Ravenshurst - Glen Arm, MD
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 28.752 W 076° 32.069
18S E 368024 N 4371079
Ravenshurst AKA Ravenhurst was owned at one time by Maj. Gen. Isaac Ridgeway Trimble, C.S.A. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 5, 1978. Ravenshurst burned in 1985. Now a personal residence is located there.
Waymark Code: WM13MZ6
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 01/11/2021
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Ravenshurst AKA Ravenhurst was owned at one time by Maj. Gen. Isaac Ridgeway Trimble, C.S.A. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 5, 1978. Ravenshurst burned in 1985. Now a personal residence is located there.
The GPS Coordinates are for the Maryland Historical Marker shown below.
Major General Isaac Ridgeway Trimble, C.S.A. was born on May 15, 1802 and died on January 2, 1888. He is buried in Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore MD.
From the text of the Maryland Historical marker erected by the Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland State Highway Administration:
Maj. Gen. Isaac Ridgeway Trimble, C.S.A.-Civil Engineer, graduated West Point 1822. Among engineer officers sent to assist railroad companies, surveyed first route of B&O, 1827. Resigned commission to pursue distinguished railroad career. Enlisted in Confederate Army after Baltimore riots, 1861. Led brigade at Cedar Mountain, fought at Manassas and Sharpsburg; lost leg in "Pickett's Charge" at Gettysburg. His elaborate gothic mansion, "Ravenhurst," stood near here until it burned in 1985.
NOTE: The building no longer exists as it burned down in 1985.
Street address:
12915 Dulaney Valley Rd (from the NRHP listing)
4205 Antique Lane (from HMDB.ORG)
Glen Arm, MD USA
21092
County / Borough / Parish: Baltimore County
Year listed: 1978
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering (Trimble,Gen. Isaac R.)
Periods of significance: 1850-1874, 1800-1824
Historic function: Domestic
Current function: The building no longer exists as it burned down in 1985
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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