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| Constructed 1916-1917 by local builder Bill Stevens. Built for Warren Boulden, Sr. to serve as a Ford dealership. Hitching rings were built into the wall. It was used as Boulden Ford until 1985. In 1988, the town of Elkton purchased and renovated the building, which now serves as the County Administrative Building. |
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| In 1783 land was owned by Robert Alexander, a Tory, and was confiscated by the State. Trustees held the land for the erection of a Court House, Market House, or other public building. Purchase price by recorded deed in 1783 was five schillings or about $1.21. |
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| In an original copy of Honorable William J. Jones' "Elkton Fifty Years Ago", an account of the town's history, Francis A. Ellis is cited as owner of the Washington Hotel and states Jacob H. Howard and Dr. H. H. Mitchell bought the property and built the Howard House in 1844 where the Washington House had stood previously. |
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| Built in 1915 at a cost of about $20,000.00 the armory served as home of Co. E, 115th Infantry Regiment. Presently, it is the Headquarters of the 2nd Bn., 115th Infanty Regiment. |
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| This was the Elkton residence of Col. Henry Hollingsworth. It was built on the first rise of land above the Big Elk Creek and along the Old Post Road. Col. Hollingsworth played a prominent role in the Revolutionary War, donating money and men for the Elk Battalion in 1775. Currenty, it is the location of the Elkton American Legion. |
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| In 1849 the black members withdrew from the pioneer church and formed their own society. A small chapel was built on Collins Street but larger facilities were needed. So the chapel on East High Street, which had been used as a public school, was refurbished as a church. |
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| First court met in the building March 8, 1719. Register of Wills and Clerk of the Court portions of the building were built in 1792. Tradition says that the bricks used in the present Court House were used from the Court House of Elk River but could not be substantiated. |
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| Built in 1735 and was the home of Robert Alexander, Delegate to the Continental Congress in 1755. Headquarters for Howe August 29, 1777. Located at 323 Hermitage Drive in Elkton. |
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| Opened as a classical school for boys in 1799 and conducted first Episcopal services held in Elkton. Presently stands in the garden of Cecil County Historical Society. |
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The Mitchell House is significant for its association with Abraham Mitchell, a physician who came to Elkton from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in the 1750s and leased one of the lots in Elkton, then called Head of Elk. It is possible that between 1769 and 1781, when he moved his family to the property he had purchased at Fair Hill, that Dr. Mitchell built on this lot the brick house today bearing his name. He showed patriotism and devotion to the cause of independence during the Revolutionary War by converting his house into a hospital for the care of wounded soldiers of the Continental Army, many of whom were recipients of his kindness and professional skill.
Information provided by Joan Rooney. |
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| In July 1870, land was purchased from James Groome on North Street. Contracts were awarded but work on the jail was suspended until the Spring of 1871. It was completed in December of 1871. |
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| Property was leased on September 8, 1769 for three pounds per year. Sold on November 28, 1816 to Elkton Bank of Maryland. The property was tenanted and used as a drug store in 1850. Henry Hooper Mitchell, who became Mayor of Elkton, bought the property in 1925. Legend has it that Mr. Mitchell haunts this building and is a bit of a kleptomaniac. |
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| The deed was dated August 8, 1832. The first church was erected that same year. In 1894 the Rectory was moved from Main Street to Bridge Street. |
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