in 1803, dr. charles alexander warfield patented 510 acres under the name "paternal gift" to his son gustavius. a colonial farmhouse was built "circa" 1860. the land originally belonged to dr. charles alexander warfield who patented the 510 acres to his son gustavus warfield. the harding family of howard county held the land until 1937, when warwick keegan acquired around 200 acres and the original farmhouse. keegan modernized the house but died soon after, resulting in the sale of the land to melvin and prue scheidt in 1946. the scheidt family continued to use the land to farm cattle, horses, sheep, chickens and crops until 1995, at which point the land was developed.