Pioneers in Preservation
Historic Ellicott City, Inc. (HEC) is a non-profit volunteer organization founded in 1974. The organization is the result of a merger of Historic Ellicott Mills, Inc. and the Ellicott City Bicenntenial Association, Inc.. Our mission is to preserve, educate and restore historic properties, primarily in the Historic District of Ellicott City.
Our passion for preservation is best known by our Annual Decorator Show House. Our accomplishments in restoration and fundraising have led to successful partnerships with property owners in restoring our county’s historic homes and preserving them for future generations.
Recent News and Upcoming Events
Historic preservation grants for Howard locations continue thanks to annual show house
Columbia Flier/Howard County Times Article
Howard County Times
9/28/2017
Restoration efforts following last year’s devastating Ellicott City flood continue to take new shape, now in the form of a grant program from a partnership between Preservation Maryland and Historic Ellicott City Inc.
The grants, totaling $50,000, were awarded last month to several groups located in the historic district, and are intended to fund repairs and restoration work on historic buildings, as well as outreach efforts to advance the work of the organization. Money for the grants was provided in large part from funds raised from Historic Ellicott City’s annual decorator show house.
Click here to read the complete article.
Show House Ticket Announcement
News Announcement: 9/23-10/22
The only two authorized sellers of HEC Show House tickets are from our website via PayPal and from the authorized ticket outlet locations. Both can be accessed under the Show House Tab, there is a drop down menu. Click on Show House Tickets. Tickets from Eventbrite are fraudulent.
HEC is getting many calls and emails about buying tickets on our website through PayPal. There are in fact no actual tickets to the Show House when purchased in advance from PayPal. You simply print or show the PayPal receipt at the door as your proof of purchase. PayPal automatically sends a receipt after a purchase is made, sometimes those message might end up in a junk or spam folder, you may need to look there. PayPal does ask for a shipping address, which is admittedly confusing since we are not shipping anything. The “confirmation” that PayPal indicates will follow is to arrive in the form of an email from “service@paypal.com”. Thank you. See you at the Show House!
HEC Awards $50,000 in grants to preservation projects in Ellicott City
News Announcement
ELLICOTT CITY, MD – In response to the devastating July 2016 flood in Ellicott City, Preservation Maryland and Historic Ellicott City, Inc. created and funded the Historic Ellicott City Revitalization Grant Program to support projects in the community. Funding for the grant program was provided by our 2016 Decorator Show House. Additional funding support came from the generous donors to Preservation Maryland’s Ellicott City Flood Recovery Fund. $50,000 in grants was awarded to the following recipient: Patapsco Heritage Greenway, Howard County Historical Society, Ellicott City Historic District Partnership,Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks, Howard County Historic Preservation Commission, Howard County Tourism Council,
and St. Luke’s A.M.E. Church. The complete press release and project details can be found on Preservation Maryland’s website: here.
Show House
White Hall – 2017
White Hall was part of the early land grant called Freeborn’s Progress. The house was constructed prior to 1822 and family lore suggests that the east wing was used as a hospital during the War of 1812. In 1977 the house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Show House will be open to the public from September 24, 2017 to October 22, 2017.
The proceeds from this year’s Show House will serve to fund two significant efforts: The Historic Ellicott Revitalization Grant Program as well as the restoration of Carrollton Hall. Carrollton Hall is an historic building on the grounds of The Shrine of St. Anthony, and was built by Charles Carroll and completed in 1832.
White Hall is located at 4130 Chatham Road, Ellicott City, MD 21042.
More information is available by clicking “Learn More” below. Ticket sales and information about visiting White Hall can be found by clicking on “Show House Tickets” under the Show House tab of the Main Menu.
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