Funkstown Area
212 – Cool Hollow House, circa 1850, south of Funkstown, MD
Posted on: Tuesday, August 30th, 2016 @ 2:28 pm
Antietam Creek swings close to Old National Pike near the western end of Cool Hollow Road near Beaver Creek. A handsome white-painted brick house, laid in American bond, with interior …
St. Patrick’s Day in Funkstown – or The Battle of Funkstown 1823
Posted on: Thursday, March 17th, 2016 @ 2:16 pm
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, an excerpt from Rebel of ’61. In his 1899 book Rebel of ’61, the author, Joseph R. Stonebraker, told of a riot on St. Patrick’s Day 1823 in the …
115 – David’s Friendship, 1780, south of Hagerstown, MD
Posted on: Monday, March 30th, 2015 @ 9:19 pm
The stone house sits well back from Downsville Pike down a curved gravel lane, beyond a metal farm gate and surrounded by corn fields and pasture. A new exit from …
20 – Glendale Farm, 1780, south of Hagerstown, MD
Posted on: Monday, March 30th, 2015 @ 9:19 pm
South of Hagerstown on the Sharpsburg Pike, Rench Road intersects to the right and heads west through a wide, flattened expanse of farmland. Past railroad tracks, on the right side …
19 – Ravenswood, circa 1784, Funkstown, MD
Posted on: Monday, March 30th, 2015 @ 9:18 pm
Halfway between Hagerstown and Funkstown along Frederick Street, Ravenswood Drive turns west and heads for an elegant five-bay home that is settled in a curve of the road. Surrounded by …
64 – Stonemont, early 19th century, east of Hagerstown, MD
Posted on: Monday, March 30th, 2015 @ 9:15 pm
Landis Road is in transition. Once a quiet country route, it is blooming with new apartments, residential communities and construction. Part of the past remains, however; for down a long …
138 – Chaney House, circa 1832-1847, Funkstown, MD
Posted on: Monday, March 30th, 2015 @ 9:14 pm
The corner of Baltimore and High Streets in Funkstown is one of the highest spots in town, and the southeast corner rises above the other three. Steps ascend from the …
23 – Angela Kirkham Davis House, mid-19th century, Funkstown, MD
Posted on: Monday, March 30th, 2015 @ 9:13 pm
Jacob Funck [sic] and his brother Henry came to West-ern Maryland from Virginia in 1749 to buy land. In 1754 the brothers purchased a tract of land on the east …
30 – Johnson’s Island, 19th century, Funkstown, MD
Posted on: Monday, March 30th, 2015 @ 9:13 pm
Beyond Funkstown on Alternate Route 40 just at the edge of town, a low drive crosses the Antietam on a single-lane iron bridge with plank treads. Across the bridge, a …
33 – Rocky Spring Farm, circa 1825, south of Funkstown, MD
Posted on: Sunday, March 1st, 2015 @ 2:37 pm
Along the Old National Pike south of Funkstown a sign announces Rocky Spring Farm; and a long lane is directed past a tidy brick house and a number of low-slung …
