The Souder House is a historic commercial building located in Scaggsville, Maryland, Howard County, Maryland, now owned by the Howard County Government.
| Souder House | |
|---|---|
 Souder House - August 2015 | |
| Location | Scaggsville, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39°06′48″N 76°51′25″W / 39.11333°N 76.85694°W |
| Area | Scaggsville, Maryland |
| Built | 19th Century |
| Architectural style(s) | Stone |
  Location of Souder House in Maryland  Souder House (the United States) | |
The building is two levels with stone veneer facing. The building is located on a former 250 acre slave plantation once owned by the Botterill Family, who the Howard County town of Botterill, Maryland are named after. It is inset in a graded fork of Old Scaggsville Road and All Saint's road, serving as the primary entrance to the mill town of Laurel, Maryland on the other side of the Patuxent River. A bridge served as the community link to the Avondale Mill and main street connecting to the historic B&O railroad stop. The building served as a bar, grocery store, fueling station, and hair salon. Its last commercial owners were the Souder Construction Company. In December 2014, Howard County purchased the building for $325,000 holding a community meeting on its condition. In December 2015, the county held a meeting announcing its intention to demolish the building. The county did not publish a historical review, but claimed a historian had cleared the property because of its "mishmash" architecture. [1][2] [3] [4]
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edit- ^ Amanda Yeager (17 December 2014). "Demolition of vacant Laurel building stayed, for now". The Baltimore Sun.
- ^ Amanda Yeager (2 December 2015). "Howard County again eyes building's demolition". The Baltimore Sun.
- ^ "Thomas Botterill". Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "PLUMBING UNIT MEMBER GETS 2 YEARS: Roll Guilty Of Bribery, Conspiracy; Ash Receives One Year". The Baltimore Sun. 9 December 1961. p. 32.