572:
62:
79:
104:
782:
792:
579:
111:
86:
348:, for building a small double house as a residence for the two brothers. Kohlstock, a joiner, agreed "to finish two small houses 14 by 17 feet each, to be connected by a porch and passage about 10 feet wide." Each house had one upper and one lower room, with a connecting center hallway and a small porch in front, twelve by eight feet. The carpenter's bill for labor gives an interesting idea of costs in 1797:
342:. On March 13, Jacob Keefer and John Eckert contracted "to mould and burn a kiln of brick" for the mill, "providing 100,000 brick or more, to be paid for at the rate of one French crown for every thousand brick." The brick kiln was constructed near the creek, known in previous years as Pipeclay Creek.
323:
and
Pennsylvania's roads toward the west. The junction of Pipe Creek and Deep Run furnished a strong flow of water for a mill in the wide valley, and gentle slopes on either side provided land for grazing, farming or settlement. Heavy stands of black oak would furnish tanbark for a tannery, and the
303:. The Homestead is now a museum of American culture, operated by the Union Mills Homestead Foundation, a non-profit foundation with all proceeds dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the Union Mills Homestead Complex.
670:
821:
675:
876:
685:
745:
730:
600:
740:
735:
695:
665:
635:
705:
640:
605:
700:
680:
615:
595:
509:
871:
650:
645:
630:
620:
610:
690:
655:
826:
762:
625:
660:
725:
502:
144:
721:
856:
785:
522:
495:
816:
561:
551:
265:
and has been continually occupied by the family. The mill, also built 1797, is a large brick structure, built of locally manufactured brick laid in both
103:
477:
78:
767:
273:
of the
Confederate Army of Northern Virginia camped at Union Mills and was hosted by part of the Shriver family. On the following day, General
841:
846:
831:
795:
546:
48:
518:
397:
285:
39:
249:, a surviving bark shed from the 19th century tannery complex, a reconstructed tannery barn, and a Bollman-design bridge.
851:
330:
The original mill contract shows that on
January 25, 1797, the two brothers completed arrangements with John Mong, a
218:
311:
The following passage is excerpted from "Union Mills: The
Shriver Homestead Since 1797" by Frederic Shriver Klein:
324:
Shrivers knew a good bit about tanning leather. At this time, Andrew
Shriver was operating a store and tavern in
866:
861:
344:
The house had its origin on
January 26 of the same year, when a contract was made with Henry Kohlstock of
487:
482:
Bollman Truss Bridge, Union Mills
Homestead Park, 3311 Littlestown Pike, Westminster, Carroll County, MD
331:
345:
325:
295:
was home to the
Shriver family for 6 generations. It is currently a historic landmark located near
315:
The
Shriver brothers bought a large tract of land along Big Pipe Creek, about seven miles north of
300:
226:
836:
541:
417:
274:
556:
536:
402:
316:
296:
258:
222:
132:
418:"National Register of Historic Places Registration: Union Mills Homestead Historic District"
61:
8:
460:
442:
Frederic
Shriver Klein (December 1957). "Union Mills: The Shriver Homestead Since 1797".
278:
198:
791:
281:
arrived on the site and welcomed and entertained by other members of the family.
810:
270:
262:
234:
159:
146:
467:
Boundary Map of the Union Mills Homestead Historic District, Carroll County
466:
266:
822:
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
517:
320:
481:
335:
246:
877:
Grinding mills on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
339:
230:
364:
Weatherboarding, stairs, porch, cornice seats, washboards 3 dols.
392:
371:
The total labor costs for the house came to eighty-six dollars!"
872:
National Register of Historic Places in Carroll County, Maryland
110:
85:
827:
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
472:
328:, and David was practicing as a civil engineer in Maryland.
