Linwood Center

Linwood

Linwood Manor in 2011
Location 3421 Martha Bush Drive Ellicott City, Maryland
Coordinates 39°20′10″N 76°45′14″W / 39.33611°N 76.75389°W / 39.33611; -76.75389Coordinates: 39°20′10″N 76°45′14″W / 39.33611°N 76.75389°W / 39.33611; -76.75389
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1840
Governing body Private
Location of Linwood in Maryland

Linwood is a historic home located at Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland, United States.[1] The seventeen room brick house was built by slave labor in the early 1800s.[2] Portions of the farm were subdivided several 3-5 acre lots in the late 1800's with strict setbacks and provisions to maintain the neighborhood including banning stores and outbuildings, keeping the neighborhood character protected is still an issue in present times with development proposals in 2015.[3]

The Linwood Center was opened in 1955 by Jeanne M. Simmons as the Linwood Center for Disturbed Children with 14 day care students and 10 residents. Children would stay for an average of three years of treatment.[4] In 2012 the center built a $6.5 million expansion to increase autism services to 70 children. The Howard County School System reduced its autism expenses by outsourcing to Linwood with the expansion, contributing $925,000 to complete the project.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ "HO 193 Linwood Children's Center" (PDF). Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Seeking Freedom The History of the Underground Railroad in Howard County. p. 69.
  3. ↑ Fatimaah Waseem (17 May 2016). "Plan for 13 houses could 'erode' treasured historic Ellicott City, residents say". The Baltimore Sun.
  4. ↑ "Linwood Center for Disturbed Children". The Times. 31 March 1965.
  5. ↑ "County Executive Ulman and Linwood Center Announce New School Construction for Autism Program". Retrieved 16 July 2014.
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