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Designer Preview Walk-Through Dates
Thursday May 14 •
Saturday May 16 •
Sunday May 17
Historic Ellicott City, (HEC, Inc.) is very pleased to announce to the design community a truly historic home for its 2009 Designer Show House. Walnut Grove (circa 1780) is a wonderful and fitting choice for this year’s show house commemorating the 25th year of annual HEC, Inc. show houses. Steeped in local history, Walnut Grove is perched atop a small knoll overlooking the rolling Howard County countryside and has a distinctive presence as you approach this revolutionary war era home. The interior offers light-filled, manageable-sized rooms (over 15 design spaces) with many original features found in gracious homes of this era.
As designers you will appreciate the:
- Condition of the interior, with restored plaster walls, wonderful wide-plank flooring, up-to-date electrical wiring, gracious moldings and built-ins;
- Working air conditioning and heat;
- Easy on-site parking;
- An excellent location (convenient to Clarksville and routes 108 and 32);
- The cachet of being the 25th HEC Show House, which will provide a much higher-value profile for media coverage this year!
There will be over 25 spaces to choose from to showcase your firm’s talents to the thousands who attend each year!
The Show House will be open to the public from Saturday, September 19, through Sunday, October 18, 2009.
We look forward to working with you to make this Show House a success. Your official invitation will soon arrive by mail. If you have any questions, please call Ellen Bell at 410-461-5680 or Lorna Ozgun at 410-465-5943.
Painting Credit: Dee Cunningham © 2009
Dee Cunningham of Deelite Design specializes in murals, trompe l'oeil, faux finishing and more.
www.deelitedesign.com • dee@deelitedesign.com • 410-707-9246
Visit our past Show Houses.
The Annual Membership Meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 7 at 7 p.m. at Tersiguel's French Country Restaurant. Elections will be held and participants in the oral history project will share stories. To rsvp, please call 410-461-6908
Historic Ellicott City, Inc.’s executive director, Janet Kusterer, and Advisory Board member Victoria Goeller have joined forces to produce a fascinating history of Ellicott City, based largely on the colorful firsthand accounts by local residents. This oral history program has been in place in the organization for several years, and the resulting anecdotes are gathered here together for the first time.
Published by The History Press, the book is available at many local venues, including Barnes and Noble and the Tourism Visitors Center, or by calling the office at 410-461-6908 or emailing to janetkusterer@juno.com.
In 1831, The Ellicott City B&O
Railroad Station-the Oldest Terminus in America -became an integral
part of America's rail transportation system. Passengers and freight
moved through its gates on a daily basis, traveling to the port
of Baltimore or to points west with unprecedented speed and efficiency.
Since 1976, the Station has operated as a living history museum,
telling the story of its place in the history of transportation,
and its role in the Civil War and other milestones in our country's
history. This book tells those stories, and also functions as a
guide to the facility. It is a great resource for students and lovers
of local history.
The book is $9.95.
Contact - Janet Kusterer, Executive Director
Historic Ellicott City, Inc.
410-461-6908
Click here for more
information.
Visit our past Show Houses.
Share your stories - As we celebrate thirty years
of dedication to the Ellicott City community, we'd like to stop
for a minute and contemplate what life has been like here over the
decades. Historic Ellicott City, Inc. is sponsoring an oral history
project, expected to continue over the next few years. We want to
hear your stories, see your pictures and mementoes, and piece together
the fabric of the town. Please share with us so we can enrich everyone
with our unique history.
Email us at janetkusterer@juno.com
or call 410.461.6908
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| Now available for $17.95
at Barnes and Noble, Borders, Ellicott's Country Store,
Ellicott City Copy Center, Gramp's Attic, I Love Theatre,
Yates Market, Howard County Tourism Office or by mail:
call the HEC, Inc. office at 410-461-6908. |
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 Celia
M. Holland wrote the book, , over three
decades ago, offering insider views of many notable sites in Ellicott
City, most of which are not open to the public-a valued historic
resource. Long out of print, the book has now been updated with
new information by local writers Janet P. Kusterer and Charlotte
T. Holland, Celia's daughter, and new photographs by Charles Kyler.
The writers revisited each site included in the
original book, interviewed the current owners, and learned their
stories of continued preservation over the years. The new text,
along with a variety of new photographs, has been added to each
chapter, making the book yet again a useful resource for those who
love Ellicott City and who want to learn more about its history
and residents.
Winter
2006
Winter 2007
Spring 2009 |
Remembering Ellicott City
THE
ELLICOTT CITY B&O RAILROAD
STATION: A National Historic Landmark