Welcome to New Windsor
A Note From Our Mayor
New Windsor is proud to show off her unique houses reflecting styles from Colonial revival, Classical revival, Queene Anne and Bungalow periods
Yellow Turtle Inn.
Points of Interest
1. Fire Hall and Town Hall - 1911, addition 1955 - 209 High Street
2. Presbyterian Pasronage and Girls School 1845 - 210 High Street - Now Presbyterian
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3. Dielman Inn -1864-1927 - Original Site of Atlee's Tavern -1790 - 130-141 Main Street
4. Ark General Store- 1797-1942 136Main Street (Now Apartments)
5. St Paul's Methodist Church 1897
6. Site of Town Wooden Pump. Replaced by Iron fountain -1910 and stood on the corner. Has been removed and is in the Town Park at corner of Main Street on Rt 75.
7. Anders House 1796 .One of the original log dwellings on Atlee's Plat. 208 Main Street
8. 207Main Street. D.Kyler purchased lot and built log structure in 1801, Property sold in 1802 and again in 1827 going through many additions.
9. New Windsor State Bank 1912 213 Main Street displays a beautifully crafted stained glass ceiling for the eyes to behold
10. Daniel Stouffer Home 1861. used for Confederate General Bradley Johnson"s Headquarters 1864, This house has the original carriage house with cupola in back of residence 212 Main Street
11 New Windsor Academy for Young Ladies 1864 315 Main Street
12. First Public Scnhool and Town Hall 1871, now a private residence 404 Main Street
13. Brethren Service Center, Church of the Brethren, Former sites of Calvert College 1840, New Windsor College 1873. Blue Ridge College 1913. "Old Main" features a belevedere(Large cupola) on top. High style Italianate architecture marked by round headed windows. Adjacent buildings display unusual roof lines and dormer windows
14. "Quality Hill" Early 20th Century homes on Church Street of wealthy farmers and merchants. These homes feature Queen Anne and Colonial revival high styles houses. 1909-1914.
15. Presbyterian Church and Cemetary 1841 Burial place of Isaac Atlee and two unknown Union Soldiers. Note the unusual belfry
16. Roop's Grocery Store 1860 142 Church St. Store Looted by confederate troops in 1864
17. Brick Homes located from 300-400 High St. Brick cornice work on these houses unique. J.Geiger designer and builder of a number of these 407 High St displays a one of a kind hipped roof circa 1860's.
18. Milk cooling House circa 1910, High St. extended (Rt 31 at railfoad tracks)
19. Odd Fellows Hall 1893 132 Church Street
20. German Baptist Church 1871 111Church Street. Currently a residence
21. Windsor Hotel circa 1910, 104 Church Street Currently apartments
22. Site of Sulphur Spring House circa 1850. Behind house at Water and Geer Lane. Sulphur water carried from his site to the Inn and other homes for bathing.
23. Issac Atlee House 1795 Built by town founder 115 Main Street
24. New Windsor Castle Circa 1900 colonial restoration addition . Original house was a log cabin built by Dr. Baker.1840 The logs were rolled from 3 miles away from Shane White's property and reconstructed on 111 Springdale Avenue. At the turn of the century the house was operated as a spa where the 'rich people came". The families came up on the train to get away from the heat of the City (Baltimore) . It is now called the Yellow Turtle Inn. Totally renovated by Joan Bradford.
Dear Friends,
The Town Council and the residents of New Windsor join me in welcoming you to our charming town, set in the rolling hills and farmlands of rural Maryland. We are delighted that you chose to come to New Windsor and we wish you a pleasant and relaxing stay.
We encourage you to explore our quaint small town with its' streets lined with mature trees and elegant Victorian homes which reflect the affluence that arrived with the railroad in 1862.
Our Main Street Park is a focal point of Main Street and the venue of civic ceremonies and concerts on Sunday Summer Evenings. Featured in the park is a cast-iron fountain with its' unique design to provide drinking facilities for both man and furry friend..
We are very proud of New Windsor with its' small town virtues and centuries of history. Our door is always open to you. We hope you will return many times in the future.
Yellow Turtle Inn circa 1840 & 1900
New Windsor's History
Isaac Atlee laid out New Windsor in 1796. It sat astride the Old Monacacy wagon road that stretches from Winchester, Va. to Philadelphia. Atlee hoped to capitalize on all of the traffic by opening an inn and tavern on the corner of what is today Main and High Streets, and by leasing lots to shopkeepers and tradesmen along Main Street, named Bath Street on the original plat.
The town of New Windsor grew slowly with original lots being leased through 1812. Amajor attraction was a sulpher springwhich Atlee owned at the foot of Main Street. The waters were thought to have medicinal benefits and helped to draw guests to his inn. For a tie the town enjoyed the nick name "Sulphur Springs".
The stage coach and wagon roads which cu past the inn, connected the area with Baltimmore, Gettysburg, York and Philadelphia. New Windsor found itself the crossroads of much commercial activity and became a leading community for business.
This easy accessibility also brought armies of the North and South to the town during the Civil War. In the summer of 1863, five thousand Union cavalry rode through the streets on their way to bolster the Nothern forced at Gettysburg. Two of their dead were buried in the Presbyterian Church cemetary. The next summer, 500 Confederate calvary swooped into the village and looted the stores of food and clothing.
The coming of the railroadin 1862 strengthened New Windsor's commercial standing. New stores and hotels sprang up and the rails also gave area farmers easy access to eastern markets. This new found affluence was later reflected in the elegant homes crowning upper Church Street proudly dubbed "Quality Hill".
The social hubs of the town were its churches, fraternal organizations and Atlee's old inn, then owned by the Dielman family. The inn played host to countless visitors from the big cities seeking relief from the summer heat. Another center of activity was the college on the hill overlooking the town. Through its history, the school operated as Calvert College, New Windsor College, and Blue Ridge College respectively as its church affiliations changed. Today it is the Brethren Service Center operated by the Church of the Brethren providing programs in refugee resettlement, disaster response, conference facilities,also providing warehouse and gift shop space for SERRV International Handicrafts.
By the early 20th century, modern trasportation and technological advances began to significantly change the make-up of the regionial small towns. Today New Windsor meets its challenges with all the charm and friendliness of yesteryear, making it one of the beauties in Carroll County's pageant of small towns.
Yellow Turtle Inn
111 Springdale Avenue
New Windsor, Maryland 21776.
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