The Meadows (Owings Mills, Maryland)
Encyclopedia
The Meadows is a historic home and farm compound located at Owings Mills
, Baltimore County
, Maryland
, United States
. The house is an L-shaped -story stone house built in the 18th century and occupied for approximately 80 years by various members of the Owings family, for whom Owings Mills was named. Also on the property is a -story stone slave house, an 18th-century stone and timber stable, and a 2-story log and clapboard
tenant house.
The Meadows was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1988.
Owings Mills, Maryland
Owings Mills is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is a suburb of Baltimore. The population was 20,193 at the 2000 census. Owings Mills is home to the northern terminus for the Baltimore Metro Subway and to Owings Mills Mall....
, Baltimore County
Baltimore County, Maryland
Baltimore County is a county located in the northern part of the US state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 805,029. It is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Towson. The name of the county was derived from the barony of the Proprietor of the Maryland...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, United States
United States
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. The house is an L-shaped -story stone house built in the 18th century and occupied for approximately 80 years by various members of the Owings family, for whom Owings Mills was named. Also on the property is a -story stone slave house, an 18th-century stone and timber stable, and a 2-story log and clapboard
Clapboard (architecture)
Clapboard, also known as bevel siding or lap siding or weather-board , is a board used typically for exterior horizontal siding that has one edge thicker than the other and where the board above laps over the one below...
tenant house.
The Meadows was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1988.
External links
- The Meadows, Baltimore County, including photo from 1987, at Maryland Historical Trust