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Hale—Walter Hale’s mother— San Marino property as a means to former residence, San Marino.) The out. Two earlier fires at Clairvaux
resulted from Ms. Schenk’s first “settle a debt” with Emmitsburg construction of Clarivaux may have claimed a summer home and barn.
marriage, making Charles Manning Master Carpenter Joshua Shorb. been the craftsmanship of Joshua In 1986, MSM, who again took
the younger half-sibling to Virginia San Marino was noted as containing Shorb (listed as having the largest ownership of the property when
and, therefore, Walter’s “Uncle “an elegant brick dwelling,” where and most successful wood carpentry Marie Rial’s family sold to the
Charlie.” In 1857, Charles Manning Dr. Shorb’s family first lived. James business in Emmitsburg at the 1860 seminary in 1978, demolished the
and New Yorker Edward William Debarth Shorb, the son of Dr. and Census.) Clairvaux’s construction ruinous, stately brick walls left by
Tiers joined Joshua Shorb in shared Margaret McMeal Shorb, controlled could also have been the source of the fire. Like other historic farms
ownership of the San Marino thousands of acres in Southern the debt settled between the doctor in the area, all structures of the
property. It appears that Shorb was California during adulthood. He and carpenter with the San Marino San Marino property—Roddy-era
then bought-out by the partners, a was first to use pipes there for property. The former Elder home lime kilns included—have been
conveyance then reassigned solely irrigation and designed the city of allegedly stood nearby Clairvaux more recently demolished under
to Tiers. Manning forwent his share San Gabriel’s water-supply system. until 1862. ownership of Kline Farm Properties
of San Marino to Tiers in trust that In this vicinity, James DeBarth LLC. The fenced Elder graveyard
the continued use of the property Shorb established the towns of Shorb’s sale of Clairvaux remains today visible from Motter’s
and premises be retained for him Alhambra and San Marino, a town eventually allowed the Cretin family Station Road, a parcel preserved
and his wife for the extent of their of expansive homes named after to reclaim the property, whose under MSM ownership since
natural lives. Manning’s wife, Emily, his 1841 birthplace. Joshua Shorb 1876 deed called it “the rest and Aloysius Elder’s conveyance.
was Edward Tiers’ daughter, making embellished the San Marino dwelling residue of the real estate specified
the gentlemen’s arrangement easier with Gothic Revival architectural and described in a deed from the Walter Hale died of Cancer
to understand between father and elements. It is believed that Joshua President and council of Mt. St. in 1917. Louise relocated to
son-in-law. Also agreed were the always resided in Emmitsburg and Mary’s College to a certain James Hollywood in 1929, where she
stipulations that in the event of never lived at San Marino. Shorb.” After thirty-three years, appeared in a large amount of
the Mannings’ deaths, the “rents John Cretin’s wife, Emily, sold movies over a short time before her
and profits” of the estate would be Haled by its intricate architecture, Clairvaux to neighbor Daniel F. death in 1933. A book, We Discover
given to “support or maintenance the second stop by the Hales was to Roddy, whose heirs sold to Marie the Old Dominion, was published
the child or children of Emily Tiers San Marino’s neighboring estate, the Gloninger Rial in 1940, with by Mrs. Hale, also containing
Manning until the age of twenty-one Gothic mansion “Clairvaux.” Dr. inclusive water rights to Wolf’s illustrations by Walter Hale, one
is reached.” James Shorb reportedly constructed spring and reservoir and “piping to being of the Emmitsburg Clairvaux
the Greek-Revival, Normanesque mansion as done by John T. Cretin.” Mansion with his new roadster in
Built circa 1780 by one of chateau Clairvaux at Pleasant Level, front.
Pleasant Level’s Elder sons, San around 1850, probably completed The abandoned Clairvaux
Marino, was a well-outfitted estate, and inhabited by the Shorbs near mansion was engulfed by Follow remembering_frederick
down a drive opposite what is today 1853 (the year they sold their inextinguishable fire in the 1970s on Instagram for more Frederick
Mechanicstown Road. In addition to that could only be left to burn itself County History and photographs.
the main house were a smokehouse,
stone outbuildings, and a two-room Insure
privy with lathed wall between a your life.
multi-seat out-house and bathing Assure
room, utilizing water drawn from your legacy.
Beaver Branch, on whose banks the
privy was built. Alex Uphold, Agent But that’s just the start.
103 Park Lane I’ll show you how life insurance
From San Marino, described can also help you reach
as “one of the show places of Thurmont, MD 21788 other financial goals, like
the northern part of Frederick Bus: 301-271-3113 retirement.
County,” Roddy operated a Lime [email protected] GET TO A BETTER STATE.®
Kiln and quarries for over forty CALL ME TODAY.
years, providing stone used to build
the first great roads of Maryland. State Farm Life Insurance Company (Not licensed in MA, NY or WI)
Maryland and Pennsylvania State Farm Life and Accident Assurance Company (Licensed in NY and WI)
agricultural regions benefitted from Bloomington, IL
Roddy’s shipments of prime lime. 1203073
Roddy’s kilns stood on the border
of the San Marino property, along
the road that would become “Old
Kiln Road,” connecting the Motter’s
Station road to that of Roddy’s
childhood, aptly named “Roddy
Road.”
Just as San Marino was built by
William Elder’s son, its land, too,
was from William Elder, conveyed
away from Pleasant Level after
MSM sold Dr. James Aloysius
Shorb the land left them by Aloysius
Elder against his Will. James Shorb
was an Emmitsburg physician and
original student of MSM, whose
purchase of “part of St. Mary’s
Increase” contained both the homes
San Marino and Pleasant Level.
