![]() (Incidentally, five years before this, John Work Garrett purchased the Garrett Jacobs Mansion on Mount Vernon Place for his other son, Robert). John Work Garrett, president of the B&O Railroad, purchased the mansion 19 years later (in 1878) for his son T. Evergreen HouseĮvergreen House was built in 1857 by the Broadbent Family. Please join us and our hosts from the Homewood Museum as we explore the corners of the Homewood House, learn about the architecture of the day, and sip Madeira wine, which you might have been served had you been lucky enough to get an invitation to the house some 200 years ago. Johns Hopkins University acquired the building, which gave rise to the “Homewood Campus” name, in 1902 and opened it as a museum in 1987. Built on a Palladian-inspired five-part plan, Homewood is renowned for its elegant proportions, fine workmanship and materials, and the extravagant detail in all aspects of its construction, from the intricately carved wooden fireplace surrounds, doorways, and chair rails, to the marble painted baseboards and mahogany grained doors and the ornate plaster ceiling ornaments. The house is noted as one of the best examples of Federal style architecture in the country. No expense was spared, and at a price tag of $40,000 (a fortune at the time), Homewood became a show place for the elite young couple. Taking his father’s money but not his advice to renovate an existing farm house, the younger Charles and Harriet commissioned Homewood House. In 1800, Charles Carroll of Carrollton decided to give his son (also Charles) and bride, Harriet Chew, a nice present: a country estate just north of the city. $20 for members $30 for non-members (half the proceeds go to support Evergreen House).Parking is available on Charles Street and other nearby streets.Įvergreen House | 4545 North Charles Street, 21210.$20 for members $30 for non-members (half the proceeds go to support Homewood House). ![]() Wine and cheese: 5:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Tour: 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm.Homewood House | 3400 North Charles Street, 21218 Our hosts at each have decorated for the holidays, and we invite you to join us for a little holiday cheer and a lot of Baltimore information on one or both of them. Please join us as we celebrate the holidays with tours of two of Baltimore’s most elegant and important historic houses: Homewood House and Evergreen House.
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