MacAlpine (house)
The Mackubins raised five children here:
- Ella Mackubin (1870–1956): unmarried; graduated from Patapsco Female Institute in 1886
- George Mackubin (1872–1964): married Maud Tayloe Perrin of Gloucester County, Virginia; He was the founder of McKubin & Company in 1899, now Legg Mason. Had issue: one son; two daughters (twins).
- Parke Custis Mackubin (1873–1903): unmarried; killed in a logging accident on his farm on Kent Island, Eareckson Farm. Had issue: one son.
- Emily Boyce Mackubin (1876–1946): unmarried; philanthropist.
- Mildred Lee Mackubin (1878–1956): married Arthur Gordon (after Gabriella's death) but no children.
The property was sold after the death of Emily Mackubin in 1946 and subsequently subdivided into the present Dunloggin neighborhood. The family is buried at nearby St. John's Church where they were active members.
It is a 2+1⁄2-story, three-bay by two-bay frame, nineteen room structure clad in novelty siding with corner boards, with a mansard roof covered with wood shingles. When built in 1868, the house had a low hip roof possibly changed to reflect the new mansard style as at her father's summer home, Linwood. The stone slave quarters were built about 1840 reside several houses south of the MacApline house. The Mackubin's owned at least 11 slaves on the property in the years prior to the civil war Mrs Mackubin's cousin was the daughter of General Robert E. Lee
In 1947, land developer Marcus A Wakefield Jr. purchased the MacApline site subdividing the property for the Dunloggin neighborhood leaving four lots around the MacApline building. In 1974, the property was denied zoning to be converted to an antique store. The house was restored throughout the 1970s and 1980s by resident owners with the surrounding property reduced to less than an acre.
MacAlpine was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ James A Clark Jr. Jim Clark Soldier Farmer Legislator. p. 22.
- ^ Kenneth M. Short (June 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: MacAlpine" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ^ "A House That Aims In Graciousness of Living In The Earlier Days". Sun Magazine. 4 December 1966.
- ^ Kobren, Gerri (20 October 1985). "A PEEK AT THE PAST: Refurbished Victorian mansion is Ellicott City show house". Th Baltimore Sun.
External links
- MacAlpine, Howard County, including photo from 2003, at Maryland Historical Trust