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SUMMARY:Dragon Clocks\, Antique Musical Machines and More:
An Awe-Inspring Visit to the “Clock
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Known w
idely throughout Baltimore as “The Clock House\,”
Mr. Durward Center’s 2100 St. Paul Street Victoria
n home is a Mecca for lovers of early mechanical d
evices. By profession\, Mr. Center is a restoratio
n expert for antique tower-clocks and organs and h
as worked on projects across the country and as cl
ose to home as Penn Station in Baltimore. He is ev
en the craftsman behind the restoration of the 189
8 Welte “concert orchestration” that sat in the en
trance to Oakley Court\, the manor house outside L
ondon that was made famous in Dracula movies and p
erhaps infamous in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
\n \n For his St. Paul Street house\, Mr. C
enter has installed three clock dials on the outsi
de (including the dragon clock) and has an almost
endless collection inside. A music room contains e
arly mechanical musical devices that he has restor
ed. Please join us and our host\, Mr. Durward Cent
er\, as we learn about (and literally hear) the fa
scinating marriage between a historic Baltimore ro
whouse and a world-class collection of early mecha
nical devices.
\n
DESCRIPTION:Known widely throughout Baltimore as “The Clock Ho
use\,” Mr. Durward Center’s 2100 St. Paul Street V
ictorian home is a Mecca for lovers of early mecha
nical devices. By profession\, Mr. Center is a res
toration expert for antique tower-clocks and organ
s and has worked on projects across the country an
d as close to home as Penn Station in Baltimore. H
e is even the craftsman behind the restoration of
the 1898 Welte “concert orchestration” that sat in
the entrance to Oakley Court\, the manor house ou
tside London that was made famous in Dracula movie
s and perhaps infamous in The Rocky Horror Picture
Show. \n \n \n \n For his St. Paul Street house\,
Mr. Center has installed three clock dials on the
outside (including the dragon clock) and has an a
lmost endless collection inside. A music room cont
ains early mechanical musical devices that he has
restored. Please join us and our host\, Mr. Durwar
d Center\, as we learn about (and literally hear)
the fascinating marriage between a historic Baltim
ore rowhouse and a world-class collection of early
mechanical devices.\n \n \n \n
CATEGORIES:Tour - Behind the Scenes
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LOCATION:Clock House\n 2100 Saint Paul Street\n Baltimore\,
MD 21218\n
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=1173
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