In 1853, Shorb sold the 200-acre
T h e P r e s e n t P a s t — Continued from page 38
Hale—Walter Hale’s mother— San Marino property as a means to former residence, San Marino.) The out. Two earlier fires at Clairvaux
resulted from Ms. Schenk’s first “settle a debt” with Emmitsburg construction of Clarivaux may have claimed a summer home and barn.
marriage, making Charles Manning Master Carpenter Joshua Shorb. been the craftsmanship of Joshua In 1986, MSM, who again took
the younger half-sibling to Virginia San Marino was noted as containing Shorb (listed as having the largest ownership of the property when
and, therefore, Walter’s “Uncle “an elegant brick dwelling,” where and most successful wood carpentry Marie Rial’s family sold to the
Charlie.” In 1857, Charles Manning Dr. Shorb’s family first lived. James business in Emmitsburg at the 1860 seminary in 1978, demolished the
and New Yorker Edward William Debarth Shorb, the son of Dr. and Census.) Clairvaux’s construction ruinous, stately brick walls left by
Tiers joined Joshua Shorb in shared Margaret McMeal Shorb, controlled could also have been the source of the fire. Like other historic farms
ownership of the San Marino thousands of acres in Southern the debt settled between the doctor in the area, all structures of the
property. It appears that Shorb was California during adulthood. He and carpenter with the San Marino San Marino property—Roddy-era
then bought-out by the partners, a was first to use pipes there for property. The former Elder home lime kilns included—have been
conveyance then reassigned solely irrigation and designed the city of allegedly stood nearby Clairvaux more recently demolished under
to Tiers. Manning forwent his share San Gabriel’s water-supply system. until 1862. ownership of Kline Farm Properties
of San Marino to Tiers in trust that In this vicinity, James DeBarth LLC. The fenced Elder graveyard
the continued use of the property Shorb established the towns of Shorb’s sale of Clairvaux remains today visible from Motter’s
and premises be retained for him Alhambra and San Marino, a town eventually allowed the Cretin family Station Road, a parcel preserved
and his wife for the extent of their of expansive homes named after to reclaim the property, whose under MSM ownership since
natural lives. Manning’s wife, Emily, his 1841 birthplace. Joshua Shorb 1876 deed called it “the rest and Aloysius Elder’s conveyance.
was Edward Tiers’ daughter, making embellished the San Marino dwelling residue of the real estate specified
the gentlemen’s arrangement easier with Gothic Revival architectural and described in a deed from the Walter Hale died of Cancer
to understand between father and elements. It is believed that Joshua President and council of Mt. St. in 1917. Louise relocated to
son-in-law. Also agreed were the always resided in Emmitsburg and Mary’s College to a certain James Hollywood in 1929, where she
stipulations that in the event of never lived at San Marino. Shorb.” After thirty-three years, appeared in a large amount of
the Mannings’ deaths, the “rents John Cretin’s wife, Emily, sold movies over a short time before her
and profits” of the estate would be Haled by its intricate architecture, Clairvaux to neighbor Daniel F. death in 1933. A book, We Discover
given to “support or maintenance the second stop by the Hales was to Roddy, whose heirs sold to Marie the Old Dominion, was published
the child or children of Emily Tiers San Marino’s neighboring estate, the Gloninger Rial in 1940, with by Mrs. Hale, also containing
Manning until the age of twenty-one Gothic mansion “Clairvaux.” Dr. inclusive water rights to Wolf’s illustrations by Walter Hale, one
is reached.” James Shorb reportedly constructed spring and reservoir and “piping to being of the Emmitsburg Clairvaux
the Greek-Revival, Normanesque mansion as done by John T. Cretin.” Mansion with his new roadster in
Built circa 1780 by one of chateau Clairvaux at Pleasant Level, front.
Pleasant Level’s Elder sons, San around 1850, probably completed The abandoned Clairvaux
Marino, was a well-outfitted estate, and inhabited by the Shorbs near mansion was engulfed by Follow remembering_frederick
down a drive opposite what is today 1853 (the year they sold their inextinguishable fire in the 1970s on Instagram for more Frederick
Mechanicstown Road. In addition to that could only be left to burn itself County History and photographs.
the main house were a smokehouse,
stone outbuildings, and a two-room Insure
privy with lathed wall between a your life.
multi-seat out-house and bathing Assure
room, utilizing water drawn from your legacy.
Beaver Branch, on whose banks the
privy was built. Alex Uphold, Agent But that’s just the start.
103 Park Lane I’ll show you how life insurance
From San Marino, described can also help you reach
as “one of the show places of Thurmont, MD 21788 other financial goals, like
the northern part of Frederick Bus: 301-271-3113 retirement.
County,” Roddy operated a Lime [email protected] GET TO A BETTER STATE.®
Kiln and quarries for over forty CALL ME TODAY.
years, providing stone used to build
the first great roads of Maryland. State Farm Life Insurance Company (Not licensed in MA, NY or WI)
Maryland and Pennsylvania State Farm Life and Accident Assurance Company (Licensed in NY and WI)
agricultural regions benefitted from Bloomington, IL
Roddy’s shipments of prime lime. 1203073
Roddy’s kilns stood on the border
of the San Marino property, along
the road that would become “Old
Kiln Road,” connecting the Motter’s
Station road to that of Roddy’s
childhood, aptly named “Roddy
Road.”
Just as San Marino was built by
William Elder’s son, its land, too,
was from William Elder, conveyed
away from Pleasant Level after
MSM sold Dr. James Aloysius
Shorb the land left them by Aloysius
Elder against his Will. James Shorb
was an Emmitsburg physician and
original student of MSM, whose
purchase of “part of St. Mary’s
Increase” contained both the homes
San Marino and Pleasant Level.
In 1853, Shorb sold the 200-acre
