Firehouse Museum
Located in the County’s first firehouse, the Firehouse Museum houses a wide array of fire apparatus, model toys and an impressive visual history of Howard County’s Volunteer Fire Department. The firehouse was constructed by volunteers in 1889. After 1923, it was used as a meeting hall, county office space and library reading room before opening as a museum. Open Saturday and Sunday from 1-4 PM, April through December. Private and group tours are available year-round, weather permitting. 3829 Church Road, Ellicott City, MD 21043 (at the intersection of Main St. and Church Rd. in Historic Ellicott City). Info: 410-313-5131.
Heritage Orientation Center
The Heritage Orientation Center is in the county’s first Court Records building. View unique exhibits on the 18th and 19th Century milling techniques, floods of Ellicott Mills, and the Ellicott Family. The center is open daily from 11 AM-4 PM. 8334 Main Street, Ellicott City, MD 21043 (behind Thomas Isaac Log Cabin). Info: 410-313-5131.
Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park
Situated on a hilltop overlooking the Patapsco River Valley, The Patapsco Female Institute was founded in 1837 as an elegant finishing school for young women. The stabilized ruins of the Greek revival structure are open for tours, and serve as a beautiful setting for special events, including weddings, receptions, camps and open-air theatre. Tours are on Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 PM, April through October. Private and group tours are available year-round, weather permitting. 3655 Church Road, Ellicott City, MD 21043. Info/Scheduling special events and rentals: 410-313-5131.
Firehouse Museum
Pfeiffer’s Corner Schoolhouse
Originally constructed about 1883, the Pfeiffer’s Corner Schoolhouse is one of the very few remaining one-room schools in Howard County. Restoration is now complete. Children were educated within its walls for over 50 years until it was converted into a residence in the 1940s. It was almost demolished when new homes were built on the property in the 1980s, but was saved through the efforts of local school children. They raised funds to have it moved in 1988 to county-owned parkland along route 108 near Clarksville, where it stood for several years until a permanent location could be found. In 2003, it was moved to Rockburn Branch Park where it illustrates the changes over a 100-year time span of our schools, serves as a historic exhibit and provides space for demonstration classes, interpretive tours and small meetings. 6109 Rockburn Branch Park Road, Elkridge, MD 21227 (in Rockburn Branch Park). Info: 410-313-5131.
Pfeiffer’s Corner Schoolhouse
Thomas Isaac Log Cabin
Named after its late 19th century owner, this rustic structure was built circa 1780 as a settler’s home of Ellicotts Mills. The cabin was reconstructed on the present site in the late 20th Century. Here, visitors can learn about the settlement and development of the region and artisans. Open Saturdays and Sundays, 1-4 PM, April through December. Private and group tours are available year-round, weather permitting. 8394 Main Street, Ellicott City, MD 21043 (at the intersection of Main St. and Ellicott Mills Dr. in Historic Ellicott City). Info: 410-313-5131. Thomas Isaac Log Cabin
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To register, visit howardcountymd.gov/rap or call 410-313-PARK (410-313-7275)