A large ornate country house, a mixture of Greek Revival Temple and Italianate tower stands on the fringe of Oella on the east side of Westchester Avenue at a point that commands a panoramic view of the Patapsco Valley. A key to the date of its erection is given in a notice appearing in the Sun of April 26, 1861.

EXECUTOR'S SALE OF A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY SEAT CALLED"ALHAMBRA" AT ELLICOTT MILLS

The estate of late John Ellicott situated on an eminence outside the village of Ellicott's Mills, and commanding one of the finest views in that section, containing about 5 acres of land.

The improvements are very fine, just completed and never occupied, being a very spacious dwelling, suitable for a large family, finished with marble mantels, closets, and water fixtures complete the facilities for reaching it by railroad occurs every few hours each day, as well as by the turnpike. The contemplated railroad from Baltimore to Ellicott's Mills will pass within a few feet of the property.

Francis King & Samuel Wethred, Executors

Adeline D. Greene took title to this property in 1863. Miss Greene married Judge Oliver Miller and the house served as their summer home. In a lawsuit of 1895, the Edmondson Avenue, Catonsville, and Ellicott City Electric Railway Company won the right to make an open cut through the Alhambra property, within several feet of the house,
destroying in the process a beautiful stream and some ancient oaks and American poplars. This deep cut in a 33-foot right-of-way remains today although trolley service was discontinued in 1955. The builder of the Alhambra was distinguished from other Ellicott's as John Ellicott of Elias.