Mt. Clare

Mt. Clare (HM1H8)

Location: Baltimore, MD 21230
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 16.731', W 76° 38.591'

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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.
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HM NumberHM1H8
Series This marker is part of the Maryland: Baltimore City Historical Markers series, and the National Historic Landmarks series.
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Placed ByThe City of Baltimore, William Donald Schaefer, mayor
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Date Added Saturday, September 27th, 2014 at 10:16am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 358270 N 4349008
Decimal Degrees39.27885000, -76.64318333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 16.731', W 76° 38.591'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 16' 43.86" N, 76° 38' 35.46" W
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Area Code(s)410, 301
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1500 Washington Blvd, Baltimore MD 21230, US
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