1850--See map showing ownership of the land by James Dorsey:  http://www.mdslavery.net/html/mapped_images/bcd1.html

1865 --Mount Brandon, a stately summer retreat, was built on 20 acres that, at the time, was considered to be a Catonsville address.

1900--Anna A. Seiling, an immigrant nurse from Prussia, purchased Mount Brandon and established Pine Crest Sanitarium, a private mental health facilities for people with “nervous disorders” or with drug and alcohol habits.

1910--James Whiteley, owner of the Whiteley Tugboat Company  

1918--This land becomes annexed by the City and is now a Baltimore City address.

1920’s--The billiard room is added to Ventnor Lodge, behind the kitchen. A marble terrazzo floor flatters the new room.

1924--Hammond Hall is built by Hammond P. Dorsey on a portion of the land given to him by his aunt, Anna Seiling.

1936--Julia Dorsey (first wife of Hammond P. Dorsey) acquires Ventnor Lodge and turns it into a nursing home.

1939--Anna Seiling turns Pine Crest over to her nephew, Hammond P. Dorsey.

1963--Hammond Dorsey marries Eleanor Milicent (“Polly”) Trapnell Hilleary in April and he dies suddenly in June. Pine Crest is closed and the residents are moved into Ventnor Lodge. 

1967--Pine Crest Sanitarium and the nearby cottages are set ablaze by vandals and later demolished. 

1968--Ventnor Lodge is closed and the garage in the back of the property is leveled.

1976--Mrs. “Polly” Trapnell Hilleary Dorsey marries Stanley Hyde Dosh.

1979--Ventnor Lodge was reopened as a domiciliary care facility

1994--Mrs. “Polly” Trapnell  Hilleary Dorsey Dosh had all 23 acres of the land (4 parcels) preserved in perpetuity by the Maryland Environmental Trust in memory of her late husband. 

2007--Scott Hilleary dies and the property is bequeathed to his brother.

2007--John Thornton Hilleary sells the four-parcel property to Chapel Grace for the establishment of The Samaritan Women, a nonprofit Christian ministry providing transitional residence and life skills programming for women in recovery.

2007--Ventnor Lodge undergoes significant renovation through the tireless efforts of Christian volunteers.

2009--The Samaritan Women, under the approval of the Maryland Environmental Trust, allocate a portion of the open space land to serve as a Community Garden, to grow fresh produce to support local farmer’s markets, food banks and shelters.