The Hilton Mansion, a historic property located on the Catonsville campus of the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC), is almost 200 years old, and has fallen into disrepair. Now, the CCBC has obtained funding in the amount of $6.5m to restore the building.
Damage to the building includes rotting wood, and water damage from leaky plumbing, which gives the first floor an unpleasant odor, and causes the second-floor ceilings to sag. According to Sandra Kurtinitis, President of CCBC, the college has been trying to find funds to repair the building for almost 10 years, and has now received the seven-figure sum for the project.
Kurtinitis adds that the plans for the renovation include preserving the outside of the building so it retains its original appearance, while the inside will be remodeled to serve as the college's Center for Global Education, as well as its honors program. The latter will move to the building's fourth floor, which is where Michael Carey, the Executive Dean, has an office he has occupied since 1997. He says he will miss his office, but is excited by plans for the future. The building, which was a farm house, was visited by General Robert E. Lee.
College officials could work with a catalog printing company to make sure work on the building, which could be of interest to potential students, is included in the next college catalog.
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