There are a number of organizations that sponsor tours of the Mt. Vernon neighborhood. The tour meets at the Washington Monument and is guided by volunteers for the Foundation. Special tours for groups are also available. Call the Foundation to get additional information or to arrange a private tour.
Tours are free.
Self guided tours are possible thanks to three brochures written by Frank Shivers. Site of Betsy Patterson Bonaparte's last home, Cathedral and Read St.'s. Latrobe also invented the Latrobe Stove here, providing an innovative means of keeping the home warm for his bride, who was from Mississippi and not too fond of Baltimore winters. Charles Street - Once known as Baltimore's Fifth Avenue, it was the place to buy a gift for the bride and groom to be. Homes of The Three American Graces, SW corner W. Mt. Vernon Place and St. Paul Street - These handsome brick homes were built by three granddaughters of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, signer of the Declaration of Independence.