Mount Clare Museum House - Baltimore MD
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 16.731 W 076° 38.591
18S E 358270 N 4349008
This outstanding Georgian mansion, built between 1754 and 1768, was the home of Charles Carroll, Barrister and framer of Maryland’s first Constitution and Declaration of Rights.
Waymark Code: WM15M1D
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 01/19/2022
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TEXT from Historical Marker mounted on the exterior of the house next to the front door and erected by the Mayor, City of Baltimore:
Mount Clare
This outstanding Georgian mansion, built between 1754 and 1768, was the home of Charles Carroll, Barrister and framer of Maryland’s first Constitution and Declaration of Rights. Carroll and his wife Margaret Tilghman made Mount Clare a center of enlightened colonial living and the heart of a flourishing plantation, which once supported wheat fields, orchards, racing stables, flour mills, brick kilns and a shipyard. Since 1977, Mount Clare has been the subject of a major archaeological investigation into life in the Tidewater region between 1750 and 1850.
Standing loftily atop the hill, the mansion was an impressive sight to ships sailing up the Patapsco. Rolling pastures and fields stretched up from the river to wide terraced gardens leading up to the house. These gardens and the exotic fruit trees cultivated in the “orangery” were the work of Mrs. Carroll, a noted horticulturist who supplied George Washington with trees and plants for Mount Vernon by sending them down the Patapsco on a sailing vessel.
In the 19th century, industrial development began to encircle Mount Clare as railroad tracks crisscrossed the northern section of the property and the Washington Turnpike sliced through the southern portion. The mansion and remaining acres were purchased by the City in 1890 for a public park, and in 1917, the Colonial Dames of America opened Mount Clare as Maryland’s first historic house museum.
The "Official Tourism" URL link to the attraction: [Web Link]
The attraction’s own URL: [Web Link]
Hours of Operation:
Mount Clare House Museum is undergoing a reinterpretation and will be open by appointment only. We plan to reopen in early 2021 with a museum that explores the lives of all the people who lived and worked at Mount Clare. (For further information please call 410-837-3262, leave a message and we will call you back).
Approximate amount of time needed to fully experience the attraction: Half of a day (2-5 hours)
Transportation options to the attraction: Personal Vehicle or Public Transportation
Admission Prices: Not listed
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