Homes for Sale in Sykesville
Sykesville
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While Sykesville is a town located in Carroll County, the zip code for Sykesville continues south into Howard County. When you look at the below map, note that many of the homes you see are over the county border in Carroll County. You will also note, may of the homes show as being in Eldersburg which is the area just to the north of Sykesville and sometime considered the same general area.
The area contains large areas of open acreage with the homes all being single family with private well and septic. Having evolved and incorporated into a town in 1904, Sykesville offers a quaint main street along with historic buildings and sites. Check out historic Sykesville’s Main Street along with its happenings on the Sykesville Main Street Facebook page.
History – and a link to France
The land on which Sykesville was developed began as part of the 3,000 acre Springfield Estate, owned by wealthy Baltimore shipbuilder William Patterson. In 1803, Patterson’s daughter married Napoleon Bonaparte’s brother. When Patterson’s daughter arrived in Europe, Napoleon refused to allow Patterson’s daughter to enter France and refused the marriage because Napoleon was determined that his brother would marry into royalty. Napoleon sent Patterson’s daughter back home and she was never able to see her husband again. In 1824, George Patterson, a descendant of William Patterson, sold 1,000 acres of the Springfield Estate to his friend and business associate, James Sykes. The town was later named Sykesville.