Bon Air Manor (Ellicott City, Maryland)
Bon Air Manor or Benson's Park is a historic plantation home located in Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland.
The Bon Air Manor is a historic gatehouse to the original Benson's Park Manor. Benson's Manor was a 250-acre parcel patented by Daniel Benson in 1696. The property was later expanded to 268 acres. The gatehouse was part of a complex of outbuildings including a barn, stone jail, and slave quarters built in 1805. The property adjacent to the New Cut Landfill has been subdivided for residential development and reduced in size.
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References
- ^ "Bensons's Park MSA". Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ Howard County Historical Society. Images of America Howard County. p. 106.
- ^ "HO-398 Bon Air Manor" (PDF). Retrieved 5 August 2014.