BA-282 J.W. Shanklin House 9322 Old Harford Road Cub Hills, Baltimore County 1843 Private

The J.W. Shanklin House is located at 9322 Old Harford Road near the historic village of

Cub Hills in the Ninth District of Baltimore County. The stone dwelling, augmented by

three additions, was constructed in the second quarter of the 19th century and is

representative of the many vernacular stone structures erected throughout Baltimore

County during this period. Thomas Shanklin purchased the property in 1843, seemingly

improving it with the construction of the two-and-a-half-story stone dwelling soon

thereafter. The Shanklin family maintained ownership of the property until 1920, a

tenure of seventy-seven years.

Constructed in circa 1843, the J.W. Shanklin House fronts southeast on a level grassy lot.

A paved driveway leads to the rear of the house and the attached non-historic garage.

Built of random-rubble stone, the J.W. Shanklin House was constructed in four distinct

stages. Many of the original interior details have been replaced with non-historic

elements, making dating of the structure and its additions difficult. Two-and-a-half-

stories high, this dwelling measures six bays wide and is capped with a side-gable roof.

The original main block of the dwelling consists of the three bays, marked by two

windows and a side-passage front entry.

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1. Name of Property (indicate preferred name)

historic

other

2. Location street and number

city, town

county

3. Owner of name

street and number

city, town

J.W. Shanklin House

Shanklin-Carroll-Longbottom House

9322 Old Harford Road not for publication

Baltimore vicinity

Baltimore County

Property (give names and mailing addresses of all owners)

Calvin Disney

2931 Waldor Drive telephone 4103372300

Baltimore state MD zip code 21234

4. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry

city, town

of deeds, etc. Baltimore County Courthouse tax map and parcel: 62/288

Towson liber pendi folio

5. Primary Location of Additional Data Contributing Resource in National Register District Contributing Resource in Local Historic District Determined Eligible for the National Register/Maryland Register Determined Ineligible for the National Register/Maryland Register Recorded by HABS/HAER Historic Structure Report or Research Report Other

6. Classification Category

district X building(s)

structure

object

Ownership

public -X- private

both

Current Function agriculture commerce/trade defense

X domestic education funerary government health care industry

landscape recreation/culture religion social transportation work in progress unknown vacant/not in use other:

Resource Count Contributing Noncontributing

2 1 buildings sites

1 structures objects

2 2 Total

Number of Contributing Resources previously listed in the Inventory

2

7. Description Inventory No. BA-282

Condition

excellent deteriorated good ruins fair _X_ altered

Prepare both a one paragraph summary and a comprehensive description of the resource and its various elements as it exists today.

Constructed in circa 1843, the J.W. Shanklin House fronts southeast on a level grassy lot. A paved driveway leads to the rear of the house and the attached non-historic garage. Built of random-rubble stone, the J.W. Shanklin House was constructed in four distinct stages. Many of the original interior details have been replaced with non-historic elements, making dating of the structure and its additions difficult. Two-and-a-half-stories high, this dwelling measures six bays wide and is capped with a side-gable roof. The original main block of the dwelling consists of the three bays, marked by two windows and a side-passage front entry.

The first addition, dating from the latter part of the 19th century/turn of the 20th century, is constructed of random-rubble stone and is located on the northeast elevation. This section completes the six-bay-wide facade. The second addition is an ell constructed on the rear elevation of the first addition. This addition is constructed of random-rubble stone. The third addition is an attached one-story-high concrete-block garage constructed on the northwest elevation of the rear ell. It is capped by a shed roof and is clad with aluminum siding on the southwest elevation. A small front-gabled addition was constructed on the northwest elevation of the rear ell. This one-room section is wood frame and clad with vinyl siding. Finally, a front-gabled vestibule was constructed atop the random-rubble-stone bulkhead entrance to the basement on the southwest elevation of the original building. The wood-frame section of the vestibule is clad with vinyl siding. The roof of the entire house is covered with asphalt shingles and features overhanging eaves. The original dwelling and the first addition have aluminum-clad boxed cornices. The rear ell addition features aluminum-clad cornice returns. Rising above the roof are two interior-end chimneys and one exterior random-rubble stone chimney. The interior-end chimneys are brick and feature corbeled caps.

