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Property in Glenwood, Maryland, US This article is about a house in Maryland. For the custom at royal courts, see New Year's Day gift (royal courts).
New Year's Gift
New Year's Gift is located in MarylandNew Year's GiftLocation of New Year's Gift in Maryland
Nearest cityCooksville, Maryland
Coordinates39°16′04.0″N 77°02′41.8″W / 39.267778°N 77.044944°W / 39.267778; -77.044944
Built1738

New Year's Gift or Villa de Speranza is a property located in Glenwood in Howard County, Maryland, United States.

The property consists of a log cabin built in 1730, and a larger building with a cornerstone date of 1788. The L-shaped house is built of brick construction with stucco covering. A two-story open porch supported by six columns flanks the front of the house. A two-story connection leads to a kitchen addition. The house was once owned by Dennis P. Gaither and later his son Daniel. In the late 1970s the property was subdivided to 9.9 acres.

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References

  1. Celia M. Holland. Old homes and families of Howard County, Maryland: with consideration of various additional points of interest. p. 415.
  2. "HO-10" (PDF). Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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