Places of Interest
MUSEUMSBanneker-Douglas Museum of African-American Life and
History The first African Methodist Episcopal Church of
Annapolis, founded in 1803, began construction of Mt. Moriah
in 1874. After a storm damaged it in 1897, the church was
rebuilt with its present Gothic-Revival front facade,
including the superb stained glass rose window. Hours:
Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Saturday 12-4 p.m. Barracks 43 Pinkney St. Annapolis, MD 21401 410/267-7619 This small gambrel-roof, 18th century building may have
been used as a barracks during the Revolutionary War,
housing recruits waiting to be shipped to join the army.
Furnished to depict the lifestyle of Revolutionary War
soldiers. Hours: Open by appointment. Barge House Museum Bay Shore Drive (end of Second Street) P.O. Box 3088 Annapolis, MD 21403 410/268-1802 Collection of historic and maritime artifacts from the
Eastport area. Exhibits depict the business and culture of
the area, boat builders, maps and photographs. Features a
seasonal exhibit at Christmas of the Richwood doll house.
Hours: Saturday 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and by appointment.
Free. Fort George G. Meade Museum Building 4674 Griffin Avenue Fort George Meade, MD 20755 301/ 677-6966 Victualling Warehouse (Historic Annapolis Foundation Museum Store) 77 Main Street Annapolis, MD 410/268-5576 Historical Electronics Museum 1745 Nursery Road Linthicum, MD 21090 410/765-2345 London Town Publik House and Gardens (c. 1760) 839 Londontown Road Edgewater, MD 21037 410/222-1919 This 18th century house was once the county almshouse for
140 years. Today, the restored house sits on the South River
amidst eight acres of woodland gardens offering native and
exotic species and tranquil wooded and water vistas. Shiplap House Museum 18 Pinkey Street Annapolis, MD 410/267-7619 One of the oldest houses in Annapolis, c. 1715. Formerly a tavern which catered to colonial waterfront clientele. Hours: Monday-Friday, 2-4 p.m.
Tobacco Prise House 4 Pinkney St. Annapolis, MD 21401 410/267-7619 Early 19th century dockside warehouse. Exhibits of
Maryland’s colonial tobacco trade, including a tobacco press
used to fill hogsheads for shipment to England. Hours: open
by appointment. Return to TOP OF PAGE GARDENSHelen
Avalynne Tawes Garden London Town Publik House and Garden (c. 1760) 839 Londontown Road Edgewater, MD 21037 410/222-1919 Eight acres of woodland gardens offering native and
exotic species, tranquil woods, and water views. William Paca House and Garden 186 Prince George St. Annapolis, MD 21401 410/263-5553 The William Paca Garden is a two-acre, neoclassical
landscape, featuring four parterres; and herb, vegetable,
and wilderness gardens. Hours: Open daily, year-round,
except for January and February when it is open
Friday-Sunday. Group tours by reservation. Return to TOP OF PAGE HOUSESBenson-Hammond House Brice House 42 East St. Annapolis, MD 21041 410/267-8149 James Brice built this impressive Georgian mansion
between 1766 and 1773, and it remained in the family for a
century. Early in the 20th century Carvel Hall used the
house as an annex. Now owned by the International Masonry
Institute. Captain Salem Avery House 1418 E. West Shady Side Road Shady Side, MD 20764 410/867-4486 This restored waterman’s home is a museum on the West
River just south of Annapolis. It is operated by the Shady
Side Rural Heritage Society, Inc. Accessible by car or
boat! Open Saturdays and Sundays 1-4 p.m. March through
December, or by appointment Charles Carroll House 107 Duke of Gloucester St. Annapolis, MD 21401 410/269-1737 Birthplace and urban dwelling of Charles Carrollton of
Carrollton (1737-1832), the only Catholic to sign the
Declaration of Independence and one of the wealthiest men in
colonial America. This is a restored house with 18th century
terraced gardens overlooking Spa Creek and 19th century wine
cellar. Hours: Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-2
p.m.; Sunday, 12-4 p.m. or by appointment. Chase-Lloyd House 22 Maryland Ave. Annapolis, MD 21041 410/263-2723 Edward Lloyd IV of Talbot County bought the unfinished
shell of this house from Samuel Chase, young American lawyer
and later signer of the Declaration of Independence. Lloyd
finished the home, one of the grandest in Annapolis, in the
early 1770’s. His youngest daughter, Mary Tayloe Lloyd,
married Francis Scott Key here in 1802. Hours:
March-December, Tuesday-Saturday, 2-4 p.m. and
January-February, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday. Governor’s Mansion State Circle and School streets Annapolis, MD 21401 410/974-3531 Official residency of the Maryland governor. Built during
the Victorian period. Collection of Maryland art and
