Hatfield Safe House

Hatfield Safe House, or Simpsonville Mill Miller's House is a historic home located at Columbia, Howard County, Maryland, United States.[1]

Hatfield Safe House
Hatfield Safe House
Location6691 Cedar Drive (Simpsonville) Columbia, Maryland
Coordinates39°11′18″N 76°53′34″W
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1840
Governing bodyPrivate
Hatfield Safe House is located in Maryland
Hatfield Safe House
Location of Hatfield Safe House in Maryland

The three-story wood-framed house is three bays wide and one bay deep on a 9-acre parcel.

A house was built on a stone foundation built in 1755 for a possible grist mill. It is known as a safe house for the Underground railroad. The original structure burned down, with a new frame building built on the original foundation.

From 1865 to 1878 it was owned by William Braysahaw. In 1878, James Simpson resided at the residence to which "Simpsonville" is named. In the late 1920s the terraced landscape was dotted with chicken coops. From 1909 to 1934 the house was the residence of county commissioner William W. Inglehardt. The building is a component of Simpsonville Historic District.[2] [3]

See also

References
  1. "Hatfield Safe House, Columbia - MD on Roadtrippers".
  2. Moss, Paulina C; Levirn Hill (2002). Seeking Freedom The History of the Underground Railroad in Howard County. p. 38. OCLC 50728274.
  3. "HO-268 Hatfield Residence" (PDF). Retrieved 30 August 2014.
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