Located in the
Simpsonville area of
Columbia in
Howard County,
Maryland
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United States
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, Athol Plantation.
Reverend James Macgill of Scotland, built the
plantation house
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on lands patented in 1730. The stone house was constructed by masons brought from his homeland stating in 1732, and was completed in 1740. A square cupola and porch were added in the 19th century, and later removed. In 1866 the house was the residence of Richard Gambrill MacGill. From 1927 to 1946 the Melvin Coar family occupied the house.
See also
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Atholton, Maryland Atholton is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland, United States. A postal office operated from May 26, 1897, to November 1900 and again from 1903 to July 1917.
Atholton was founded at the crossroads of Old Columbia Pike, Guilf ...
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Christ Church Guilford
The Christ Church Guilford, historically known as the "Old Brick Church," is an historic Episcopal Church (United States), Episcopal church located about one mile from Guilford, Maryland, Guilford, now part of Columbia, Maryland, Columbia, in How ...
References
Buildings and structures in Columbia, Maryland
Houses in Howard County, Maryland
Plantation houses in Maryland
Scottish-American culture in Maryland
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