BALTIMORE (Map, News) - With rebuilt stone walls or a restored timber frame, three historic properties have been spared from the endangered list: the Woodlawn Slave Quarters, Montjoy outbuildings and Clarksville Mile Marker.

“We have had some successes in sites coming off the list because of successful preservation,” said Fred Dorsey of Preservation Howard County, which announced this year’s 10 at-risk sites.

The list calls attention to sites in need of repair or fundraising efforts, Dorsey said.

The slave quarters, dating back to the early 1800s, recently received a new roof, repaired windows and rebuilt walls. The restoration could include a cultural and educational site, said Barbara Kellner, a member of the CA’s Woodlawn Slave Quarters Preservation Task Force and manager of the Columbia Archives.

A private landowner purchased the Montjoy Farm slave quarters and summer kitchen and had them restored, Dorsey said.

The Montjoy barn was disassembled and restored by a timber framing expert and now is being rebuilt on Preservation Howard County’s property as an educational landmark, said President Meg Schumacher.

The Clarksville Mile Marker, a small stone post at the corner of Route 108 and Great Star Drive, is one of the few original mile markers in Howard and has been hit by cars twice.

State officials will remove and restore the mile marker, returning it to a safer spot after the Route 108 is widened, Dorsey said.

Howard’s 10 endangered sites for 2007

1. Doughoregan Manor: Historical easement protecting the property, home to Charles Carroll, expires this month, exposing the property to development. Built in 1727.

2. Belmont: Fate of the property bough by Howard Community College in 2004, remains unclear. Built in 1735.

3. Woodlawn: Main house off Bendix Road is deteriorating. Built in the early 1800s.

* 4. Gerhy Buildings: Future of the Rouse Company building, Exhibit Center and Merriweather Post Pavilion, all designed by famed architect Frank Gerhy, are in doubt as Howard mulls plans for the Town Center’s redevelopment.

5. Christ Episcopal Church: Funds are being raised to restore the building and stained glass windows. Built in 1727.

* 6. U.S. Post Office, Main Street, Ellicott City: Two murals Peter Paul DeAnna painted in 1942 are among 16 such murals in Maryland and should be restored and maintained.

* 7. Highland Community: Community at Routes 108 and 216 is threatened by development. Established in 1759

* 8. St. Charles College ruins: Terra Maria Home Owners Association is trying to finance restoration of the recreation hall of this Catholic seminary. Built in 1848.

* 9. Stevens Road Schoolhouse: Colored school in Colesville, used from 1920 to the mid-1930s, is threatened by development.

* New to the list this year

Source: Preservation Howard County

smichael@baltimoreexaminer.com

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5:43 AM MST on Sun., May. 6, 2007 re: "Official: Boys and Girls Club in Southeast may close after review"

Jenna taylor said:
This is terribly unfortunate. As a college student who works part-time at my local Boys & Girls Club I know how devastating this will be to some of the club's members. Many of the children see their Boys & Girls Club as a safe haven from the harsh realities they are exposed to at such a young age... being around adults who are good role-models and care about their futures is so critical to their development... with all the loaded people in D.C. someone with big bucks should step in and get the club financially back afloat.

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10:38 PM MST on Sat., May. 5, 2007 re: "Official: Boys and Girls Club in Southeast may close after review"

Examiner Reader said:
Maybe if they didn't their Executive Director a quarter of a million dollar$ a year they could afford to keep thier clubs open!

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