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BA-7 Woodstock College, (Woodstock Job Corps Center) Architectural Survey File This is the architectural survey file for this MIHP record. The survey file is organized reverse- chronological (that is, with the latest material on top). It contains all MIHP inventory forms, National Register nomination forms, determinations of eligibility (DOE) forms, and accompanying documentation such as photographs and maps. Users should be aware that additional undigitized material about this property may be found in on-site architectural reports, copies of HABS/HAER or other documentation, drawings, and the “vertical files” at the MHT Library in Crownsville. The vertical files may include newspaper clippings, field notes, draft versions of forms and architectural reports, photographs, maps, and drawings. Researchers who need a thorough understanding of this property should plan to visit the MHT Library as part of their research project; look at the MHT web site (mht.maryland.gov) for details about how to make an appointment. All material is property of the Maryland Historical Trust. Last Updated: 04-25-2013 MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST NR Eligible: yes DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY FORM no 5roperty Name: Woodstock College Inventory Number: BA-7 Address: 10900 Old Court Road City: Woodstock Zip Code: 21163 County: Baltimore USGS Topographic Map: Ellicott City Owner: State of Maryland, Board of Public Works Is the property being evaluated a district? X yes Tax Parcel Number: N/A Tax Map Number: N/A Tax Account ID Number: N/A Project: N/A Agency: N/A Site visit by MHT Staff: X no yes Name: Date: Is the property located within a historic district? yes no If the property is within a district District Inventory Number: NR-listed district yes Eligible district yes District Name: Preparer's Recommendation: Contributing resource yes no Non-contributing but eligible in another context If the property is not within a district (or the property is a district) Preparer's Recommendation: Eligible yes no .Criteria: X A B X C D Considerations: X A B D None Documentation on the property/district is presented in: Description of Property and Eligibility Determination: (Use continuation sheet if necessary and attach map and photo) Woodstock College was established as an academic campus by the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits, as the first House of Studies built in the United States. The House of Studies, or Scholasticate, provided two advanced education programs to Jesuit brothers who had completed their initial introduction to the order in the novitiate program. One program was Philosophy, where brothers completed studies in philosophy, general academics, and a field of academic specialization. Following the Philosophy program, Jesuits often served as teachers in the Jesuit-sponsored universities, colleges, and preparatory schools. The second program was Theology for brothers studying for ordination. The academic campus was located in rural western Baltimore County overlooking the Patapsco River. The campus currently houses the Woodstock Job Corps Center, established in 1971, after the Society of Jesus closed Woodstock College and moved the seminary to New York City. MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST REVIEW Eligibility recommended Eligibility not recommended Criteria: /^\ B ^>C D Considerations: li I) None Comments: J7^2_ Date \ & Date MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST NR-ELIBILITY REVIEW FORM Continuation Sheet No. 1 BK-n The core of the academic campus of the former Woodstock College is represented in the main building (Building 1), the former science classroom building (Building 3), and the former library (Building 2). These three adjacent buildings, along with gazebos (Structures 18 and 19), the circular drive in front of Building 1, and the surrounding lawn, form a district that possesses the qualities of significance for listing in the National Register of Historic Places applying Criteria A and C and Criteria Consideration A. The period of significance from 1867 to 1971 spans the years of the institution's operation. The areas of significance are education (Criterion A) and architecture (Criterion C). Woodstock College was constructed between 1867 and 1869 as the first Jesuit Scholasticate, or House of Studies, in the United States (Criterion A). The opening of the Jesuit House of Studies in Maryland allowed Jesuit priests to pursue their advanced academic and theological studies in the United States. This resulted directly in increasing the numbers of American Jesuits who were available to serve as educators and priests during the first half of the twentieth century. The role of Woodstock College affected the wider educational community through the service of Jesuit teachers and scholars on the faculties of noted Jesuit-sponsored educational institutions, including Georgetown University, Fordham University, Boston College, and Loyola College in Baltimore, among others (Woodstock College 1944:11). Buildings 1, 2, and 3 are stone buildings that represent the work of master stone masons employing the classical style (Criterion C). The architectural design of the main building (Building 1) is credited to both architect John Rudolph Niernsee, who worked in Baltimore, and Father Benedict Sestini of Georgetown University and, later, Woodstock College. No architects were identified for the science/classroom building (Building 3) and the library (Building 2). All three buildings embody the classical aesthetic in their designs, proportions, massing, and ornamentation and retain integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association to represent the former Woodstock College. The property was constructed and operated by the Society of Jesus of the Roman Catholic Church during its period of significance. However, the primary significance of the property lies in its architecture and in the role of the institution in educating Jesuit brothers and priests who then became teachers and scholars on the faculties of noted Jesuit-sponsored educational institutions. Thus, the Woodstock College historic district derives its significance from architectural distinction and historical importance (Criteria Consideration A). Buildings 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, and 20 and landscape elements that date prior to 1971 no longer retain sufficient integrity of design, materials, workmanship, or association with Woodstock College. These utilitarian buildings have been altered substantially through additions, the application of modern materials, and alterations in windows and doors that occurred after the property became the Woodstock Job Corps Center. These buildings no longer appear as they did when Woodstock College was operational. The buildings constructed for the Woodstock Job Corps Center since 1971 do not possess significance. In conclusion, 64 acres containing the buildings associated with the former Woodstock College and currently occupied by the Woodstock Job Corps Center were surveyed during this investigation. The investigation identified a historic district of 4.35 acres that possesses the qualities of significance for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The following elements were identified as contributing MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST NR-ELIBILITY REVIEW FORM Continuation Sheet No. 2 /3A '1 I resources to the historic district: Buildings 1, 2, and 3; structures 18 and 19; the circular driveway and lawn south of Building 1; and, the flagpole. Katherine Grandine, Travis Shaw Prepared by: RCGA, Inc. Date Prepared: July 2012 BA-7 1869 Woodstock College Old Court Road, southeast of Granite This former Jesuit graduate seminary of theologate was built in 1869 of local granite. It once contained a classical library and colonial archives. The grounds contain old trees, gardens, a chapel, a priests' cemetery, and an observatory. Towers date from 1925. The property was sold to the State of Maryland to serve as a vocational training center for youth in 1971. A nearby stone parish church (BA-1580) that served the Granite neighborhood for a century burned in 1968. A fire caused by arson drove 430 Job Corps trainees out on January 16, 1979. The property is owned by the Board of Public Works. Maryland Historical Trust Inventory No. BA-7 Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties Form 1. Name of Property (indicate preferred name) historic Woodstock College other Woodstock Job Corps Center 2. Location street and number 10900 Old Court Road not for publication city, town Woodstock, Maryland 21163 vicinity county Baltimore 3. Owner of Property (give names and mailing addresses of all owners) name State of Maryland, Board of Public Works, Secretary. General Services, State Office Building street and number 301 West Preston Street telephone 410-260-7335 city, town Baltimore state Maryland zip code 21201 4. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Baltimore County Courthouse liber 5206 folio 389 city, town Towson tax map n/a tax parcel n/a tax ID number n/a 5. Primary Location of Additional Data Contributing Resource in National Register District Contributing Resource in Local Historic District Determined Eligible for the National Register/Maryland Register Determined Ineligible for the National Register/Maryland Register Recorded by HABS/HAER Historic Structure Report or Research Report at MHT Other: 6. Classification Category Ownership Current Function Resource Count X district X public agriculture landscape Contributing Noncontributing building(s) private commerce/trade recreation/culture 3 21 buildings structure both defense religion 1 2 sites