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Green Spring Valley Historic District

Inventory No.: BA-2216

Date Listed: 10/3/1980

Location: Owings Mills/Lutherville, Baltimore County

Category: District

Period/Date of Construction: mid 18th-early 20th centuries

Resources: 162 (126 contributing, 11 non-contributing)

Description: From its initial settlement in the 18th century, the Green Spring Valley has been primarily a rural area. Although land in the valley was originally purely agricultural, since the mid 19th century the number of working farms has steadily decreased as the area became popular as a setting for the country houses of prosperous city residents. Today the character of the land might be compared to an extended landscaped park. The oldest standing structure in the district is St. Thomas’ Church, built of Flemish bond brick in 1743. The remaining 18th century structures are mainly late 18th century parts of large, mainly 19th century houses. Although the area has many historic structures, there is not a large inventory of 18th and early 19th century farmhouses and outbuildings. There are some from all periods, but their major alterations and the majority of the area’s historic structures date from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Most of these country seats are in the various styles of antiquity: the English medieval and Georgian and the American Georgian predominating. Many houses are sited on hills with carefully cultivated views and vistas, often of spectacular quality. The village of Stevenson developed at the crossing of an important local road and the railroad; it was the site of one of the district’s railroad stations, one of two still standing, in good repair. The historic right-of-way is clearly visible here as it is its entire length through the district. A collection of small, simple, late 19th century frame houses and a small shopping center comprise the village. Chattolanee is a black community within the district, neatly laid out in several streets in a miniature grid-iron pattern. Large lots and many trees make the village setting a rural one, hardly an urban one. With all the pressures of development surrounding the district, the floor of the valley itself remains rural. Several areas of the district, primarily in its northwesterly area, have seen many houses added since World War II, but these have not detracted substantially from the rural character of the area.

Significance: The Green Spring Valley Historic District is a suburban area of Baltimore that acquires significance from the collection of 18th, 19th, and early 20th century buildings and for its park-like setting that retains a late 19th-early 20th century atmosphere. The buildings, primarily houses set among rolling hills, forested highlands, and tree-lined drives and roads, embody the distinctive design characteristics of the major architectural styles popular in the United States from the Neoclassical of the 1700s to the Georgian and other revivals of the pre-1930 period. The buildings also range from modest to elaborate in size and exhibit varying degrees of craftsmanship as well as a record of changes in construction techniques; particularly apparent when contrasting the 18th century masonry houses with the early 20th century bungalow. As an affluent suburban residential region near Baltimore, the Green Spring Valley Historic District is also important historically for its association with typical patterns of suburban development in the early 20th century.

District Resources (162) (126 contributing, 11 non-contributing)

From associated listing in National Register nomination form. C = Contributing, NC = non-contributing, blank = not evaluated.

