Rockland
Grist/Cotton Mill (built c. 1806-1830) 2201 Old Court Road, Brooklandville
The town of Rockland grew up on the side of the Falls Turnpike, which
opened in 1806. Rockland included a general store, a tavern, a blacksmith shop,
a carriage house, several log buildings, a group of stone row houses, a mill,
and an 18th century dwelling.
Rockland Mill was constructed by the
Johnson family as a grist mill to grind farmers' grain sometime between 1806 and
1830. It was converted to milling cotton in 1830, and a stone dye house was also
erected. In 1836, the Maryland Print Works Company was incorporated there to
print 1-, 2- and 3-color calicos. This was an innovative process for the time,
though not a financial success.
Following a fire in 1857, numerous firms
and individuals owned the Rockland Mill, and it has been rebuilt several times.
In 1927, William Fell Johnson bought the property, bringing it back into the
Johnson family. It is now used as office space for small businesses (Rivoire,
Miller).
Perhaps its most famous occupant was actress Dorothy Lamour,
who during the late 1950s and early 1960s operated Lifetime Inc., manufacturers
of a food preservation additive, with her husband William Ross Howard. She also
operated Dorothy Lamour Enterprises Ltd. Products, which produced Dorothy Lamour
Bread and a jewelry-cleaning solution from the mill.
(built c.
1806-1830) 2201 Old Court Road, Brooklandville
The area was added to the
National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and underwent restoration in
1982.
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