FENCEMAKER'S HOUSE -
Dating from the late 1700s to early 1800s, the Fence Maker's House is a small two and a half story stone structure. It has a corner fireplace on the first floor and a curved staircase. The east gable wall is sheathed in wood siding. Originally part of a row of connected buildings, the east wall would not have been exposed to weather. When the connected buildings were dismantled in the late nineteenth century to build Franklin T. Mackie's grand house "Highlawn" nearby, the newly exposed east wall was covered with wood siding. The Fence Maker's House served variously as a proprietor's shop with living space upstairs and as a house for millworkers. As the mills disappeared, it was rented out and became home to many families over the years.
The fireplace in the Fence Maker's House was rebuilt in 2014 and a drop ceiling hiding the original exposed beams was removed. The building still needs a great deal of work. Elk Creeks was happily awarded a grant for this from the State of Maryland in 2019. Although progress was stalled in 2020, we hope to begin this exciting project in 2025.
The fireplace in the Fence Maker's House was rebuilt in 2014 and a drop ceiling hiding the original exposed beams was removed. The building still needs a great deal of work. Elk Creeks was happily awarded a grant for this from the State of Maryland in 2019. Although progress was stalled in 2020, we hope to begin this exciting project in 2025.