Walnut Grove (Clarksville, Maryland)

Walnut Grove is a historic plantation home located in Clarksville, Howard County, Maryland.

Walnut Grove
Location of Walnut Grove in Maryland
Location	Clarksville, Maryland
Coordinates	39°13′43″N 76°56′22″W
Built	1780
Architectural style(s)	Federal

The Walnut Grove plantation was built on land patented by Thomas Browne as Browne's Chance and Dorsey's Friendship.^[1] Revolutionary war patriot Col Gassaway Watkins built the stone manor house in 1780 with an onsite cemetery. The property was also owned by racetrack & farm owner John Gill and son Barry Gill ^[2][3]

In 1979 the property was entered into a historic preservation easement, with the intent to develop after a 25-year review. In 2001, the owners of Walnut Grove proposed developing 202 acres of the site near Sheppard Lane to develop 101 housing units with Goodier Builders.^[4]

See also

• List of Howard County properties in the Maryland Historical Trust
• Clifton (Clarksville, Maryland)