786:
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
463:, including photo from 2002, at Maryland Historical Trust
306:
461:
Union Mills Homestead Historic District, Carroll County
441:
552:
History of the National Register of Historic Places
415:
245:The homestead comprises a dwelling house, a brick
857:Historic American Engineering Record in Maryland
808:
817:Historic districts in Carroll County, Maryland
503:
358:Windows, casing, frames and sash 2 dols. each
334:millwright to construct "a set of mills," a
16:Historic district in Maryland, United States
796:Portal:National Register of Historic Places
269:and common bond. On June 30, 1863, General
510:
496:
484:", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page
60:
519:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
40:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
215:Union Mills Homestead Historic District
32:Union Mills Homestead Historic District
809:
409:
393:"National Register Information System"
387:
385:
491:
416:Mrs. Preston Parish (November 1970).
307:The building of the Shriver homestead
478:Historic American Engineering Record
398:National Register of Historic Places
352:Lower floors for small house 5 dols.
286:National Register of Historic Places
842:Museums in Carroll County, Maryland
446:. Union Mills Homestead Foundation.
382:
319:and along early roads leading into
131:Jct. of U.S. 140 and Deep Run Rd.,
13:
847:Historic house museums in Maryland
832:Houses in Carroll County, Maryland
14:
888:
454:
361:Doors, casings, etc. 2 dols.each
790:
781:
780:
577:
570:
444:The Maryland Historical Magazine
261:was built in 1797 by Andrew and
187:Shriver, Andrew; Schriver, David
109:
102:
84:
77:
469:, at Maryland Historical Trust
435:
240:
193:
1:
375:
284:Union Mills was added to the
118:Show map of the United States
21:United States historic place
7:
768:National Historic Landmarks
423:. Maryland Historical Trust
10:
893:
355:Upper floor, rough 3 dols.
299:, about 17 miles south of
252:
776:
755:
714:
586:
568:
529:
480:(HAER) No. md-170, "
346:York County, Pennsylvania
326:Littlestown, Pennsylvania
204:
192:NRHP reference
191:
183:
175:
138:
127:
71:
59:
55:
46:
37:
30:
26:
852:Mill museums in Maryland
301:Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
277:of the 5th Corps of the
179:279 acres (113 ha)
542:Keeper of the Register
373:
49:U.S. Historic district
867:Union Mills, Maryland
862:Westminster, Maryland
557:National Park Service
537:Contributing property
473:Union Mills Homestead
403:National Park Service
313:
297:Westminster, Maryland
293:Union Mills Homestead
160:39.67056°N 77.01611°W
133:Westminster, Maryland
93:Show map of Maryland
746:South and Southeast
731:North and Northwest
279:Army of the Potomac
165:39.67056; -77.01611
156: /
741:East and Northeast
736:West and Southwest
804:
803:
547:Historic district
367:Painting 6 dols.
259:Shriver Homestead
219:historic district
212:
211:
884:
794:
784:
783:
606:Baltimore County
581:
580:
574:
573:
512:
505:
498:
489:
488:
448:
447:
439:
433:
432:
430:
428:
422:
413:
407:
406:
389:
332:Frederick County
208:January 25, 1971
195:
171:
170:
168:
167:
166:
161:
157:
154:
153:
152:
149:
119:
113:
112:
106:
94:
88:
87:
81:
64:
24:
23:
892:
891:
887:
886:
885:
883:
882:
881:
807:
806:
805:
800:
772:
751:
710:
671:Prince George's
588:
582:
578:
576:
575:
571:
566:
525:
516:
457:
452:
451:
440:
436:
426:
424:
420:
414:
410:
405:. July 9, 2010.