Address	Status	Resource Name and MIHP (if any)
	C	BA-3049 -- Chattolanee African American Survey District
10510 Burnside Farm Road	C	BA-153 -- Burnside
3238 Caves Road	C	BA-1707 -- Burnham House
101 Chattolanee Hill Road	C	BA-3053 -- Heloise Beene House
111 Chattolanee Hill Road	C	BA-1621 -- Mrs. A.H. Stump House (Lower Chattalonee Cottage)
309 Chattolanee Hill Road	C	BA-1680 -- Heloise A. Beebe House
319 Chattolanee Hill Road	C	BA-1623 -- Susan P. Wharton House
401 Chattolanee Hill Road	C	BA-1625 -- Ballintoy (Loring A. Cover House)
Cottage Lane	C	BA-1652 -- Richard B. Buyalos House
1804 Cottage Lane	C	BA-1654 -- Richard O. Beall House
1812 Cottage Lane	C	BA-1653 -- Louis B. Price House
6 Cradock Lane	C	BA-687 -- Gayley House (Old Stone House, Cradock Lane Building)
10501 Falls Road (MD 25)	C	BA-218 -- Valley Inn (Brooklandville)
10502 Falls Road (MD 25)	C	BA-1187 -- Brooklandville Railroad Station
10628 Falls Road (MD 25)	C	BA-1593 -- Ryngate Farm (Rodgers House)
10901 Falls Road (MD 25)	C	BA-916 -- Maurice Long House
10911 Falls Road (MD 25)	C	BA-1590 -- John Long, Jr. House
10913-10915 Falls Road (MD 25)	C	BA-1666 -- Shaneybrook Duplex
10938 Falls Road (MD 25)	C	BA-1592 -- Derrymore
10941 Falls Road (MD 25)	C	BA-1591 -- J.H. Palmer Log House (Robert Jones House, Deep Run Log House)
11152 Falls Road (MD 25)	C	BA-87 -- Brooklandwood (St. Paul's School for Boys)
1 Garrison Forest Road	C	BA-1696 -- J.F. Fusting House
115 Garrison Forest Road	C	BA-1629 -- Cornelia Levering House (Midlinks)
200 Garrison Forest Road	C	BA-1630 -- Theodore Kaplan House
214 Garrison Forest Road	C	BA-1631 -- The Knoll (Charles White House)
313 Garrison Forest Road	C	BA-2549 -- Richman House
425 Garrison Forest Road	C	BA-639 -- Byway (Cover House)
448 Garrison Forest Road	C	BA-1710 -- Dr. Hazen G. Kniffen House
511 Garrison Forest Road	C	BA-1709 -- Eleanor Fenwick House
300 Garrison Forest Road (MD 140)	C	BA-1704 -- Manor House (Garrison Forest School)
2 Golf Course Road	C	BA-1632 -- Charles Wagner House
211 Golf Course Road	C	BA-2367 -- Glennoak
308 Golf Course Road	C	BA-1683 -- W.K. Cogswell House (Adams House)
311 Golf Course Road	C	BA-1682 -- The Briars (William F. Blue House & Frame Barn)
3112 Golf Course Road	C	BA-1627 -- Tilton H. Dobbin House
1 Golf Course Road (formerly 216 Greenspring Valley Road)	C	BA-1693 -- Koeningsberg House
Green Spring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-2216-7 -- Structure No. 03422R0
Green Spring Valley Road (MD 130) over Drainage Ditch	C	BA-2216-8 -- Structure No. 03423X0
8400 Greenspring Avenue	C	BA-1658 -- St. Timothy's School (Twiford) & Administration Building
10044 Greenspring Avenue	C	BA-1606 -- Ledger Hill, Carriage House, Barn, & Garage
10707 Greenspring Avenue	C	BA-1605 -- Rogerdel (Garland Moore House)
10801 Greenspring Avenue	C	BA-1669 -- Lystra Meadows
11901 Greenspring Avenue	C	BA-1604 -- Gordon Jones House & Barn
Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-155 -- Chattolanee Summer Houses
112 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-45 -- Green Spring
210 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-1633 -- Harold Deutch House
222 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-1634 -- Tyler Koehler House
225 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-1638 -- William Balfour House
407 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-1700 -- Burnham House (Elizabeth Hammond House)
409 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-1684 -- James Starrett House (Sterrett)
411 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-1618 -- Nellie Diggs House
800 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-1594 -- Brooklandwood Tenant House #1
800 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-1595 -- Brooklandwood Tenant House #2
800 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-1596 -- Brooklandwood Tenant House #3
901 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-1597 -- Helmore (Edgar Lucas House)
918 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-1598 -- Brandonwood
