Historic Font Hill Manor c.1760- $1,995,000

Historic Font Hill Manor c.1760


Located minutes from Baltimore and Washington, DC, Font Hill Manor is one of Maryland's great Georgian mansions. Built with local granite, this extraordinary home has 10 bedrooms, a gourmet kitchen, a second kitchen, 6.5 bathrooms, 11.5' ceilings, 3
staircases, and 8 fireplaces. The 3.32 acre lot has mature trees, landscaping, and outbuildings that include the original smoke house, a 2 car garage, a 32' x 32' studio/workshop, and a private 19th century stone chapel in the courtyard across from the oldest wing of hte house. This is a home of rare and beautiful distinction.

PROPERTY/SITE FEATURES: Rear 2 story wing built in 1760 Front main 5 bay wide & 2 bay deep block built in early 1800's West wing with 3 stories built in early 19th century Stone walls of local granite Slate roof Large 2 car garage 12 over 12 windows Spacious 32' x 32' detached studio/workshop (work in progress - completed in August) Original smokehouse used as garden shed 19th century chapel located across from the 1760 wing Stacked stone wall fencing Mature trees and extensive landscaping Tree lined driveway The west wing is currently configured as a guest or inlaw suite with 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living room and kitchen Brief History Built in the 1700's by Admiral Hammond, Font hill was a very simple rectangular building, constructed of the local granite on lands originally called Kendall's Delight. Font Hill Manor is an outstanding example of Howard County's stone architecture which spans the 18th and 19th centuries. It consists of three wings, the earliest being a 4 bay wide, two bay deep story stone dwelling with east and west rectangular entrances and wide stone chimneys inset into its north and south walls. In the early 1800's the orientation of the building was turned north with the addition of a five bay bay wide, 2 bay deep, two and a half story Manor House facing north to the Old Frederick Road, which featured wide stone chimneys inset into its east and west walls, three gabled roof dormer windows and a central gabled roof portico covering its rectangular entrance surmounted by a fan lite. A four bay wide, 2 bay deep two story west wing was added in the early 1900's whose gabled roof ran east-west springing from the west wall of the early 1800 wing. A wide stone central chimney is inset into its west wall and a rectangular entrance facing the east, approached by an open porch. Historically, Font Hill continued to be tied to the Hammond Family and was the home of Judge Edward Hammond, the first judge of the Circuit Court for Howard County.