Cradles that once rocked Charles Carroll and Margaret Tilghman can be seen the children's bedchamber. Mount Clare remained in the Carroll family until 1890 when it was sold to the City of Baltimore for use by the Department of Recreation and Parks. In 1917, The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Maryland, through an agreement with the City of Baltimore, became custodians of Mount Clare Museum House. The Society owns the collection of over 1,000 objects, including rare pieces of Chippendale and Hepplewhite furniture, silver, crystal, Chinese export porcelain and family portraits by noted artists of the time. Hours at Mount Clare Museum House .
All tours begin on the hour.
School Programs Mount Clare's Traveling Trunk Have your class be the first to examine the wonders of Mount Clare Museum House's Traveling Trunk. It examines the Carroll family in residence here at Mount Clare, and aspects of everyday life during the Colonial Period. A History of the Carroll Family in Residence, 1760-1850. Examine the evolution of the estate through the activities of Charles Carroll, Barrister, and his heirs. Margaret Tilghman Carroll lived at Mount Clare from 1763, when she married Charles Carroll, Barrister, until her death in 1817.