HO-443

Roheleder House, site (Mac Sherry Place)

Architectural Survey File

This is the architectural survey file for this MIHP record. The survey file is organized reverse-

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Register nomination forms, determinations of eligibility (DOE) forms, and accompanying documentation

such as photographs and maps.

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Last Updated: 02-07-2013

Ho-4 4 3 The Rohleder House 1911 Elkridqe Pr iva te

The Rohleder House faces north on the south side of Lawyers Hil l Road atop a gent le slope of land surrounded by lovely woodland and lawns.

I t i s bas ica l ly a two and a half s tory brovai shingled s t r u c t u r e , bui l t in the Queen Anne s t y l e , tvro bays wide and two bays deep, with gable (running north-south) and squat , cen t ra l corbeled brick chimney. A one s tory high, shed roofed, send enclosed brown shinaled porch runs around the north and eas t e levat ions with rounded north west and north eas t corners and shinaled supportina p o s t s . Additions westward have been bu i l t in severa l s t aaes .

Bui l t bv Henrv Clinton McSherrv. i t has been in the hands of the present owner. Mrs. Rohleder for forty yea r s .

MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST Ho-443 D i s t 1

INVENTORY FORM FOR STATE HISTORIC SITES SURVEY

NAME HISTORIC The Mac S h e r r y P l a c e

The R o h e l d e r House AND/OR COMMON

LOCATION STREETS NUMBER 6219 L a w y s r s H i l l R o a d

CITY. TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

E l k r i d g e _VICINITYOF s i x t h D i s t r i c t . STATE COUNTY

M a r y l a n d Hnwrird

CLASSIFICATION

CATEGORY

_ D I S T R I C T

_ B U I L D I N G | S I

^STRUCTURE

—SITE

—OBJECT

OWNERSHIP

— P U B L I C

—PRIVATE 1

— B O T H

PUBLIC ACQUISITION

— I N PROCESS

—BEING CONSIDERED

STATUS

J»CCUPIED

—UNOCCUPIED

—WORK IN PROGRESS

- .ACCESSIBLE

—YES RESTRICTED

— YES UNRESTRICTED

— N O

PRESENT USE

—AGRICULTURE

—COMMERCIAL

—EDUCATIONAL

—ENTERTAINMENT

—GOVERNMENT

—INDUSTRIAL

—MILITARY

— M U S E U M

_.PA.?K V —PRIVATE RESIDENCE

— RELIGIOUS

—SCIENTIFIC

—TRANSPORTATION

—OTHER

[OWNER OF PROPERTY NAME Mrs . B e r t h a S, R o h l e d e r

Telephone #; STREET &,

6219 Lawyers Hill Road

STATE , zip code Sixth District Maryland 21227

CITY TO' 'Tlkridge VICINITY OF

LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION Tax Map 32 and 38 p . 13 COURTHOUSE.

REGISTRY OF DEEDs,ETc H a l l o f R e c o r d s

L i b e r #: 388 F o l i o #: 314

STREETS. NUMBER

Howard County Court House CITY. TOWN STATE

El l i co t t City Maryland

a REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE

Howard County Historic Sites Inventory DATE

1977 —FEDERAL XsTATE —COUNTY —LOCAL

DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS Maryland Historical Trust CITY. TOWN STATE

21 State Circle. Annapolis Maryland

HO-443 DESCRIPTION Dist 1

CHECK ONE CHECK ONE

—UNALTERED _ORIGtNAL SITE

—ALTERED —MOVED DATE —EXCELLENT

—GOOD

—FAIR

CONDITION

—DETERIORATED

—RUINS

—UNEXPOSED

DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (If KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

The Rohleder House i s bas ica l ly a two and a half s tory high, two bay wide, two bay deep, gabled roof (running north-south) brown shingled frame s t ruc tu re with squat , cen t ra l corbeled brick chimney. A one s to ry high, shed roofed, semi-enclosed shingled porch runs around the north and eas t e levat ions with rounded northwest and nor theas t corners and shingled supporting p o s t s .

The semi- enclosed shingled balcony off the cen t ra l double, r e c ­tangular north a t t i c window. Each double hung window component holds 16-over-one l i g h t s , separated by a f la t p i l a s t e r and surmounted by a f l a t wooden l i n t e l . The south elevat ion holds two rectangular double-hung a t t i c windows with four-over-four l igh t s .

The eas t e levat ion holds two f i r s t f loor rec tangular , double-hung windows, holding four-over-s ix l i g h t s , decorated with vdiite s h u t t e r s . Above l i e second floor windows holding twenty-four-over-one l i g h t s . An "A" framed dormer window above holds a three l i g h t window. The gable roof on the west side extends p a r t i a l l y downward crea t ing a two s tory high shed roof sec t ion , whose north wall holds a second f loor , r e c t a n ­gu la r , double-hung window with twenty-four-over-one l i g h t s . Off the northwest corner of t h i s sec t ion r e s t s a two s to ry high, semi-octagonal, conical roofed t a r r e t with three stepped, rectangular n o r t h windows, holding from ground f loor , s ix teen-over-s ix teen l i g h t s , viiile the other two hold eight-over-one l i g h t s .

The south e levat ion of t h i s main sec t ion holds two f i r s t floor and three second floor rec tangula r , double hung windows with twenty-four over-one l i g h t s .

A two story high, i n t e r s e c t i n g gabled roof (running east-west) two bays wide and one bay deep extends from the westwall of the house. The north wall of t h i s sec t ion holds a t r i p a r t i t e , t h r ee - th r ee - th r ee l i g h t , f i r s t f loor casement window in i t s east bay and a twenty-four-over-one l i g h t double-hung, rectangular f i r s t floor window in the west bay. Two s i m i l a r , second f loor , r ec tangu la r , double-hung windows l i e above.

