Ballestone Mansion Explained

Ballestone Mansion
Location:	East of Essex on Back River Neck Rd. in Rocky Point Park, Essex, Maryland
Coordinates:	39.2522°N -76.4175°W
Added:	June 18, 1975
Area:	5acres
Refnum:	75000866

The Ballestone-Stansbury House, once misidentified as the Ballestone Mansion, is a historic plantation ^{[1] [2]} home located on Cedar Point between Back and Middle Rivers in Essex, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is a part of the Rocky Point Park and is owned by Baltimore County. It was built during the late 18th or early 19th century and has been enlarged twice. The original portion was built about 1800.

A one-story addition added 506 square feet to the house. A second floor was added to the addition c. 1870–1880.^[3]

Ballestone Mansion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 18, 1975.

External links

• Ballestone-Stansbury House—official site
• , including photo from 1974, at Maryland Historical Trust

Notes and References

1. Web site: United States Department of the Interior . June 1975 . National Register of Historic Places Inventory: Ballestone Mansion . National Park Service . 2023-02-12.
2. Web site: Robert A. Erlandson . September 1990 . Essex Landmark Is One of Area's Best-kept Secrets . The Baltimore Sun . 2023-02-12.
3. Web site: Edward Seidel . August 1974 . National Register of Historic Places Registration: Ballestone Mansion . Maryland Historical Trust . 2016-03-01.