antiques. Hours: January-March, Tuesday and Thursday, 10
a.m.-2 p.m.; April-December, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or by appointment. Free. Hammond-Harwood House 19 Maryland Ave. Annapolis, MD 21401 410/269-1714 Considered one of the most beautiful examples of late
Colonial architecture, this 1774 Georgian masterpiece of
architect William Buckland is exquisitely furnished in 18th
century furnishings and artwork. Hours: daily, 10 a.m.-4
p.m., Sunday 12-4 p.m. Maynard-Burgess House 163 Duke of Gloucester St. Annapolis, MD 21401 410/267-7619 Home of two seccessive African-American families from
1847 to 1900. Currently under restoration by the Historic
Annapolis Foundation, and not open to the public. William Paca House and Garden 186 Prince George St. Annapolis, MD 21401 410/263-5553 Georgian mansion built between 1763 and 1765 by William
Paca, signer of the Declaration of Independence and Governor
of Maryland. The William Paca Garden is a two-acre,
neo-classical landscape, featuring four parterres, herb and
vegetable area and wilderness garden. Hours: Open daily,
year-round, except for January and February when it is open
Friday-Sunday. Group tours by reservation. Return to TOP OF PAGE CHURCHESAll Hallows Episcopal Church First Presbyterian Church 144 Conduit St. The sanctuary, a portion of which was originally the
Hallam Theatre, built in 1828, is the oldest in continuous
use in the city. St. Anne’s Episcopal Church 199 Duke of Gloucester St. Annapolis, MD 21401 410/267-9333 The present church, built in Romanesque-Revival style, is
the third to stand on this site. Construction began in 1859,
using some of the walls and the tower of the second church,
destroyed by fire in 1858. The St. Anne’s window, given to
the church in 1839, was designed by the Tiffany
studios. St. James Church 5757 Solomons Island Road Parish, MD 20711 410/867-2838 St. Margaret's Episcopal Church 1601 Pleasant Plains Rd. Annapolis, MD 21401 410/974-0200 The parish was established in 1692. This location was
originally constructed in 1803, and suffered several
accidental fires and rebuilding campaigns over the course of
its history. The church underwent a massive restoration
project in 1985 that return much of its 1896 appearance. St. Mary’s Catholic Church 109 Duke of Gloucester St. Annapolis, MD 21401 410/263-2396 Victorian-Gothic structure, consecrated in 1860. The
interior displays the rib-vaulting and hand-carved altar
screen typical of the Gothic Revival style. Return to TOP OF PAGE
COLLEGESSt. John’s
College Traces its origins back to King William’s School founded in 1696. Site of Revolutionary and Civil War encampments. It continues a long tradition of liberal arts education with present “great books” curriculum. On St. John’s campus in front of McDowell Hall is a
400-year old tulip tree. This was the rallying point for
meetings of Sons of Liberty prior to the Revolutionary
War. U.S. Naval Academy (1845) King George Street and Severn River 566 Brownson Road Annapolis, MD 21402 410/263-6933 or 410/267-3363 In 1845, the War Department acquired Fort Severn and adjoining land to house the newly established Naval College, now the United States Naval Academy. The campus includes Beaux Arts buildings designed in the early 1900’s by Ernest Flagg and contemporary buildings designed in the 1960’s by John Carl Warnecke. Return to TOP OF PAGE
PUBLIC BUILDINGSMaryland
State Archives The historical agency and permanent records repository
for Maryland. Public search room for family history and
historical research. Collections include original public
records, church records, newspapers, photographs and maps.
Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Saturday 8:30
a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-4:30 p.m. Maryland State House 100 State Circle Annapolis, MD 21401 410/974-3400 Maryland’s Capital, begun in 1772. Oldest State House in
the country in continuous legislative use. Site of
Washington’s resignation as Commander-in -Chief and
ratification of the Treaty of Paris. Capitol of the United
States from 1783 to 1784. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tours at 11
a.m. and 3 p.m. Middleton Tavern Samuel Horatio Middleton and his family operated one of Annapolis’ most successful taverns here from 1740 to 1786. He also ran a ferry to the Eastern Shore. Meetings, auctions and social events made his tavern a favorite gathering place. The building is still operated as a tavern/restaurant. Old Treasury Building (1735) State Circle Annapolis, MD 21401 410/267-8149 Built between 1735 and 1737, it is the oldest public
building in Maryland. Historic Annapolis Foundation Research
Center. Open by appointment. Return to TOP OF PAGE
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