The Wilderness (Catonsville, Maryland)

The Wilderness is a historic home located near Catonsville, Baltimore County, Maryland. It is a large stone and frame house located in a wooded setting west of Catonsville. The original home was built about 1800, and it attained its current appearance following a major expansion in 1899–1900, when it was a summer residence of Francis Cumberland Dugan II (1830-1914). It features multiple roof and dormer shapes and a wraparound porch reminiscent of the Queen Anne style. The third story is located within a tall mansard roof. Also on the property are a stone springhouse / smokehouse, a summer kitchen, log tenant house, and a large frame barn.[2]

The Wilderness
The Wilderness, Catonsville MD, December 2009
Nearest cityCatonsville, Maryland
Coordinates39°15′27″N 76°46′3″W
Area17.6 acres (7.1 ha)
Built1800
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.85002173[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 12, 1985

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

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