OLDEST -- Law Office in Howard County - Ellicott City, MD
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bluesnote
N 39° 16.078 W 076° 47.924
18S E 344828 N 4348056
This building, built in 1837, has continuously been used as a law office directly across the street from the Howard County Courthouse in Ellicott City, Maryland.
Waymark Code: WM14KWJ
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 07/23/2021
Views: 4
The plaque says, "Built for Henry Edgar Wootton, Esquire (1837-1894), this is the oldest of the professional buildings which now comprise Ellicott City’s Lawyers’ Row.
Constructed on a 28’ 4” square native granite foundation, it is located on the solid rock prominence just across from the Howard County Courthouse’s original main entrance.
This one story frame structure features a semi-circular vestibule with two interior doors, thereby accommodating two separate law offices. Having never been a dwelling, it has always served as professional offices for a series of lawyers who have, generally, during their careers also held various judicial and other public offices. It still contains its original working law library which has expanded with time and has changed hands with the building over the years.
It is the oldest law office in Howard County and one of the oldest buildings in continuous use as a law office in Maryland."
Type of documentation of superlative status: Plaque
Location of coordinates: Building
Web Site: Not listed
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