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Ruins on Creel Property

Architectural Survey File

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Last Updated: 02-18-2004

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MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST ~_,,-.,,; -i,O 1.

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INVENTORY FORM FOR STATE HISTORIC SITES SURVEY

UN AME HISTORIC

Ruins on the Creel property AND/OR COMMON

IJLOCATION STREET 8i NUMBER

Stafford Road CITY, TOWN

Darlington VICINITY OF Stafford

STATE Maryland

DcLASSIFICATION

CATEGORY _DISTRICT

- BUILDINGISI

_STRUCTURE

_SITE

_OBJECT

OWNERSHIP _ PUBLIC

~RIVA TE

STATUS

-OCCUPIED

.XuNOCCUPIED

_BOTH _ WORK IN PROGRESS

PUBLIC ACQUISITION ACCESSIBLE _IN PROCESS X-£YES RESTRICTED

-BEING CONSIDERED - YES UNllESTRICTED

_NO

DOWNER OF PROPERTY NAME

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

First COUNTY

Harford

PRESENT USE

--AGRICULTURE

_COMMERCIAL

_MUSEUM

_PARK

_EDUCATIONAL _PRIVATE RESIDENCl

_ENTERTAINMENT _RELIGIOUS

_GOVERNMENT

_INDUSTRIAL

_MILITARY

_SCIENTIFIC

_TRANSPORTATION

XoTHEA

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Stafford Road CITY. TOWN

Darlington _ v1c1N1TY oF

LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE. REGISTRY OF DEEDS.ETC Harford County Courthpuse STREET a. NUMBER

40 . Main S~reet CITY.TOWN

Bel Air

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STATE , Zl.p code

GRG 315 Jl17

STATE

II REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS Maryland

TITLE

DATE

DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS

CITY. TOWN

-FEDERAL -STATE -COUNTY -1.0CAL

STATE

B DESCRIPTION

CONDITION

- EXCELLENT

- GOOD

_ FAIR

_J)EfERIORATED

..XRUINS

_ UNEXPOSED

CHECK ONE

J'-UNALTERED

-.ALTERED

CHECK ONE

4 0RIGINALSITE

-MOVED DATc:__ __ _

DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

These ruins are located at the base of the slope overlooking Deer Creek where the John Stump house is sitU3ted. They are tho remains of four small stone houses, one of which still having the end walls and part of the chimney intact . The stone appears to be the same as that in the Stu1llp house itself. South of these ruins and runai.ng parallel to tne hillside is a stretch of the old staf£ord millrace . Behind the building sites and terraced ir::to the slope is a trace of an old road that apparently ran behind the mill site to the road that now crosses the Deer Creek. Adjacent to this site are the piers to the bridge that once spanned Deer Creek at staffoEd • .

CONTINUE ON SEPARATE SHEET IF NECESSARY

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II SIGNIFICANCE

~ 0 ERIOD AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE ·· CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW

_ r'REHISTORIC

- 1400-1499

_ 1500. 1599

- 1900· 1 &99

l.1100.1799

~1800- 1899 _ 1900.

-ARCHEOLOliY·PREHISTORIC _ COMMUNITY PLANNING

_ CONSERVATION

-ECONOMICS

- LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

_ LAW -ARCHEOLOGY ·HISTORIC

-AGRICULTURE

-ARCHITECTURE

-ART

X....COMMERCE

- COMMUNICATIONS

SPECIFIC DATES

StATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

_ EDUCATION

_.ENGINEERING

- EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT

L NDUSTRV

_INVENTION

- LITERATURE

_ MILITARY

- MUSIC

_ PHILOSOPHY

_ POLITICS/GOVERNMENT

BUILDER/ ARCHITECT

_ RELIGION

_ SCIENCE

_ SCULPTURE

_ SOCIAV HUMANITARIAN

_THEATER

_ TRANSPORTATION

_ OTHER !SPECIFY!