The first story of the southeast elevation (facade) features five 2/2 wood-sash windows and one single-leaf entrance. The entry contains a 4-light over 4-panel wood door and is detailed with a molded wood surround. The surround features fluted pilasters and a dentilated cornice. Piercing the second story are four 2/2 wood-sash windows. Each of the windows is supported with square-edged wood sills. The first-story sills are noticeably larger than the second-story sills. Added during the second half of the 20th century, three gable dormers illuminate the upper half story. Each of the dormers contains one 1/1 vinyl-sash window and are clad with aluminum siding. Covering the entry is a half-hipped portico. It is supported with paired square-posts and a random-rubble-stone pier foundation. The small gable-roof addition on the northwest elevation has one window. The gable-roofed vestibule covering the basement entry is pierced with one 4-vertical-light fixed wood window on the southeast elevation.

Piercing the northeast elevation of the first addition is one 2/2 wood-sash window on both the first and second stories. The upper half story is pierced by two 4-light wood casement windows. The northwest elevation of the rear ell is pierced with one 6/6 wood-sash window and one 9-light vinyl fixed window on the first story. The second story of the rear ell contains two 2/2 wood-sash windows. The small gable addition on the northeast elevation of the rear ell features a single-leaf 9-light/cross-panel wood door. Four 1/1 wood-sash windows supported with wood sills and lintels pierce the northeast elevation of the garage addition.

The northwest elevation of the original dwelling is three bays wide on the first story with two 2/2 wood-sash windows and a single-leaf entry. Piercing the second story of the main block are two 2/2 wood-sash windows. Covering the side-passage entry is a gable-roof non-historic portico supported with square-wood posts. The first addition is pierced with one 2/2 wood-sash window on both the first and second stories. The stone exterior-end chimney is located in the angle of the ell on the rear elevation. The northwest elevation of the vestibule covering the basement entry features one 4-vertical light fixed wood window.

The southwest elevation of the original dwelling is pierced with one 2/2 window on the first story and two 4-light casement wood windows in the upper half story. The rear ell features two 6/6 wood-sash windows and a single-leaf 9-light/cross-braced panel wood door on the first story. The second story of the rear ell is pierced with two 2/2 windows. The southwest elevation of the vestibule covering the basement entrance contains a single-leaf 4-light/l-panel wood door. Covering the first story of the rear ell on the southwest elevation is a screened porch supported with square wood posts and a solid balustrade clad with aluminum siding. The garage addition contains two single-leaf doors and two roll-up vinyl paneled doors. One pedestrian door is 3-lights

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over a flush panel and the second entry has a 4-lights over a flush panel door.

SECONDARY BUILDINGS

Located northwest of the main dwelling is a wood-frame smokehouse that is contemporaneous to the house. The parged stone foundation supports a wood frame clad in weatherboard siding. It features a pyramidal, asphalt-shingled roof, a shed-roof hood with brackets, and a vertical-board single-leaf door.

To the north of the smokehouse is a 1960s random-rubble stone barbecue. It features a tapered wall and three piers supporting the metal grills.

Located next to the smokehouse is a 1990s shed with pressed vertical board siding and a poured concrete foundation. This building has a side-gable roof with asphalt shingles and a two-leaf cross-braced door.

INTERIOR

The original three-bay-wide dwelling features a single-pile plan with a side passage. It has one room on the first floor and one bedroom and a bathroom on the second floor. The stair in this section of the house ascends to the attic floor. The first addition on the northeast elevation adds one large room on the first floor and two bedrooms on the second floor. The rear ell addition adds a third room on the first floor and one bathroom and a bedroom on the second floor. The stone walls on the interior are two feet thick.

The hall on the first floor features a dog-leg stair to the second floor with a closed stringer, chamfered balusters, and a square newel post. The original tongue-and-groove random-width oak floorboards exhibit cut nails that were used for carpet strips. The walls and ceiling are covered with painted original lath and plaster. Around the perimeter of the hall is the original wood baseboard that consists of a splay with an astragal, fascia board, and a shoe molding. The inside of the exterior door has a flush panel. The interior door casings feature a double half-round concave molding with an astragal and fillet. The interior wood door is single-leaf with four raised panels and a brass knob. Underneath the stair is a small closet with a grooved vertical-board door.

