Endangered Homes
Saylor House, Circa 1800, Hagerstown, MD
Posted on: Sunday, May 29th, 2016 @ 1:00 pm
In 2007, planning for a new business park began in Hagerstown. The 29-acre parcel slated for development stands along Jefferson Boulevard, east of Eastern Boulevard from where Diamond Drive and …
Save the Saylor!
Posted on: Monday, March 7th, 2016 @ 4:42 pm
Near the Antietam Creek just east of the newly developed Hagerstown Light Business Park, in the new Kiwanis Park, a circa 1800 stone house stands off the beaten-path, unused, …
A Effort to Save History; BKG still endangered. Update Summer 2015.
Posted on: Monday, July 13th, 2015 @ 9:29 am
Why can’t history and progress cohabitate peacefully? The Brumbaugh-Kendle-Grove (BKG) Farmstead sits across the road from Hagerstown Airport on land acquired to expand the runway in 1999. The farm was …
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 …
Locust Grove School, Rohrersville, MD
Posted on: Sunday, August 10th, 2014 @ 12:34 pm
DEADLINE FAST APPROACHING: Help Save an Endangered Schoolhouse in Washington County! Can you provide a good home to a charming one-room brick schoolhouse? The Locust Grove School in Rohrersville cannot …
The Hagerstown Almshouse, 1799, Hagerstown, MD
Posted on: Saturday, August 9th, 2014 @ 3:34 pm
The latest: In 2010 the Washington County Historical Trust nominated the historic Hagerstown Alms House to Preservation Maryland’s 10 most endangered properties. As a result of the nomination, the City …
Mt. Pleasant, Sharpsburg, MD
Posted on: Friday, August 8th, 2014 @ 1:00 pm
Some historic properties are vacant and unused; others are owned by people who may not realize or appreciate their historic value. Regardless of the reasons, many historic properties are in …
Brumbaugh Kendle Grove Farmstead, circa 1875, north of Hagerstown, MD
Posted on: Tuesday, July 29th, 2014 @ 4:00 pm
In 2013, the Brumbaugh Kendle Grove Farmstead was nominated by Preservation Maryland as the #1 most endangered property in Maryland. Since this nomination, Washington County formed a committee from numerous …
