Lilburn (Ellicott City, Maryland)

Lilburn Mansion, also known as the Balderstones Mansion or Hazeldene is a historic home located in Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland.

Lilburn
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Location3899 College Avenue Ellicott City, Maryland
Coordinates39°15′51″N 76°47′45″W / 39.264090°N 76.795832°W / 39.264090; -76.795832
Built1857
Architectural style(s)Gothic Revival
Lilburn (Ellicott City, Maryland) is located in Maryland
Lilburn (Ellicott City, Maryland)
Location of Lilburn in Maryland

The site of the structure is on an original 2,500-acre land grant named the Valley of Owen. The gothic revival mansion was built on College avenue for Baltimore foundry owner Henry Richard Hazlehurst in 1857. The house has architectural features that included a bell tower and solarium. A 1923 fire destroyed the front parlor and interior. The original 20 acres site has been subdivided down to 8 acres with the guesthouse and carport outbuildings demolished.[1][2]

In later years, the mansion has been popularized by haunted house storytellers.[3]

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  1. ^ "HO-353" (PDF). Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  2. ^ Howard County Historic Society. Images of America Howard County. p. 84.
  3. ^ Dennis William Hauck. Haunted Places: The National Directory : Ghostly Abodes, Sacred Sites, UFO. p. 209.