▁land ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁Anne ▁A rund el ▁County ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁construction . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁formerly ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁in ▁Howard ▁County ▁until ▁its ▁re location ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁to ▁Phoenix , ▁Maryland ▁in ▁Baltimore ▁County . ▁ ▁Part ners hip ▁is ▁a ▁three - bay ▁wide ▁brick ▁construction ▁house ▁with ▁a ▁gam bre l ▁roof . ▁The ▁br icks ▁were ▁created ▁on - site , ▁some ▁with ▁animal ▁foot print s ▁im bed ded . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 1 9 , ▁the ▁land ▁named ▁Part ners hip ▁was ▁pat ented ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Wor thing ton ▁( c . ▁ 1 8 9 0 – 1 7 5 3 ). ▁A ▁brick ▁home ▁was ▁constructed ▁on - site ▁at ▁what ▁was ▁a ▁slave ▁to b acco ▁plant ation . ▁Wor thing ton ' s ▁daughter ▁K atherine ▁( 1 7 2 0 – 1 7 8 8 ) ▁took ▁the ▁property ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁dow ry ▁to ▁her ▁marriage ▁with ▁Captain ▁Nicholas ▁G ass away . ▁Captain ▁G ass away ▁( c . ▁ 1 7 1 9 – 1 7 5 5 ) ▁res ided ▁on ▁the ▁property ▁and ▁estate ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 5 ▁when ▁he ▁w illed ▁it ▁to ▁his ▁son ▁Br ice ▁John ▁G ass away ▁( 1 7 5 5 – 1 8 0 6 ). ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁James ▁C ox , ▁then ▁sold ▁to ▁Hamilton ▁Moore ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1