The Rockburn Heritage Center is a Howard County facility in Rockburn Branch Park in Elkridge that is a "work in progress." Despite budget constraints, completion of the project is reasonably, but not fully, assured. When completed, it was planned that Rockburn would house four historic structures, three of which are already on site:

Clover Hill Clover Hill was built around or before 1798. The brick and frame house, with a gable roof, is an example of late eighteenth century architecture with nineteenth century additions. Clover Hill is described as being in "bad shape."

McKenzie's Bank Barn The Aaron McKenzie Bank Barn is a late 1860's log construction barn. It was donated to Howard County in 1986 by Mrs. Jean Hannon of Ellicott City and developer Bernard Talle and moved from Ellicott City to the Rockburn site in 1987.

Phelp's Log Cabin The Phelps or Gorman Log Cabin was a two-story log house that according to the Historic Sites Inventory may have been built as early as 1696. The cabin, formerly located on Warfield's Range, was donated to the County by the Janet Phelps family and moved to Rockburn in 1984. On Sunday, September 23, 2001, the Phelp's Log Cabin was completely destroyed by fire. Before this sad event, the Phelp's Log Cabin and the McKenzie Bank Barn were starting into a new phase of restoration. Stone foundations for each building had been constructed and bids had been awarded to re-site these structures on the new foundations and to begin restoration. It is a significant loss for the County and for the entire preservation community. Its life- including its origins as a settler's cabin...evolution to slave quarters and outbuildings.. and finally its move to escape an early demise due to development... has ended. The firefighters at first thought it was a storage shed, its humble exterior belying its noble roots. The fire department has determined arson as the cause of the fire Its value is, of course, incalculable. Preservation Online The National Trust for Historic Preservation wrote an article about the loss of the Phelps Log Cabin.    Read the article

PHC encourages the reduction or elimination of any remaining obstacles to completing the project. The Rockburn Heritage Center has the potential to be a significant interpretive site, especially for students. Beyond the educational value derived from the diversity of the structures, the property affords other major educational benefits. For example, the Howard County Archeological Society has excavated Indian burial mounds on the site.