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The Granite Historic District is significant for its association with the granite quarrying industry in western Baltimore County in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Originally known as Waltersville and renamed Granite in recognition of its principal product, the village was the center of this industry, which during its peak in the late 19th century provided building materials for major projects throughout the eastern seaboard.

Granite from the Waltersville and Fox Rock quarries was utilized in construction of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in the 1830s, and later in such projects as the Library of Congress, old Treasury Building, and parts of the inner walls of the Washington Monument in Washington, DC; the old Post Office, Courthouse, Custom House, Polytechnical Institute, and monument to the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution in Baltimore; numerous other projects in Baltimore city and county; and local buildings including the Odd Fellows' Hall, two churches, and the public school building which still stand within the district.

The district comprises a cohesive collection of resources representing the development of the rural quarrying community from the mid-18th century through the late 1930s. Most of the resources are residential in character and date primarily from the peak of the quarry industry in the last quarter of the nineteenth through the early twentieth century; these houses typically conform to the two story cross-gabled type which characterized rural communities throughout the region during the period.

The predominant house type in the village and throughout rural central Maryland in the post-Civil War era is of frame construction, three (or, infrequently, five) bays wide, and two stories high with a gable roof.


10225 Old Court Road “Woodside”, Residence of Atwood Blunt, Jr., owner of the Waltersville quarry-Photo 5

The basic form residence occurs in several variants such as to the large, five-bay-wide residence of quarry owner Atwood Blunt, Jr., at 10225 Old Court Road.

The eastern end of the district is anchored by "Woodside," the c.1886 residence of quarry owner Atwood Blunt, Jr.

All properties are considered to contribute to the significance of the district unless otherwise noted. Small sheds and structures of a temporary nature were not counted.

10225 Old Court Road, (p. 421), "Woodside," c.1886, a large five bay, two-story frame house with a cross gable and a three-sided projecting bay centered in the upper façade. Constructed as the residence of quarry owner Atwood Blunt, Jr.

Street address: 10225 Old Court Road Granite, MD United States 21163 County / Borough / Parish: Baltimore County Year listed: 1994 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799 Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social Current function: Domestic, Religion, Social Privately owned?: no 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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