Heighe House, Bel Air

Name: Heighe House
Address: Bel Air, United States

#19 among attractions in Bel Air

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Heighe House is a historic home complex and national historic district at Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland, United States. The complex consists of a Colonial Revival, 2+1⁄2-story stone main house built on and incorporating the stone foundations of the Moores Mill, built in 1745; a 1+1⁄2-story frame chauffeur's cottage; garage; and a 1+1⁄2-story stone and frame guest house. They are all located on a steeply sloping 17-acre site along Bynum Run. The property was developed in 1928 as a country estate for Anne McElderry Heighe, a woman widely regarded as the "first lady of Maryland racing." ()

Coordinates: 39°32'60"N, 76°20'17"W

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Heighe House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hays House, Odd Fellows Lodge, Liriodendron, Bel Air Armory.

1.3 miSW
Museum, History museum
Hays House, Bel Air
34 min walk • The Hays House is a historic home located at 324 South Kenmore Avenue, Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland, United States. It is a frame 1+1⁄2-story house with a gambrel roof, likely built in 1788 with an addition in 1811. The house was moved in 1960, and stands on a modern concrete-block foundation.
1.1 miSW
Church
Odd Fellows Lodge, Bel Air
28 min walk • Odd Fellows Lodge, also known as Old First Presbyterian Church, is a historic building in Bel Air, Maryland, United States. It was built in 1852, and is a one-story, temple-form, Greek Revival style brick building above a high basement.
1.7 miSW
Museum, Art museum, Georgian architecture
Liriodendron, Bel Air
43 min walk • Liriodendron is a historic home and estate located at Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland, United States. It was the summer home of Laetitia and Dr Howard Kelly, a successful surgeon and founding member of the Johns Hopkins Medical College, and comprises the mansion named Liriodendron; the Graybeal-Kelly House; a c. 1835 bank barn; a c.
1.1 miSW
Event space
Bel Air Armory, Bel Air
28 min walk • Bel Air Armory is a historic National Guard armory located at Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland. It was constructed in 1915 of Port Deposit granite.
1.2 miSW
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Bel Air Courthouse Historic District, Bel Air
30 min walk • Bel Air Courthouse Historic District is a national historic district at Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland, United States.
0.9 miSW
39°32'21"N • 76°20'48"W
Shamrock Park, Bel Air
23 min walk • Park