391:
390:
383:
378:
343:
329:
309:
255:
243:
164:
162:
158:
155:
150:
147:
145:
143:
142:
123:
122:
121:
120:
117:
116:
115:
114:
97:
96:
95:
92:
91:
90:
89:
67:
51:
42:
33:
22:
17:
12:
11:
5:
890:
880:
879:
874:
869:
864:
859:
854:
849:
844:
839:
837:Shriver family
834:
829:
824:
819:
802:
801:
799:
798:
788:
777:
774:
773:
771:
770:
765:
759:
757:
753:
752:
750:
749:
743:
738:
733:
728:
718:
716:
712:
711:
709:
708:
703:
698:
693:
688:
683:
678:
673:
668:
663:
658:
653:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
623:
618:
613:
608:
603:
598:
592:
590:
584:
583:
569:
567:
565:
564:
562:Property types
559:
554:
549:
544:
539:
533:
531:
527:
526:
515:
514:
507:
500:
492:
486:
485:
475:
470:
464:
456:
455:External links
453:
450:
449:
434:
408:
380:
379:
377:
374:
369:
368:
365:
362:
359:
356:
353:
308:
305:
254:
251:
242:
239:
227:Carroll County
217:is a national
210:
209:
206:
202:
201:
196:
189:
188:
185:
181:
180:
177:
173:
172:
140:
136:
135:
129:
125:
124:
108:
107:
101:
100:
99:
98:
83:
82:
76:
75:
74:
73:
72:
69:
68:
65:
57:
56:
53:
52:
47:
44:
43:
38:
35:
34:
31:
28:
27:
20:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
889:
878:
875:
873:
870:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
850:
848:
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
833:
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
815:
814:
812:
797:
793:
789:
787:
779:
778:
775:
769:
766:
764:
761:
760:
758:
754:
747:
744:
742:
739:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
723:
720:
719:
717:
715:Lists by city
713:
707:
704:
702:
699:
697:
694:
692:
689:
687:
684:
682:
679:
677:
674:
672:
669:
667:
664:
662:
659:
657:
654:
652:
649:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
622:
619:
617:
614:
612:
609:
607:
604:
602:
599:
597:
594:
593:
591:
585:
563:
560:
558:
555:
553:
550:
548:
545:
543:
540:
538:
535:
534:
532:
528:
524:
520:
513:
508:
506:
501:
499:
494:
493:
490:
483:
479:
476:
474:
471:
468:
465:
462:
459:
458:
445:
438:
419:
412:
404:
400:
399:
394:
388:
386:
381:
372:
366:
363:
360:
357:
354:
351:
350:
349:
347:
341:
337:
333:
327:
322:
318:
312:
304:
302:
298:
294:
289:
287:
282:
280:
276:
272:
271:J.E.B. Stuart
268:
264:
263:David Shriver
260:
250:
248:
238:
236:
235:United States
232:
228:
224:
220:
216:
207:
205:Added to NRHP
203:
200:
197:
190:
186:
182:
178:
174:
169:
141:
137:
134:
130:
126:
105:
80:
70:
63:
58:
54:
50:
45:
41:
36:
29:
25:
19:
676:Queen Anne's
601:Anne Arundel
443:
437:
425:. Retrieved
411:
396:
370:
314:
310:
292:
290:
283:
275:James Barnes
267:Flemish bond
256:
244:
214:
213:
18:
756:Other lists
321:Littlestown
317:Westminster
241:Description
223:Westminster
163: /
139:Coordinates
811:Categories
696:Washington
686:St. Mary's
666:Montgomery
636:Dorchester
427:January 1,
376:References
336:grist mill
247:grist mill
148:39°40′14″N
722:Baltimore
706:Worcester
641:Frederick
589:by county
288:in 1971.
151:77°0′58″W
701:Wicomico
681:Somerset
616:Caroline
596:Allegany
523:Maryland
340:saw mill
231:Maryland
199:71000371
184:Built by
128:Location
763:Bridges
726:Central
651:Harford
646:Garrett
631:Charles
621:Carroll
611:Calvert
253:History
66:in 1971
691:Talbot
656:Howard
530:Topics
338:and a
626:Cecil
587:Lists
421:(PDF)
661:Kent
429:2016
291:The
257:The
176:Area
724:: (
521:in
221:at
194:No.
813::
401:.
395:.
384:^
237:.
233:,
229:,
225:,
748:)
511:e
504:t
497:v
431:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
