Outerbridge Horsey House and Distillery Site
- Address: 5219 Burkittsville Rd
- Vicinity: N of Lees Ln
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1812/03/16 | Thomas Sim Lee | Father of the Bride | Eliza Lee marries Outerbridge Horsey. Thomas Sim Lee builds a brick residence for his daughter Eliza on the occasion of her marriage to Outerbridge Horsey. Only remnants remain of the original structure. | |||
| 1840/00/00 | Outerbridge Horsey | Home | A brick residence is built on the site of the earlier house. Now the dining room wing, the original dwelling may have faced south with a central hall flanked by a parlor on each side. | |||
| 1842/06/09 | Outerbridge Horsey | Died | Outerbridge Horsey dies at the Needwood estate near Burkittsville in Frederick County, Maryland. Mr Horsey is buried in St John's Cemetery at Petersville, Maryland. | |||
| 1850/00/00 | Outerbridge Horsey, son of Eliza Lee and Outerbridge Horsey, establishes a distillery (lost). The site of the distillery is north of the tenant house and is marked by a pile of large stones. | |||||
| 1862/09/12 | Confederate troops burn down the Horsey distillery during the Battle of South Mountain. The Rebels reportedly lost the position, in part, due to drinking too much whiskey. | Whiskey | Battle of South Mountain | |||
| 1870/00/00 | After touring distilleries in Europe, Outerbridge Horsey rebuilds his distillery (lost). | |||||
| 1875/00/00 | Stick Style addition is built at a cost $10,000. Horsey assembled materials for three years and the work was completed by local builders. No architect was employed. | |||||
| 1880/00/00 | Horsey's whisky is aged at the distillery for several years, then sent on a sea voyage around Cape Horn to the West Coast and aged several more years before being shipped back by sea or railroad to Maryland where the aging continues. | Whiskey | ||||
| 1900/00/00 | Luther C Pry | Work | By 1900, Luther C Pry is an employee at the Horsey whiskey distillery (lost). Pry will name his son "Outerbridge" in honor of the operators, the Outerbridge Horseys. |
| Particulars for Outerbridge Horsey House and Distillery Site: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Art Movement | Eastlake Style |
| Building Type | House |
| Criteria | Person |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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