill". The Baltimore Sun. 18 May 1941.
- ^ "MR. ORSON ADAMS DEAD". The Baltimore Sun. 28 December 1907.
- ^ Barbara Feaga. Howard's Roads to the Past. p. 66.
- ^ Pearce, Brett. "Yet Another Fire at Henryton State Hospital". Sykesville Freedom District Fire Department. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ^ Katherine Richards and Gregory P. Kane (26 October 1994). "3 of 4 juvenile escapees recaptured". The Baltimore Sun.