Brooklandwood
National Register of Historic Places

Brooklandwood

Brooklandville, Baltimore County, Maryland
Listed
February 11, 1972
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
72000567

About this property

Brooklandwood, or Brookland Wood, is a historic home located in Brooklandville, Baltimore County, Maryland. Its grounds became developed for the St. Paul's School for Boys. The house is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay dwelling. The central block and two later wings are brick, painted white. The central-block section is original and built about 1790, with porches and Palladian-style windows forming a symmetrical, functional unit. It was owned by Captain John Cockey and then sold to Charles Carroll of Carrollton, and several of his descendants: Carroll's daughter and son-in-law Mary and Richard Caton, parents of Emily Caton, who married John MacTavish, the British Consul to Baltimore in the early 1800s. It was also owned by Isaac E. Emerson, the inventor of Bromo-Seltzer. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 11, 1972.

Location

Brooklandville, Baltimore County, Maryland
39.43110, -76.67692

Categories

COMMERCEHEALTH/MEDICINEARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Brooklandwood listed on the National Register?

Brooklandwood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 11, 1972.

What type of historic resource is Brooklandwood?

Brooklandwood is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Brooklandwood?

The period of significance for Brooklandwood is recorded as the industrial era.

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