Troy, also known as Troy Hill Farm, is a historic home located at Elkridge

Elkridge, Maryland

Elkridge is a census-designated place in Howard County, Maryland, United States. The population was 22,042 at the 2000 census. Founded early in the 18th century, Elkridge is located at the confluence of three counties, the other two being Anne Arundel and Baltimore counties...

, Howard County

Howard County, Maryland

-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*62.2% White*17.5% Black*0.3% Native American*14.4% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.6% Two or more races*2.0% Other races*5.8% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

, Maryland

Maryland

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, United States

United States

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. It was built about 1808 and is representative of the late Georgian

Georgian architecture

Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...

 style in Maryland architecture. The -story fieldstone

Fieldstone

Fieldstone is a building construction material. Strictly speaking, it is stone collected from the surface of fields where it occurs naturally...

 house is three bays

Bay (architecture)

A bay is a unit of form in architecture. This unit is defined as the zone between the outer edges of an engaged column, pilaster, or post; or within a window frame, doorframe, or vertical 'bas relief' wall form.-Defining elements:...

 wide and two deep. It is associated with the prominent Dorsey family of Howard County, who also built Dorsey Hall

Dorsey Hall

Dorsey Hall, is a historic home located in the Columbia community of unincorporated Howard County, Maryland, United States. It is a six-by-one-bay, -story stucco structure with a gable roof covered with asphalt shingles...

.

Troy was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 in 1979.

External links

• Troy, Howard County, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust
• Troy, 7150 Route 1, Elkridge vicinity, Howard County, MD: 5 drawings and 31 data pages, at Historic American Building Survey