The parlor, now an office, on the first floor has several of the same elements as the hall including the floorboards and door casings. Each of the walls is reclad with grooved pressed vertical boards. The replacement wood baseboard is five inches high and features an astragal and fascia board molding profile. The profile for the window casing includes cyma recta and cyma reversa molding. The fireplace mantle has been replaced with a non-historic granite stone facing mortared with Portland cement. The hearth features the same material.

The living room in the first addition, one step down from the hall in the original main block, features random-width replacement pine floorboards, original painted lath and plaster walls, and acoustic dropped ceiling tiles. The window and door casings are similar to the office in the original section of the house. A non-historic crown molding with a cavetto and ovolo molding profile has been applied around the perimeter of the ceiling. The baseboard is six inches high and has an ovolo, fascia board, and a squared shoe molding. The fireplace mantle is covered with coursed stone and the hearth is stone.

An open-stringer straight-leg stair in the kitchen of the rear ell provides access to the second floor. The stair is supported with round balusters and does not have a newel post. Non-historic replacement materials include the vinyl-tile floors, crown molding, window and door casings, and the four-inch baseboard. The walls are reclad with a wood veneer and the ceiling has the original lath and plaster.

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The non-historic gable-roof addition on the northeast elevation is the pantry to the kitchen. Details similar to the kitchen include the floor covering, baseboard, window and door casings, and crown molding.

The second floor has two bathrooms and four bedrooms. The bedroom in the original dwelling features a molded chair rail. The window and door casings in the rear ell and first addition are square-edged wood surrounds. The attic contains three separate rooms. It is entirely clad with original painted lath and plaster. The random-width oak floorboards are either original or are reused materials. Many of the floorboards are marked with Roman numerals. The largest floorboard is 19JA inches wide. Several walls on the attic floor are not original. The attic door and the wall holding the doorway are not original. The small basement, located under the original main block, is unfinished and exhibits half-hewn log ceiling joists.

8. Significance Inventory No. BA-282

Period Areas of Significance Check and justify below

1600-1699 agriculture economics health/medicine performing arts 1700-1799 archeology education industry philospohy

JL 1800-1899 JL architecture engineering invention politics/government XL 1900-1999 art entertainment/ landscape architecture religion

2000- commerce recreation law science communications ethnic heritage literature social history community planning exploration/ maritime industry transportation conservation settlement military other:

Specific dates 1843; 1920

Construction dates 1843 circa

Evaluation for:

National Register

Architect/Builder

Maryland Register

unknown

X not evaluated

Prepare a one-paragraph summary statement of significance addressing applicable criteria, followed by a narrative discussion of the history of the resource and its context. (For compliance reports, complete evaluation on a DOE Form - see manual.)

The J.W. Shanklin House is located at 9322 Old Harford Road near the historic village of Cub Hills in the Ninth District of Baltimore County. The stone dwelling, augmented by three additions, was constructed in the second quarter of the 19th century and is representative of the many vernacular stone structures erected throughout Baltimore County during this period. Thomas Shanklin purchased the property in 1843, seemingly improving it with the construction of the two-and-a-half-story stone dwelling soon thereafter. The Shanklin family maintained ownership of the property until 1920, a tenure of seventy-seven years.

History

The Shanklin House is located near Cub Hills, which took its name from a 17th-century tract of land. The no longer extant village of Cub Run was formed along the Harford Turnpike at its intersection with Cub Hills Road in the middle part of the 19th century. The 1850 county atlas indicates that the village included three taverns, one of which housed the post office. The surrounding landscape appears to have been dominated by residential buildings. During the next twenty-seven years, a considerable amount of settlement took place along Harford Turnpike and Old Harford Road, which lay to the northwest of the turnpike. By 1881, Cub Hill had reached a population of 150. Settlement continued through the early 20th century, and by 1915, the village of Carney had formed to the south of Cub Hills at the intersection of Harford Road with West Joppa Road. By the early 20th century, Cub Hills had become enveloped by Carney.

