Salopha (Sykesville, Maryland)

Salopha
Location of Salopha in Maryland
Location 691 River Road Sykesville, Maryland
Coordinates 39°21′10″N 76°56′45″W / 39.35278°N 76.94583°W / 39.35278; -76.94583Coordinates: 39°21′10″N 76°56′45″W / 39.35278°N 76.94583°W / 39.35278; -76.94583
Built 1718
Architectural style(s) Log

Salopha or Solopha is a historic slave plantation house located in Sykesville, Maryland, Howard County, Maryland.[1]

Salopha is a historic house, farm and bank barn. The farm house is built around a log house constructed in 1718 that predates the land grant patented to John Johnson in September 18, 1742. In 1762 Vachel Dorsey expanded the structure. The property was purchased in 1829 by Charles Alexander Warfield for $2,400. In 1889 the house was modified in a Gothic revival style. The home is the birthplace of county commissioner Johsua Warfield Dorsey Sr. The bank barn built by the Warfield brothers in 1889 burned in 1972. [2] [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Seeking Freedom The History of the Underground Railroad in Howard County. p. 81.
  2. ↑ Howard County Historical Society. Images of America Howard County. p. 105.
  3. ↑ "HO-533 Salopha" (PDF). Retrieved 4 August 2014.
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