* Forest Diner, on Route 40 in Ellicott City, recently sold to make way for an office and retail complex, though the diner will remain open for four years.

* National Road (Route 144), the historic path that connected Cumberland, Md. with the port of Baltimore in the early 1800s. Preservationists say it is threatened by unregulated development.

* Doughoregan Manor, the historic home still owned by the family of a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Much of the nearly 900-acre Ellicott City site was to be preserved under a development agreement that fell through just last week.

* Belmont in Elkridge, a National Register of Historic Places property built in 1735 and now owned by Howard Community College. New construction proposed for the site would threaten its historic character, according to Preservation Howard.

* Clover Hill in Elkridge, a late 1700s home in Rockburn Park. While the home has been "stabilized," no public or private curator has been found to establish an adaptive use for the building.

* The Ellicott City Jail in the heart of the historic area downtown is crumbling from neglect and years of sporadic use. Preservation Howard said it has great potential to be adapted for a public building or private business.

* The Highland Crossroads, the community at Routes 108 and 216, was founded in 1759, but commercial rezoning and construction of new homes threatens its historic integrity. The loss of the historic crossroads is "imminent," according to Preservation Howard.

* Mooney's Cabin, near Dorsey Mill Road, is one of the few remaining log structures in Howard County. Also known as the Melvin Howard Log Cabin, it was built in the 1800s and requires stabilization, preservation and possible re-location.

* The Rouse Co., Headquarters building in Columbia, designed by Frank Gehry, could be in trouble as General Growth Properties, the building's owner, is currently in bankruptcy. Preservation Howard urges keeping close watch on the building as General Growth's plans for redeveloping downtown Columbia move forward.

* The Ellicott City Post Office, bought by the county and home to Howard County Tourism, needs continued funding to be restored and adapted for future use. Preservation Howard is particularly concerned about the future of two 1940s-era murals painted by Peter Paul DeAnna located inside.

Source: Preservation Howard County

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