1014 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-1599 -- Forest Knoll (Knollwood)
1021 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-814 -- Oakdene (Summerfield)
1021 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-814A -- Oakdene Horse Barn (Summerfield)
1021 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-814B -- Oakdene Carriage House (Summerfield)
1116 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-1600 -- Fernwood
1400 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-1679 -- Gramercy (Koinonia Foundation, Main House)
1425 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-1607 -- Laural (Ral Parr House)
1501 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-1602 -- Wickcliffe (Walter Wicks Mansion, Maryvale Prep School)
1503 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-2294 -- Seven Oaks (Jenkins Residence, Faculty House, Villa Julie College, Villa Julie Secretarial School)
1526 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-1608 -- Villa Pace (Rosa Ponselle (Jackson) House, Nacirema)
1701 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-1614 -- Hay Barracks (Howard Baetjer Frame Barn)
1718 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-1609 -- Mensana (Venture, Dr. Nelson Hendler House)
1760 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-1678 -- Brookfield (Michael Sanger House)
1800 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-1610 -- Willowbrook (Anthony's Delight, Old Polo Club Grounds, Wilton Wood)
2032 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-1613 -- Green Spring Punch (Punch Farm House, Berg Farm)
2312 GreenSpring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-47 -- Come By Chance
2626 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-1616 -- Clifford White House
2705 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-1685 -- Chattolanee School (Chattolanee Colored School)
2915 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)	C	BA-46 -- Green Spring Punch (H. Norman Baetjer, Jr. House)
11045 Greenspring Valley Road (Md 130)	C	BA-1667 -- Russell Morris, Tenant House No. 1
Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130) over North Branch	C	BA-2669 -- Bridge (SHA 3074)
1840 Hillside Avenue	C	BA-1848 -- Larrimore House
819 Hillside Road	C	BA-1663 -- Bruce Wilson House
823 Hillside Road	C	BA-1662 -- George Stewart House
834 Hillside Road	C	BA-1664 -- Albert S. Barr House
939 Hillside Road	C	BA-1659 -- Dr. Walter B. Buck House
1332 Hillside Road	C	BA-1670 -- Reuben Stump, Tenant House No. 2
1338 Hillside Road	C	BA-1671 -- Reuben Stump, Tenant House No. 3
1341 Hillside Road	C	BA-1673 -- Green Spring Valley School
1403 Hillside Road	C	BA-1674 -- Chenowith House (Clapboard Tenant House)
1406 Hillside Road	C	BA-1672 -- Reuben Stump, Tenant House No. 4
1424 Hillside Road	C	BA-1677 -- Reuben Stump, Tenant House No. 6
1425 Hillside Road	C	BA-1675 -- Reuben Stump, Tenant House No. 1
1431 Hillside Road	C	BA-1676 -- Reuben Stump, Tenant House No. 5
1724 Hillside Road	C	BA-1712 -- Philip Schnering House
1742 Hillside Road	C	BA-1655 -- James Fowke House
10415 Hillside Road	C	BA-1656 -- Osborne P. Beall House
204 Hopkins Lane	C	BA-1705 -- Wayside (Truman Semans House)
3 Moales Lane	C	BA-1635 -- John P. Ward House
8604 Park Heights Avenue	C	BA-1643 -- Finlagen
Park Heights Avenue (MD 129)	C	BA-1649 -- Merry Hill, Stone Spring Houses
8410 Park Heights Avenue (MD 129)	C	BA-1650 -- Dr. Richard Susel Barns
8608 Park Heights Avenue (MD 129)	C	BA-1644 -- Mostly Hill and Stone Spring House
10600 Park Heights Avenue (MD 129)	C	BA-1615 -- Simon C. Williams House
10729 Park Heights Avenue (MD 129)	C	BA-381 -- Rainbow Hill
Park Heights Avenue (MD 129) over Tributary of Jones Falls	C	BA-2216-6 -- SHA Structure No. 03058X0
Reisterstown Road (MD 140)	C	BA-1699 -- Robinswood (Garrison Forest School)
Reisterstown Road (MD 140)	C	BA-1701 -- Lochinvar & Chapel (Garrison Forest School)
1200 Sater's Lane	C	BA-78 -- Sater's Baptist Church
2702 Spring Hill Road	C	BA-1686 -- Thomas Supensky House
2704 Spring Hill Road	C	BA-1687 -- Blanche Jones House
