HISTORY

Hidden in plain site under a leafy canopy in a  small community called Rockdale in Baltimore County, Maryland, rests a humble house with a rich history.

The first recorded history of this house was in 1806 by a traveling preacher named Henry Smith, when it was used as a church in the home of Michael and Nancy Emmart. 

Built in 1791, it still stands as a testiment to the tenacity and courage of the human spirit; from the freedom seekers on the Underground Railroad who faced the unknown to those who stood up to do the right thing.  This Safe House has a unique distinction from others in that the Emmart family used a "brick" with a raised icon to identify it as a safe haven for runaways.  Because the house stayed in the family until 1980 when the Supiks purchased it, the "brick" is safe and a tangible link to our past.