These two drawings show what The Hooper Company intended to build on the 115-acre tract. The preliminary subdivision plan, prepared by Albert E. Pohmer, Licensed Engineer & Land Surveyor, lays out the full site with areas designated "Group Homes" and "Cottages," plus a proposed school site. The plan called for approximately 50 cottages and 800 group home units. The detail plan shows individual lot lines, existing streets including Basswick Avenue and the Rosedale Gardens plat, and Red House Run creek at the northern boundary. A notation reads: "Portion excepted by Zoning Commissioner outlined in blue."
Document Contents
Transcribed from the original scanned documents. Some text may be approximate due to document age and handwriting.
Preliminary Subdivision Plan \xe2\x80\x94 Notes
PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION PLAN
THE HOOPER CO.
14th District, Baltimore County, Md.
Prepared by: Albert E. Pohmer, Registered Engineer & Land Surveyor
Area of entire tract: 116+ acres
Breakdown:
- Cottages: 50
- Groups: 800 group homes
- School Site: 7 or 20 acres
The plan shows the 115-acre tract divided into sections labeled "Group Homes" throughout, with "Cottages" in a separate section. A location inset in the upper right shows the property in the context of the surrounding street grid.
Existing features noted on plan:
- Red House Run creek (northern boundary)
- Red House Run Sanitary Sewer Interceptor
- Seling family property line
- Pine Grove Avenue
- Existing adjacent plat: Rosedale Gardens
- Basswick Avenue
Detail Plan \xe2\x80\x94 Notes
The detail plan shows individual lot lines and dimensions across the full tract, with "Group Homes" labeled in each section. A handwritten notation in the lower-left portion of the plan reads:
"PORTION EXCEPTED BY ZONING COMMISSIONER OUTLINED IN BLUE — Homes: 14702"
This refers to the area that the Zoning Commissioner carved out of the approved rezoning — the portion along the southern boundary near Philadelphia Road that was excluded from the "F" Residence Zone classification.
The plan shows the tract bounded by:
- North: Red House Run creek
- South: Philadelphia Road area / Rosedale Gardens
- Adjacent streets: Basswick Avenue, [?] Avenue
Scale indicated by ruler shown in photograph.