Stevenson is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either hav ...

located in the Green Spring Valley in

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, United States. From 1830 until 1955, this community was served by the Green Spring Valley Branch of the old

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(later part of the

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). Primarily a residential area, it is the site of the main campus of

Stevenson University Stevenson University is a private university in Baltimore County, Maryland with two campuses, one in Stevenson and one in Owings Mills. The university enrolls approximately 3,615 undergraduate and graduate students. Formerly known as Villa Julie ...

(formerly Villa Julie College), which also has a campus in

Owings Mills Owings Mills is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is a suburb of Baltimore. Per the 2020 census, the population was 35,674. Owings Mills is home to the northern terminus of ...

. It is also home to St. Timothy's School, an all-girls boarding and day high school. Fort Garrison was listed on the

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in 1971.

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* Brooklandville House (The Valley Inn) (Historic restaurant and tavern. Built c. 1832) * The Cloisters (Cloisters Castle) (Historic home and rental facility. Built c. 1930) *

Gramercy Mansion Gramercy Mansion is a historic mansion in Stevenson, Maryland, United States, located on Greenspring Valley Road near Stevenson University. It was built in 1902 by Alexander J. Cassatt, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania ...

. (Historic home and event facility. Built c. 1902) Unincorporated communities in Maryland Unincorporated communities in Baltimore County, Maryland {{BaltimoreCountyMD-geo-stub