THE VILLAGE OF KINGS CONTRIVANCE

The Village of Kings Contrivance houses about 11,000 residents and is the third largest of the nine villages plus Town Center that make up Columbia. In 1977, the first neighborhood, Macgill's Common, was inhabited and the first village board was elected in April, 1978.

What is the Kings Contrivance Community Association?

It is a non-profit corporation that supports a range of services for the residents of our village. All residents 18 years or older are members of the Association. We elect a five-member Village Board of Directors that establishes Association policies, and a village representative to the Columbia Council, that directs the Columbia Association. The Board hires a village manager to oversee the day to day operations of the village. Residents of Columbia pay an annual assessment to the Columbia Association that funds a portion of the money used to run the Association.

What does the Kings Contrivance Community Association Do for you?

• Represents Kings Contrivance in areas of interest and concern to our residents.
• Administers the Kings Contrivance Covenants that govern the exterior appearance of properties in the Village.
• Provides information and referral services, as well as support for community activities and interests.
• Sponsors a range of programs, special events, and classes.
• Provides space for meetings and functions at Amherst House and The Meeting Room.

Village Newsletter

The Crown Prints, our village newsletter, is published twice a month and inserted in the Columbia Flier, which is distributed on Thursdays. Look for our signature purple ink on heavy white paper and our People Crown logo.

Naming

Kings Contrivance is located on historic land originally granted by one of the Lords Baltimore in 1730, to the Reverend James Macgill, one of the first Episcopal ministers in the Province of Maryland. A residence was built in the 18th century, burned down and was rebuilt in the 19th century. The boyhood home of Howard County Circuit Court Judge James Macgill, it was converted to a restaurant in 1962. The restaurant gave the village its name. Macgill's Common, the first village neighborhood, was named for the Reverend Macgill on whose farm it rests. Reverend Macgill was the first rector of Christ Church located on Oakland Mills Road. The streets take their names from "The Folk Songs of North America," compiled by Alan Lomax. The street names in Huntington are taken from the works of Carl Sandburg. Dickinson is the first neighborhood in Columbia named for a woman, American poet Emily Dickinson. Amherst House, the Community Center located in Dickinson, was named for Amherst, Mass., the home of Emily Dickinson.

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