2706 Spring Hill Road	C	BA-1688 -- Alice Smith House (Jarrett Davis House)
2712 Spring Hill Road	C	BA-1689 -- Daniel Charles House
2714 Spring Hill Road	C	Gothic Revival-style House
2716 Spring Hill Road	C	BA-1690 -- Louise Saunders House (Sanders)
2728 Spring Hill Road	C	BA-1691 -- Elizabeth Price House
2730 Spring Hill Road	C	BA-1620 -- Green Spring Chapel (Green Spring United Methodist Church)
260 St. Thomas Lane	C	BA-48 -- St. Thomas' Church (Garrison Forest Church)
10400 Stevenson Road	C	BA-1636 -- Stevenson Store & Warehouse (Flowers and Fancies Shop)
10404 Stevenson Road	C	BA-1651 -- Stevenson (Railroad) Station (Bancroft Homes)
10625 Stevenson Road	C	BA-1612 -- Stevenson Methodist Church
1841-1843 Stevenson Road	C	BA-1637 -- Stevenson House & Dwelling (Red Duplex Clapboard House)
4030 Stewart Road	C	BA-1641 -- Willowbrook (Larry Naylor House)
4001 W. Stewarts Road	C	BA-1648 -- Skyfield
4006 W. Stewarts Road	C	BA-1647 -- The Rookery (Drachman House, Woodwynd)
4020 W. Stewarts Road	C	BA-1642 -- The Branches (George T. Harrison House)
4040 W. Stewarts Road	C	BA-1640 -- Cliffeholme (Cliffeholme, Reuben Federman)
18 Stone Chapel Road	C	BA-40 -- Stone Chapel United Methodist Church
Thicket Lane (Near 1606?)	C	BA-1646 -- Richard Biggs House (Nacirema Barn)
10807 Tony Road	C	BA-1715 -- Emerson Barns (Montessori School)
(MD 130) over Tributary of Jones Falls	NC	BA-2216-1 -- Small Structure No. 03034X0
Carrying Park Heights Avenue (MD 129) over tributary of Jones Falls, north of Pikesville	NC	BA-2216-9 -- SHA Small Structure No. 03057X0
10440 Falls Road (MD 25)	NC	BA-1186 -- The Cloisters (The Parker Estate)
Greenspring Valley Drive (MD 130) over tributary of Dipping Pond Run	NC	BA-2216-3 -- SHA Small Structure No. 03039X0
405 Greenspring Valley Road	NC	Thomas Moore House
Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130) over a spring drain	NC	BA-2216-2 -- SHA Small Structure No. 03424X0
Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130) over tributary of Jones Falls	NC	BA-2216-5 -- SHA Small Structure No. 03037C0
Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130) over tributary of North Branch	NC	BA-2216-4 -- SHA Small Structure No. 03038X0
Old Valley Road over Jones Falls	NC	BA-2855 -- Bridge (SHA B-125)
2724 Spring Hill Road	NC	Commercial Building
Stevenson Road over Jones Falls	NC	BA-2696 -- Bridge (SHA B-0241)
307 Chattolanee Hill Road		BA-1622 -- James Howard Tenant House
311 Chattolanee Hill Road		BA-1681 -- Chattolanee Hotel, site
317 Chattolanee Hill Road		BA-1624 -- Francis G. Kennedy House
11 Cliffeholme Road		BA-1694 -- Robin Hill (John West House)
102 Garrison Forest Road		BA-1697 -- Grinnell Locke House
114 Garrison Forest Road		BA-1698 -- James Poultney House
505 Garrison Forest Road		BA-1708 -- John Buckman House
10909 Garrison Forest Road		BA-44 -- Atamasco
3120 Golf Course Road		BA-1628 -- Jacob W. Slagle House
11001 Greenspring Avenue		BA-1603 -- Ivy Hill (Russell Morris House & Barn)
Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)		BA-156 -- Chattolanee Spring Water Company, site (Watered Stock Company)
223 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)		BA-1695 -- W. Thorne Kissell, III House
1128-1130 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)		BA-1601 -- Wickcliffe Tenant House, site (Maryvale Sisters' Home)
2600 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)		BA-1619 -- Westburn
2707 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)		BA-1617 -- Beverly Compton House
2728 Greenspring Valley Road (MD 130)		BA-1692 -- Amanda Moore House
827 Hillside Road		BA-1661 -- Little Scroby (Brewster House)
931 Hillside Road		BA-1660 -- Bradford Jacobs House
1700 Hillside Road		BA-1657 -- Margaret Meadows
226 Hopkins Lane		BA-1706 -- The Barn (Alex Russell House)
11 Moales Lane (formerly 220 Greenspring Valley Road)		BA-2793 -- Fastie House
9901-9903 Railroad Avenue		BA-1668 -- House
124 St. Thomas Lane		BA-1745 -- St. Thomas Church Rectory
232 St. Thomas Lane		BA-1744 -- St. Thomas Church Rectory
4001 W. Stewarts Road		BA-1711 -- The Patches (Jervis Finney House, Skyfield Tenant House)