Evening star., 1941-05-04

in 1910, Mr.. and Mrs. De Witt
Croissant; ST. Richards Manor,
where the house is almost entirely
the original, Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard
Barnes; Mattapay, built by Charles,
Lord Baltimore, in 1863 and now
owned by Mr.. and Mrs. George
WeSchler.
Other st. Marys homes INCLUDE
Glen Mary Farm, built soon after
first settlement in Maryland, Mr..
and Mrs. Heath Steele; Fenwicks
Free. built by Cuthbert Fenwlck
about 1861, now the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. James A. Sterling, and Cross
Manor, the oldest brick house stand
ing in Maryland, built in 1643, Mrs.
Charles Sterrett Grason.
St. Marys City. site of Marylands
first colony in 1884, also will join
the tour.
Points in Annapolis.
Mrs. John T. Bowers, l24 Charles
street. Annapolis, chairman OF An
napolis points of interest, has an
nounced that homes open May .
and 6 will include Acton, Mrs. w.
Taylor Smith; Bordley Randall
House. 1t. Comdr. and Mrs. v. H.
Weems; Chase House, Dorsey House,
Forensic Club, all owned by Mrs.
David E. Cummins; Gaver House,
Mrs. H. A. Gaver; Jonas Green
House. Comdr. and Mrs. j. 7.
Bowers: Hammond-Harwood House;
Jennings House, Mrs. John Halhgan;
Keester House, Comdr. and Mrs.
George B. Keester: McFadden
House, 1t. Comdr. and Mrs. A. g.
w. McFadden; McCandless House,
Capt. and Mrs. B. McCandless; Ogie
Hall. Mrs. Mason Porter Cusachs;
Sands House, Mrs. Revell Moss and
Miss Revell; Shaw House, owned
by the Elks' Club; Slayton House,
Comdr. and Mrs. G. C. Slayton;
Workman House, Miss Agnes Wal
ton, and Scott House, owned by the
Sisters of Notre Dame.
Anne Arundel County houses will
be open May and 6, according to
Miss Susan C. Hacker of Cumber-
stone. Md, chairman. Brooksby's
Point, small house built on land
decided by the crown in 1880 and
now owned by Mrs. c. G. Baldwin
is one of the exhibits.
Rising Sun Tavern.
Also on view will be Rising Sun
Tavern. an old Colonial hostelry,
owned by Mr. and Mrs. Berry 1gle-
hart, jr., part of Providence, a re-
stored board and batten house, Mr..
and Mrs. r. C. Adams; Belvoir
Manor, brick house on Severn River
with a slave cellar, Mr.. and Mrs.
William c. Rogers; the Castle,
owned by Capt. and Mrs. Charles
C. Hartigan; Tulip Hill, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Flather; Evergreen, with
a separate old kitchen, Mr.. and Mrs.
William H. Brooke, and Holly Hill,
built around 1700 with dungeons
and secret passages, Comdr. and
Mrs. Hugh p. lie Clair.
Calvert County homes will be
open only May 5, Mrs. Everard
Briscoe, Prince Frederick, Md,
chairman, has announced. Three
churches also will be exhibited:
All Saints, built in 1915 with a
gallery for slaves; Christ Church,
built in 1872 and rebuilt in 1882 at
the cost of 100000 pounds of tobacco,
and Middleham Chapel. 1899.
Houses include Old Brick Farm,
where bricks are initiated by Thel-
bert Freeland, original owner, and
now the home of Col. and Mrs. B.
H. Sinclair; Old Field, Victorian
house, Col and Mrs. Everard Briscoe;
Parrots Cage, a story and half
house built in 1852 on land granted
to William Parrot, Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin Parran; Patuxent Farm,
containing a mural of naval battle
with the British in 1912 Mr. and
Mrs. James Emory; Point Farm,
modern estate of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jefferson Patterson; BENEFITS
Place, modern home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gordon Bennett: Spout Farm, where
sailing vessels filled their casks from
an old water spout, Mrs. Malcolm
Rorty, and Charlesgift, the capital
of Maryland during Oliver CORN
wells regime where the seal of
Maryland was lost and never re-
covered. Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert
Footner.
Homes also will be exhibited in
Howard, Hartford, Cecil, Kent,
Queen Anae's and Talbot Counties.