There has been a great deal of early industry alol'lG this Jl:l!'t of Deer Creek since 'the middle of the Eighteenth Century. Alone this same fMt where the ruins are was the site of the stafford Mill and other industrial operations. John Stwnp established the 'llill durine the 1790 1s and it continued to be operated as a grist­mill until the 1380 1 s when it was retooled for use as a bone mill . &.!ward M. Allen conducted the practice of grinding buffalo horns at staff ord Mill and, along with Joseph Preston, owned a flint mill nearby. It was Herman Stunp that truly developed the region as an early center or commerce and industry. He constructed a second gristmill nearby, as well as eight £ieldstone houses. Stump also had considerable business interests upstream in the areas of iron furnaces and flint milling . 'l'lie 1878 Martenet l'!lap also i~dicated the pr esence of a Stump sawmill adjoining the gristmill that Herman built . The last phase of the iooustrial activity in stafford occurred in the 1880 ' s when soapstone was extracted at Symington ' s quarry and ground at Stafford. The Stokes Brothers also mana.gej a flint mill at Stafford Mill during this time . Lasyly, a paper mill was also said to have been in service at Stafford. A bridge finally spanned Deer Creek at Stafford in 1870 where before there had been only a ford. This covered structure was destroyed by flooding in the 1890's although the piers still remaip, paralleling the present bridge . The decline of Stafford was due mainly to the demise of the Susquehanna and Tidewater Caml, the change in the market demand for limonite pig iron, porcelain and talc and the change in the depth and navi~ability of Deer Creek.

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IJMAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES

Harfor d County Directory- 1953 Harford Coii l~":f ..:i 1 ..,.., · .,.. 1

Martenet ' s Map of 187S M.1son, Samuel; Historical Sce~ches of Harford County, 1955, Intelligencer Press Wrtght, C. 1ilt.on ; , Our Harford 't.!erit~ge, 1967, French-Bray Lancaster , Pa. CONTINUE ON SEJ;>AAATE SHEET IF NECESSARY Baltimore

llfJ<;EOGRAPHICALDATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY--------

VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION

'Ibe property i' i.ocated on the southern side of st.afford Road right at t.he bridge crossing. It fronts Deer Creek on the south and southeast side of the tract.

LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES

STATE COUNTY

STATE COUNTY

mFORM PREPARED BY NAME I TITLE

Paul L. Penrod/ site surveyor ORGANIZATION

M.1ryJ and H-i c:torj cal Trust - l~ ·-·-__ ,;;..__ ______ _ STREET & NUMBER TELEPHONE

Shaw House. 21 Sta t e Ci rel c CITVOR TOWN

267-1212 STATE

The Maryland Historic Sites Inventory was officially created by an Act of the Maryland Legislature, to be found in the Annotated Code of Maryland, Article 41, Section 181 KA, 1974 Supplement.

The Survey and Inventory are being prepared for information and record purposes only and do not constitute any infringe­ment of individual property rights.

RETURN TO: Maryland Historical Trust The Shaw House, 21 State Circle Annapolis, Maryland 21401 (301) 267-1438

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TITIB SE.hr.CE

In 1948, :r~ucolph G. Sonneborn sold the Stefford !':in property of 17 acres to Luckner 1':. Creel.

In 1929, the cirectors of tLe Henry Sonneborn Co., Inc., srlc to Siegrr:ur_d B. Sonneborn the Stafford i':ill 9roperty. In 1919, Siegmund hcd sold the tract to the said car.pany to be used for recreetionc.l pcrposes by Henry Sonneborn 1 s employees. HO'Wever, the compc.ny folded and the tract reverted to its origine:l owners, it consisting of 42 acref.

In 1919, Siegmur.d E. SonnEborn conveyed the property to He r.ry Sonneborn anc Co.'Tipany, Inc., for the recreational purposes of company err:ployeee. The parcel meE.sured 42 acres.

In 1899, IdOJard ?-:. Allen sold 42 acres to Siegmund Sonneborn. The deed mentioned that J..llen still had the right to use the canning house on the property until 1901.

In 1884, Je:cob Tame sold the Stafford l·:ilJ property to·t.he Stafford Comp&ny, 'Which was al! ;:.11en ccncern. The tract consisted of 40 acres.

Stevenson l-.rcher 1Nas named a trustee over the property as a result of a court case involving Eut;ene R. Fayne and others v .s. Id1,,1ard E. J._llen anc' others. In 1884, Archer sold a 40 acre portion of the tract to Je.ccb Tome.