Simultaneous to the establishment and initial growth of Cub Hills, the property on which the Shanklin House now stands was conveyed to Thomas Shanklin. Historic maps indicate that improvements to the property did not occur in the first part of the 19th century, with buildings noted on J.C. Sidney's Map of the City and County of Baltimore, Maryland, from Original Surveys in 1850. An advertisement in the Baltimore Sun from May 16, 1844 documents that Thomas Shanklin resided on the property in the second quarter of the 19th century. The property remained in the Shanklin family throughout the 19th century, with J.W. Shanklin noted as the owner on the 1877 Atlas of Baltimore County, Maryland by G.M. Hopkins. The G.W. Bromley Map of Baltimore County recorded that W.J. Shanklin resided on the property in 1915.

The first of the three additions to the main dwelling was made during the tenure of the Shanklin family. Supported by architectural evidence, it appears this three-bay-wide addition to the northeast elevation of the main block was constructed in the latter part of the 19th century/turn of the 20th century. Unfortunately, much of the historic materials on the interior and exterior of the dwelling have been lost to modernizations and subsequent additions.

In January 1920, the Shanklin family conveyed ninety-seven acres of land and the stone dwelling to Lee and Mary J. Carroll. Based on the form and materials utilized in the enlargement of the dwelling, it is presumed that the rear ell was constructed on the Shanklin addition by the Carrolls. The Carroll family maintained ownership until February 1950, selling it to Walter K. and Dora

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Keen. In August 1957, Walter Keen conveyed the property to B. Bruce and Catherine Longbottom. The one-story garage addition appears to have been constructed during the tenure of the Longbottoms, who maintained ownership until just after the turn of the 21st century when it was conveyed to the current owner, Calvin Disney.

CHAIN OF TITLE

circa 1843

January 6, 1920

Thomas Shanklin purchased property

John S. Reese Shanklin et al to Lee Carroll and wife Baltimore County Courthouse Liber WPC 520 Folio 198

February 10, 1950 Lee and Mary J. Carroll to Walter Keen Baltimore County Courthouse Liber TBS 1818 Folio 239

January 10, 1951 Walter K. and Dora Keen to Baltimore County Realty Corporation Baltimore County Courthouse Liber GLB 1921 Folio 314

January 10, 1951 Baltimore County Realty Corporation to Walter K. Keen Baltimore County Courthouse Liber GLB 1921 Folio 317

August 5, 1957

November 7, 1988

November 7, 1988

Walter K. Keen et al to B. Bruce and Catherine Longbottom Baltimore County Courthouse Liber GLB 3212 Folio 85

B. Bruce Longbottom to Roland D. Wilson Baltimore County Courthouse Liber 8063 Folio 46

Roland D. Wilson to B. Bruce Longbottom, B. Bruce Longbottom, II and Joan Claire Piege Baltimore County Courthouse Liber 8063 Folio 49

August 11, 1994

Pending

Bruce B. Longbottom to Bruce B. Longbottom Baltimore County Courthouse Liber 10719 Folio 357

Bruce B. Longbottom to Calvin Disney

9. Major Bibliographical References inventory NO. BA-282

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10. Geographical Data

Acreage of surveyed property .2 acres

Acreage of historical setting 97 acres

Quadrangle name Towson Quadrangle scale 1:24,000

Verbal boundary description and justification

Constructed circa 1843, the J.W. Shanklin House is located in Cub Hills in the Ninth District of Baltimore County. It has been historically associated with tax map 62 parcel 288 since its construction.

11. Form Prepared By name/title Kristie Baynard, Architectural Historian

organization E.H.T. Traceries

street and number 1121 Fifth Street, NW

city or town Washington

date 12/26/02

telephone 202/393-1199

state DC zip code 20001

The Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties 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 DHCD/DHCP 100 Community Place Crownsville MD 21032 410-514-7600

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Atlas of Baltimore County, Maryland. Philadelphia, PA: G. M. Hopkins, 1877. Baltimore County Historic Inventory. Brooks, Neal A. and Eric G. Rockel. A History of Baltimore County. Towson, MD: Friends of the Towson Library, Inc., 1979. Map of Baltimore County. Philadelphia, PA: G. W. Bromley, 1915. Scharf, J. Thomas. History of Baltimore City and County From the Earliest Period to the Present Day: Including Biographical Sketches of Their Representative Men. Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881. Reprinted by Higginson Book Company, Salem, MA. Sidney, J. C. Map of the City and County of Baltimore, Maryland, from Original Surveys. Baltimore, MD: James M. Stephens, 1850.

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