MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

ARCHITECTURE

ARCHITECTURAL SITES

• Basilica of the Assumption, Baltimore (410) 727-3565, ext. 220. America's first Roman Catholic cathedral. Designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe.
• Brown Center, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore (410) 669-9200

Brown Center, Maryland Institute College of Art, Mount Royal Ave., Baltimore, Maryland, May 2012. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Clara Barton National Historic Site (founder of American Red Cross), Glen Echo (301) 320-1400

Darnall's Chance House Museum, Upper Marlboro (301) 952-8010

Evergreen Museum & Library, Baltimore (410) 516-0341

Darnall's Chance, 14800 Gov. Oden Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, October 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt

• George Alfred Townsend Museum (Civil War journalist), & War Correspondents Arch, Gathland State Park, Burkittsville (301) 791-4767
• Hammond-Harwood House, Annapolis (410) 263-4683
• Hampton National Historic Site (house & grounds), Towson (410) 823-1309
• Hancock's Resolution, Pasadena (410) 952-2798
• Homewood House (home of Charles Carroll, Jr.), Baltimore (410) 516-5589

Hammond-Harwood House entrance, Maryland Ave., Annapolis, Maryland, August 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

James Brice House (Georgian architecture), Annapolis (410) 267-7619

Jonathan Hager House & Museum (town founder), Hagerstown (301) 739-8577, ext. 170

London Town & Gardens, Historic, Edgewater (410) 222-1919, ext. 200

James Brice House, East St., Annapolis, Maryland, August 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

• Mount Clare Museum (Georgian architecture), Baltimore (410) 837-3262
• Port Tobacco Historic Village, Port Tobacco (301) 392-3418
• Riversdale House Museum (Calvert Mansion), Riverdale (301) 864-0420
• St. Thomas Manor (includes Georgian mansion & St. Ignatius Church), Port Tobacco (301) 934-8245

Door, shutter, & brickwork, Hancock's Resolution, 2795 Bayside Beach Road, Pasadena, Maryland, July 2004. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Schifferstadt Architectural Museum, Frederick (301) 663-3885

Smallwood House Museum (Revolutionary War General William Smallwood), Marbury (301) 743-7613

Sotterley Plantation (18th-century tidewater life), Hollywood (301) 373-2280; 1-800-681-0850 (toll free)

State House, Annapolis
Office of Interpretation (State Archives): (410) 260-6445, 1-800-235-4045 (toll free)
Visitors Program (Dept. of Legislative Services): (301) 970-5400, (410) 946-5400, 1-800-492-7122, ext. 5400 (toll free)

State House (from Francis St.), Annapolis, Maryland, February 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

• Teackle Mansion, Princess Anne (410) 651-2238
• Thomas Stone National Historic Site (signer of Declaration of Independence), Port Tobacco (804) 224-1732, ext. 227

Outer wall design, Teackle Mansion, 11736 Mansion St., Princess Anne, Maryland, May 2017. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

William Paca House & Garden, Annapolis (410) 990-4543

William Paca House and Garden, Annapolis, Maryland, March 2001. Photo by Elizabeth W. Newell.

Maryland Arts
Maryland Literature
Maryland Museums
Maryland Government
Maryland Constitutional Offices & Agencies
Maryland Departments
Maryland Independent Agencies
Maryland Executive Commissions, Committees, Task Forces, & Advisory Boards
Maryland Universities & Colleges
Maryland Counties
Maryland Municipalities
Maryland at a Glance

Maryland Manual On-Line

Search the Manual
e-mail: mdmanual@mdarchives.state.md.us

© Copyright Maryland State Archives