Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-08-11
OLDCOLON|AL MANSIONS
Annapolis Is Rich In Many Ancient
Buildings Although Many
Have Disappeared.
SIX GOVERNORS MANSIONS.
The Present One Was Built In 1868
King Williams School.


of Annapolis have disappeared. Tw,
at least of its old Governors Mansion.
and several other fine old dwellings
within my recollection, to make room
for new buildings at the United State.
Naval Academy. The fire-fiend anC
the march of improvement have. OF
course, also claimed their quota.
Among those still remaining and theil
approximate date of erection, NAV be
mentioned the following: The Sands
House, an ancient frame dwelling,
with its long gable on the street front,
probably built before 1880, or perhaps
as much as $50 years ago. Prior tc
1700-the Green House, now Mrs.
Richard H. Green's, Charles street
the Jennings House, now Mrs. lyle.
hart's, opposite Carvel Hall, Prince
George street; the Major Dorsey
House, now Mrs. Marchand's, Prince
George ST.; prior to 1740, the Middle.
ton House, now Mrs. Tydings's, Market
Space; the Lloyd Dulaney House, now
the Colonial Theatre, Conduit street
the Hesselius House, now the Masonic
Lodge, Conduit street; the Tyding's
House, now Mrs. Davis, Church and
Conduit streets; the Bordley House,
now Mr.. j. w. Randall's, State Cir
Gle; Reynolds Inn, now the dwelling
of the Cashier of the Farmers's Ma
tionl Bank, Church Circle.
1740-The Farris House, now DIR.
McParlin's heirs, West street; the
Slicer House, now Mrs. Mayer's,
Prince George and Carroll alley; the
Peggy Stewart House, now Mrs. Bail
liere's, Hanover street; st. Anne's old
rectory, now Mrs. Iglehart's, Hanover
street.
1745-The Shaw House, now the
Elk's Home, State Circle; the Carroll
Mansion, now the Redemptorists,
Duke of Gloucester street; the Cover
nor Bladen House, now Mcdowell
Hall, st. Johns College; ACTON, -
now the Murray heirs, Franklin street
extended; the Lloyd House, now Colo
mel Tilton's, Maryland avenue; the
Paca House, now Carvel Hall, Prince
George street; the Thomas johnson
House, opposite Comptrollers office,
College avenue.
1747-The Governor Ogle House,
now Mrs. Porter's heirs, College ave-
nue.; Colonel Hyde's House, now DR..
F. H. Thompson's, Main street.
1750-The Quynn House, now James
l. Johnson's Northwest street; the
Piukney House, now Mrs. Pinkney's,
St. Johns street.
1751-The Scott House, now the
Sisters of Notre Dame, Shipwright
street.
1752-The Ridout House, now DR..
w. G. Ridout's, Duke of Gloucester
street.
1760-The Lloyd House, now The
Chase Home, Maryland avenue; the
Lockerman House, now Miss Har-
woods, Maryland avenue and King
George street; the Hammond House,
now DR.. George Wells, Charles street.
1765-The Brice House, now Mrs.
Robb's, East street.
There are many other houses of the
Colonial period in Annapolis, some OF
them probably cf equal age with those
mentioned and many others of that
period which have been so changed,
externally, at least, that they would
hardly be classed as Colonial any
longer.
Annapolis has had at least six Gov
ernor's mansions, four of them yet re-
main, viz: the Governor Nicholson, OF
Colonel Dorsey mansion on Prince
George street; the Governor Bladen
mansion, or Mcdowell Hall of St
Johns College; the Governor Ogle
mansion on King George street anC
College avenue, and the present man
sion, built in 1868.
You will doubtless wander over the
beautiful grounds of st. Johns Collegt
and, among other things, take looE
at the monumental tablet recent,
placed at the rear of its grounds, over
looking the creek, by the Sons of the
American Revolution, in memory Of
the French soldiers and sailors wht
perished in our Revolutionary strug
gle, many of whom lie buried in tha
immediate vicinity. / hope you will
also inspect those buildings of tha
college which are presentable, al
though the dormitories are now some
what in the dishabille of vacation, ant
are going through their annual renova
tion. You are all familiar, probably
with the history of that institution
and / shall not touch upon it, excep
to say that the first free school found
ed in America was "King William
School," established at Annapolis un
der the Act of 1896, at the instance o
Governor Francis Nicholson. Tha
ancient institution was merged, unde
the Act of 1855, into st. Johns Col
lege, and during their united exis
tance of 215 years they have been po
tent factors in the educational life o
the State