The main entrance to the house i s located in the west bay of the north wall of the main body or eas t wing of the house. I t i s a f i f t e e n -f i f teen l i gh t french door surmounted by a s ix teen l igh t transom. A double, rec tangular , double-hung wLndow, each sect ion holding four-over-s i x l i g h t s l i e s eas t of the entrance.

A one story high shed roofed semi-enclosed porch runs along most of the south elevat ion of the main body of the house.

From the eas t s ide of the south wall of the i n t e r s e c t i n g gabled roof addi t ion springs a two story high, one bay wide, one bay deep,

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Description HO-443 Page 2 of 2 Dist 1

gabled roof (running north-south) brovm shingled structure vhose southwest and south east corners hold eight-eight scrolled light, casement windows on each side of each corner. A fifteen light, rectangular entrance rests in the center of the south wall with a double, second floor window above, each component holding six-over-one lights. A similar double, second floor window is centered into the east and west walls of this addition.

A two story high, three bay wide, one bay deep, gabled roof frame addition extends westward from the west side of the first west addition, It is built over the driveway, allowing passage through. The first floor of the west side of the extension also nas a shed roofed one story high shingled extension on its north wall and is used by Mr. Rohleder as a work shop. The entire second floor is a charming three bed­room apartment. See figure 1. A one story high semi-tent roofed, shingled portico covers a cross paneled rectangular wooden door with four light fanlight,on the east side of the south wall of the last addition. A similar door i$ located on the west wall. Built in the Queen Anne Style, it is one of Lawyers Hills' most colorful landmarks.

SIGNIFICANCE

PERIOD

_PHEHrSTORIC

— 1400-1499

—1S00-1599

—1600-1699

—1700-1799

—1800-1899

X.1900-

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AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE - CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW —ARCHEULUGY-PREHISTORIC —COMMUNITY PLANNING

J&kRCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC

—AGRICULTURE

J>RCMITECTURE

—ART

—COMMERCE

—COMMUNICATIONS

—CONSERVATION

—ECONOMICS

-EDUCATION

—ENGINEERING

—EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT

—INDUSTRY

—INVENTION

-LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

—LAW

—LITERATURE

—MILITARY

—MUSIC

—PHILOSOPHY

—POLITICS/GOVERNMENT

—RELIGION

—SCIENCE

—SCULPTURE

—SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN

—THEATER

—TRANSPORTATION

—OTHER (SPECIFY)

SPECIFIC DATES BUILDER/ARCHITECT .L^JJ.

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

The Rohleder house is significant historically and architecturally, It vas originally a part of the Rockburn tract, a piece of viiich was sold to Robert Dorsey in the early eighteen hundreds. (See the significant Statement for the Murray-Miller House Ho-445.)

On may 31, 1905 Caroline Latimer conveyed this land which included an old frame house, where the present Murray-Miller brick house stands to day, to H. Clinton Mac Sherry, comprising some 15. 23/100 acres of land. In 1911 he sold the house to Rebecca N. Keys and Amelia and Daniel Murray, maintaining 8.41 acres of land or which he built this marvelous example of the Queen Anne style. On December 11, 1922 he sold this latter property to W. David Tilghman, Junior, "together with the buildings". (116-409). Two years later Mr. Tilghman sold the property to William W. Wilheim on August 6, 1924. (ITBN 121-218) comprising 8.41 acres of land "together with improvements"

The present owner of some forty years, Mrs. Rohleder and her first husband Mr. Edmund 0. Shaeffer acquired the property on December 15, 1938 (BM Jr. 162-215).

Architecturally it is noteworthy as an example of the Queen Anne style with its turret staircase, and semi conical roofed attic balcony, and open porch running along the north and east elevations of the main building curved at its northeast and northwest comers. A long ex­tension westward, constructed circa 1918 to create a second floor * apartment has attempted to maintain the original character of the building by its x:Be of materials. It nonetheless takes a bit of the building's original strength and integrity with it.

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MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES HO-443 Dist 1

Howard County Records

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GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY 7.524 Acres

Please see Attachment 1, Tax Maps 32 and 38, p. 13

VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION

Please see Howard County Records Liber 388, Folio 314

LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES

STATE Maryland COUNTY Howard

STATE COUNTY

FORM PREPARED BY NAME/TITLE

Cleora Barnes Thompson,Archivist ORGANIZATION DATE

Off ice of Planning & Zoning-Comprehensive Planning Section 465-5000 x257 STREETS. NUMBER TELEPHONE

3450 Court House Drive CITY OR TOWN STATE

E H i c o t t City ^ Maryland

The Maryland Historic Sites Inventory was officially created by an Act of the Maryland Legislature, to be found in the Annotated Code of Maryland, Article 41, Section 181 KA, 1974 Supplement.

The Survey and Inventory are being prepared for information and record purposes only and do not constitute any infringe­ment of individual property rights.

RETURN TO: Maryland Historical Trust The Shaw House, 21 State Circle Annapolis, Maryland 21401 (301) 267-1438

Figure 1 HO-443 The Rohleder House Plan for Second Floor

Cleora Thompson, AIP

Attachment 1 Ho-443 The Rohelder House Tax Maps 32 and 38

Attachment 2 Ho-4 4 3 The Roheleder House ' U.S. Geological Survey Map Relay, Maryland Quadrangle

HO-443 -^ Roheleder House, site (McSherry Place) 6219 Lawyers Hill Road, Elkridge Howard County Historic Aerials

DEMOLISHED LATE 1990s