In 1881, 1d'Ward M. Aller. mortgi:.gec from Jacob Tome 28 acres of tr.e Stafford ~:ilJ property. This deec mentior.ed that the property had several orjgins.

Preston

In 1872, the Stafford 1'.ill property of 28 e.cres, rr:ore or less, 1,,1as sold to Lcward f':. t._llen and Thomas J... Eays by John Erown Preston.

Henry W. 1'.rcher, a trustee, sold the propErty to Joseph B. Preston in 1869. Archer's interest ~as a result of an equity case involving Charles W. Lee v.s. Priscilla St·.irnp Archer. The d8:ed states that it \.las origi:wlly Priscilla's property circa. 1845, except for:

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JC ;46

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J1G E 26

JLG G 276

45.3

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lJ .382

11 t!1at part of said Stafford Jl".ill Lot 1.ihich was at the sane time sold by said trustee t'J Her:nar. Stunp consisti:'.'lg of thE framE dwelling House on thE I'.ill then occupied by Chsrles h. EcFaden ·..iith the yard and gar".len e:ttached thereto and thE land lying betweEn se:id :fouse yar:J and garden and the mill race reserving as appertenant to the Stdford r-:n1s thE right to enlsrge saici race as mciy be necessary ••• Excepting and reserving also forwar:J during the lifetime of Benedict Waxwood the dv.Jelling House built by him on the south :oidE of Deer Creek "Witt its E:pper­tEnances and thE dwelling House built by '? Ail::rns on the south .side of saiG 6reek."

Henry W. J..rcher anc1 rfonry Stm1p, acting as trustees for HErman :tUP.lp, solrl to Friscilla Stump the Stafford r'lill property of 29 acres ar.d three roods in 1845.

In 1841, Herman Stwrrp sold to Cassandra ;)tunp 200 acrE s of land near the mouth of DeEr Creekf -...:ith all water and VJater paver rights. The tract 'WES seid to include a nEVJ flour mill.

John and J..nn .':.rcher, Priscilla Stump, Hannah 2-tump, John W. 3tump and Janes snd l<ary '{Iilliams all sold to Eerman Stm:ip, in 1217, thEir shares of land bherited fror. John Stunp of Stafford, -who died in 1816. This largE parcel \.Jas located at the rr:outh of Leer CrEEk, encor-1passing p5rts of the Land of Frornise, Lynes Tents, :.,ynes i-.ddition, Eigbie 1 s EopE and Stump's Eape, for a total of 487 acrEs, threE roods anc 2C perches.

In 1782, '="hornc.s Earrison sol'~ t'.J John ~~tw::p two large tracts of land at thE mouth of Leer Creekt ~ines '°::'En"':s, pcten":ec a"': lJCO acres anc Lines :._edition, pate.nted at 600 acres.

ln 174"? Col. l~a"':han Figbie deedec by gift 230 acres of e; u;c acre tract (higbiE's Hope) to hi::: son hathan. ·,_hEr1 r:E.th£r: cied, Jan:Es I.igbie COD'lEYEO the property t'J 11 ohr: St W'!i;J i.1 1786.

Jackson

Ir. 1365, Li::!hard J. Jacl-:son solo hi" five e.cre plot to I:.c-ward l< ~ ;.._llE n• ·Tacks on had acn u:'._1 t::d the land throueh tv.;o separate trans::: ct ions.

(E:) In 1865, ;;Erm.an 3turrip, Sr., sole a four-3cre p1;,rcel of "Jacob's Lot!' to l • . J. Jackson.

(t) ir. 1865, Eermar: 2t ump hu~ be cor-ie e. bc:nkrupt and his estate was bEing h:.ncil€r" i:i pEirt by James!>".. Campbell, VJho sold Jackson one acre. Beth of these lots were

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29 352

HD 220

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HD .« lLO

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DE:!'t of thE tracts solc1 by ~{Erman 3t1.m1p to Cassancra in 1841 •

. ..:illiams

In 1875, Stevenson A. Williams served as a trustee after a court dispute bet-ween T:dward .t-:. ,.11en and :t:eziah G. S. Jackson. :....rilliams sold the land to i-,llen, it consisting of sE ve n aures of J.igbie 1 s Hope or ~·'.'f. Yoe.

