Historic County Homes Open To Public
Frederick County unveils stops for the Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage from April 28 to May 4. The tour opens at The Chimneys near New Market and includes Hill Jr. on West Church Street, Mrs. Musser II on East Church Street, Jennings Bailey Jr. on West Third Street, Guilford, and Hedgeapple Farm near Buckeystown with houses dating from 1740s to early 19th century and interiors showcasing period furnishings and notable features. Next week features the Holtz, Eliot Jr., and Miss Georgine J. Lee homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford
Frederick County
Maryland
G. Ross Brinkley
New Market
William George Hill Jr
West Church Street
Musser
Tyson, Worthington
Dorsey
White House
Cleveland
Baughman
Philadelphia
Sully
Commodore Truxton
Frederick
Charles Conley
Augustus W. Lee
John McPherson
Edgar W. Holtz
F. T. Eliot Jr
Georgine J. Lee
Jennings Bailey Jr
West Third Street
Two Houses on Maryland Tour Highlight Frederick History
Two additional Frederick County houses open May 4 as part of the Maryland House and Garden Tour. The Historical Society's East Church Street headquarters, a circa 1830 Federal brick house, features fan-lighted doors, a graceful stair, two memorial parlors, and collections from the Belt family and Marshall Etchison. The Visitation Academy is also included. the tour notes the Academy’s Civil War role and 19th century growth, with lunch served at the Visitation Convent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Maryland
Historical Society
East Church Street
John Louis
Belt
Marshall Etchison
Amelung
Visitation Academy
Frederick
St. John’s Female Benevolent and
Frederick Free School
United States
Antietam
Gettysburg
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Pnotos
J. Rolfe Casteman
Hedgeapple Farm
Buckeystown
Washington
Valley Forge
Monocacy River
Sugar Loaf Mountain
Tionary Architecture
Historic
Franklin B. Musser II
Peter Sowers
Constantino Brumidi
Brumidi
United States Capitol
Robert 5. Tyson
Roy E. Jorgensen
Mount Hope
Carrollton Manor
Meredyth Davis
Wales
Singamore
Buckleystown Pike
Franklin B. Muser
Sisters of Charity
Academy
Chapel Alley
England
Visitation Convent
Annabel Lundgren
Theouse
Dr. and