Glenelg Country School
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12793 Folly Quarter Road, Ellicott City, Maryland United States |
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| Type | Private school |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Nonsectarian |
| Established | 1954 |
| Faculty | 165 |
| Color(s) | Green and White |
| Mascot | Dragons |
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Glenelg Manor
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Glenelg Manor, January 2011
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| Nearest city | Glenelg, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39°15′07″N 76°57′42″W / 39.2519°N 76.9617°WCoordinates: 39°15′07″N 76°57′42″W / 39.2519°N 76.9617°W |
| Area | 50 acres (20 ha) |
| Built | 1851 |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 83002952 |
| Added to NRHP | February 3, 1983 |
Glenelg Country School is a nonsectarian, co-educational independent day school in Howard County, Maryland, adjacent to Columbia, Maryland and between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. The School offers a continuous, college preparatory program from age 2 through grade 12. GCS was founded in 1954, enrolling 35 students in grades one through seven. In the fall of 1985, the new Upper School division opened with 10 students. The first class graduated in June 1989. Today, Glenelg Country School enrolls over 750 students.
The Glenelg Manor was built on a part of land patented as "Dorsey's Grove" in 1721. What is today known as "Glenelg Manor" forms the nucleus of a sprawling structure, which houses the Glenelg Country School elementary division. The "Manor House" portion was itself built in two sections: the old "L" wing dating from the middle or late 18th century, and the newer front section built in 1845. The original house is believed by many historians to have been erected by Ephraim Howard, son of Sarah Dorsey Howard who received the land from her father, John Dorsey, in 1735 as part of her dowry. Sarah's husband, Henry Howard, patented the property as "Howard's Resolution."
General Joseph Tyson, Assistant Postmaster General under President John Tyler, added the newer part of the mansion, which is of Norman Tudor style, in 1845. The massive granite blocks used as decoration in the addition were quarried near Ellicott City, while the marble at the entrance and in the fireplaces was imported from England. The spacious rooms were of such dimension that each had one or more fireplaces. General and Mrs. Tyson called their home "Glenelg" after an old estate in Scotland and "because it spelled the same from either end.".
The estate passed to Tyson's son Henry H. Tyson, followed by the Knox family in 1900. William Bladen Lowndes, son of Maryland governor Lloyd Lowndes, Jr., purchased the estate in 1915 and added amenities such as outdoor projectors, golf course, and diesel generators. After the death of Lowndes in 1941, the property was sold to Rowland D. and George R Zaiser of Wilton Farm Dairy for farming. In 1956, the estate was subdivided into a smaller parcel to be leased out as a school.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
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