Collington Square Oxford House
Project Description
The Collington Square Oxford House project is the renovation of three
vacant, adjacent row houses into a single dwelling which will provide
permanent housing for men in substance abuse recovery. The three
properties will be consolidated and converted into a handicap accessible, seven-bedroom, two-bathroom dwelling.
The Oxford House will offer these men stable and permanent housing, with the necessary support services to assist in their substance abuse
recovery. The Oxford House offers a unique recovery house model because it is a democratically self-run recovery home. The three main principles of the Oxford House are: (1) the house must be democratically self-run; (2) the house membership is responsible for all household expenses; and (3) the house must immediately expel any member who uses alcohol or drugs.
Owner
Episcopal Housing Community Development Corporation
Architect
Arch Tech Design, LLC
Contractor
Southway Builders
Funding Sources
City of Baltimore HOME funds, Maryland Affordable Housing Trust, The Abell Foundation, The William F. Baker Foundation, The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, the Episcopal Churches of Old Saint Paul, Emmanuel, Trinity Towson, and St. Margaret’s Annapolis