In 1373, -.:nlciam 3tump For;.iooo sol:l tci Edward L. c-.llen a part of hi['.biE 1 s Eope or i·~t. Yoe, containing seven acres, one rooo and 37 pErches. OnE-half of onE acre was reserved for the use of the tidH;ater canal.

In 1835, SamuEl Cooper Stu.r:lp bought frori Hrnry C. S-twnp a large part of tte tract called ~t. Yoe or Rigbie's 1--'ope tr:at possib~y included the seven acres ;;,ftl''.:ioned. ':'here is little bet"Ween this deed E:ne the Foniooo one to indicate that this 2even acre parcel vEnt1;rec fer fron: the Stump fE::-ily curbg this ti.--ne. !:.gain, it mc.y have bEEn ircluced in the Eer~y Stump- Cassandra Stump transaction i~ 1841.

In 1833, ':illian: 3twr1p scl·J to .=ar.:uel Cooper StuI'.lp sorr:e property. The cEEd mEn-':ions:

''ell tha-: fc.rm on the rivEr abovE the mouth af Leer Sreek ~hereon Joseph Rogers now lives (Except a lot of acres 2c joining the aforesaid 0eer Creek that he thE Ea id ;~illi.sm bough'" of :ohn 2twnp).'1

John :Stump sol.:' his son, .:nliar,_, 2 portion of J.'.t. Yoe or rdgbiie's Hope reasurinf sevEn acres, one rood and 37 r-erches•

In 1279, farmc:n ctump, trustee for thE late Cas:::and!ra Stump, sold a cne-&cre plot of !'Jacob's :I.cot'' to :=.r-:ward L. t-.llEn. ,c_gdn, this was ori2inally EerPlan Stump property.

INVENTORY NO. HB-d.od...

DATE:

REMODELING: Drastic, moderate, minor

NAME OF PROPERTY : tJ!./J ...s 711 r7f1J'1 4/c 11J1f /)1 £/1f Vl:...7 _,,1>1.·

ELECTION DISTRICT

TAX Ml\P NO .

PARCEL NO.

LOCATION OF PROPERTY: E'/?/.'/)~.CI zu /ke~r Bl':t06C

DIRECTION DWELLING FACES:

STORIES: l[ ] 2[] 3( ] 4() 5[ ] 6[] BAYS:

WINGS, ADDITIONS:

WALL CONSTRUCTION:

[] FP~'\ME: Bevel, clapboard, weatherboard, wood shingles, board & batten(type?) [ ] BPI CK: Bond type- co1m1on, English, Flemish. Sketch variants . [VJ STONE: Bond type- rubble, ashlar (random or regular), quoins-plain, rusticated [ ] LOG ('<>4 ~n

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WALL FEATURES: BELT COURSE, PILASTERS, OTHERS FOUNDATIOt~S: HIGH, LOW, BRICK, STONE WATER TABLE: HONE, PLAIU, BEVELED, MOULDED BRICK

WINDOWS, TRIM, SHUTTERS: 1/1( ] 2/2[ ] 6/6[ ] 9/6[ ] 9/9[ ] other[ ] pe~ ged[ ] nailed[ ] wide[ ] narrow[ ] original[ ] replaced[ ]

ENTRANCE, DOORS: LOCATION: HARDWARE: original[ ] replaced[ ] FAN LIGHT, TRANSOM, SIDE LIGHTS, PLAIN

CORNICE, BARGE, EAVES: original[ ] replaced[ ]

ROOF: GABLE FRONT, GABLE FLANK, HIP, Ml\NSARD, FLAT, DORMERS MATERIAL: wood shingles, slate, tin, asphalt original[] replaced[ ]

PORCHES: SHAPE OF ROOF - shed[ ] hip[ ] gable[ ]

CHIMNEYS: NUMBER BRICK[ ] STONE[] CORBELED[ ] original[ ] replaced[] LOCATI=o~~l:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ARCHES :

COMMENTS:

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