Ballestone Mansion is a historic home located on Cedar Point between Back and Middle Rivers in Essex

Essex, Maryland

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 39,078 people, 15,952 households, and 10,336 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 4,104.1 people per square mile . There were 16,997 housing units at an average density of 1,785.1 per square mile...

, Baltimore County

Baltimore County, Maryland

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, Maryland

Maryland

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, United States

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. 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. An originally one floor addition had a second floor added to it circa 1870-80.

Ballestone Mansion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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in 1975.

External links

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