Ellicott City - Patapsco Female Institute and Historic Park

The Patapsco Female Institute was first chartered school in 1834, the Institute taught Maryland's upper class girls ages 12-18 until public schools emerged in the 1860s. The female students studied natural sciences, such as botany, as well as history, languages, music and art.

The school closed in 1890 and served as a hotel, private residence, a WW I convalescent home, a summer outdoor theater and a nursing home until the ruins were stabilized for visitors to discover.