Font Hill Manor, Ellicott City

#44 among attractions in Ellicott City

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Font Hill Manor is a historic slave plantation located in Ellicott City, Maryland in Howard County. The house is situated on property surveyed by Daniel Kendall as "Kendall's Delight". The building is constructed of local Granite in three sections. The first is a four by two bay building. The second five by two bay section was built in the early 1800s, which re-oriented the front entrance. A third four by two bay wing was added in the early 1900s. ()

Coordinates: 39°16'2"N, 76°51'26"W

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Day trips

Font Hill Manor – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Mall in Columbia, Arlington, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Lake Centennial.

3.6 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Mall in Columbia, Columbia
92 min walk • The Mall in Columbia, also known as the Columbia Mall, is the central shopping mall for the planned community of Columbia, Maryland, United States.
2.3 miS
Golf
Arlington, Columbia
60 min walk • Arlington is a historic slave plantation located in Columbia, Howard County, Maryland, now part of the Fairway Hills Golf Course. The estate occupied several original land patents including "Dorsey's Search, Talbot's Resolution Manor, and Long Reach".
4.1 miS
Music and shows, Nightlife, Concerts and shows
Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia
105 min walk • Merriweather Post Pavilion is an outdoor concert venue located within Symphony Woods, a 40-acre lot of preserved land in the heart of the planned community of Columbia, Maryland.
1.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Centennial, Ellicott City
45 min walk • Centennial Lake is a man-made 54-acre reservoir, in a 325-acre park in Howard County, Maryland, near Columbia, Maryland and Clarksville, known as Centennial Park. It was created by damming the Centennial Branch of the Little Patuxent River.
3.4 miE
Shopping
George Ellicott House, Ellicott City
88 min walk • George Ellicott House is a historic house located in Oella in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. George Ellicott was a son of Andrew Ellicott, one of several brothers that founded Ellicott Mills.
2.4 miSW
Farm, Zoo
Clark's Elioak Farm, Ellicott City
62 min walk • Clark's Elioak Farm, located along Maryland Route 108 in Howard County, Maryland, is a historic farm covering 540 acres. All of the acreage is part of county or state farmland protection programs, barring use of the property for non-farm development.
0.9 miN
Amusement, Amusement park, Shopping
Enchanted Forest, Ellicott City
24 min walk • The Enchanted Forest was a theme park in Ellicott City, Maryland, on U.S. Route 40 near the intersection with Bethany Lane. Other theme parks with the same name have since opened elsewhere.
1.7 miS
Park
Centennial Park, Ellicott City
45 min walk • Centennial Park is a Howard County Department of Recreation & Parks' public park located in Ellicott City, Maryland. It surrounds Centennial Lake, covering an area of 337 acres. Traveling around the lake is a 2.4-mile paved trail loop.
1.6 miE
Church
St. John's Episcopal Church, Ellicott City
41 min walk • St. John's Episcopal Church is located in Ellicott City in Howard County, Maryland, United States. The church stands on a land grant originally patented as "Three Brothers". A section of the land owned by Caleb Dorsey was donated for the church. The building was erected out of local granite in 1823.
3.3 miE
39°16'3"N • 76°47'47"W
HorseSpirit Arts Gallery, Ellicott City
83 min walk • Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
4.1 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Trolley Line Number 9 Trail, Ellicott City
106 min walk • The Historical Ellicott City/Baltimore Trolley Line #9 Trail is a 1.25-mile trail in western Baltimore County, Maryland. It begins at the west end of Edmondson Avenue and extends from Catonsville through Oella to Main Street, Ellicott City.