Evening star., 1946-04-29
Maryland Tourists
To Visit Old Homes
In Annapolis Area

Maryland's ninth annual house
and garden tour, which opened in
Charles County yesterday, continues
today in the Baltimore area, while
tomorrow those making the tour will
be permitted to visit old estates in
the Annapolis. Severn River and
Chesapeake Bay areas. Prince
Georges and Anne Arundel County
homes will be open Wednesday.
The tour is sponsored by the Fed
Grated Garden Clubs of Maryland
and funds derived from the event
will be used for the maintenance of
the Hammond-Harwood House in
Annapolis. The house, at Maryland
avenue and King George street, now
is museum and is on Wednesday, s
tour.
Today's tour takes in Dulany VAL
ley, Limekiln Valley. Caves Valley
and Greenspring Valley in the Bal
timore area. Hours of the tour
10 am, to pm. in all areas.
The Annapolis pilgrimage tomor-
row is under the chairmanship of
Mrs. Amos F. Hutchins and Mrs. D.
Ellwood Williams.
Scheduled for Visit.
Places to be visited, in addition to
the Hammond Harwood House, are
Chase House, % Maryland avenue
built in 1859, and home of Samuel
Chase, one of the signers of the
Declaration of Independence.
Forensic Club. pre-Revolutionary
structure, at ITO Duke of Gloucester
street, now owned by Mrs. David E
Cumm1ns. George Washington ano
other notables were members of the
club.
Gaver House, 160 Prince George
street, built in l7l6, and occupied by
Amos Garret, first mayor of Annap-
oils. Owned by Mrs. H. A. Gaver.
Jonas Green House at l24 Charles
street, said to be the oldest house in
Annapolis, having been built in 1880
The owners are Comdr. and Mrs. j
T. Bowers.
Sands House, 100 Prince George
street, also dating to 1880, an ole
frame house put together with tree
nails which has been owned by one
family for nearly 200 years. Tht
owners are listed as Mrs. Revell Mos.
and Miss ReveH
Slayton House, 112 Duke of Glou-
cester street. owned by Capt. and
Mrs. c, C. Slayton.
Scott House Visit Free.
Scott House, on ShipWright street
where Sir Robert Eden, last Colonia
Governor spent his last days. Thi!
house will be opened free of charg,
after 4 pm. by the courtesy of tht
Sisters of Notre Dame.
Hoogewerf House, l79 Duke O.
Gloucester street.
Carroll House built by Charlie!
Carroll of Carrollton and nov
owned by the Redemptionists.
Bordley-Randall House, built il
1882 on Randall court. Owned b,
Commodore and Mrs. P. V. H
Weems
Ogle House, College avenue ane
Prince George street, built by Sam.
uel Ogle, a captain in the British
Army, later Colonial Governor. Nov
owned by the Naval Academy Alum.
nj Association.
Dorsey House, % Maryland avenue
built in 1885, first meeting place o.
the General Assembly in Annapolis
and home of Sir Francis Nichols
first Colonial Governor of MARYLAND
Owned by Mr.. and Mrs. Harry r
England.
Government House, formerl,
known as the Governors Mansion
will be opened free of charge from
2 to pm.
The Severn River area tour will
include Magothy Meadows, home O
Folger McKinsey: Cove Harbor
owned by L. Seymout Zimmerman
Stoakley House, owned by DR.. an,
Mrs. Amos Hutchins and Rayland
owned Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Munroe
The Chesapeake Bay area tou
lists White Hall and Holly Beacl
Farm, both owned by Mr.. and Mrs
William H. Labrot; Pleasant Plains
owned by Commodore and Mrs
Weems; Maidstone, owned by MAJ
Howard Atterbury and Bowdoir
owned by Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Bow
doin.