Mount Vernon began as a country estate for Revolutionary War hero John Eager Howard and grew to be the place to live for Baltimore's rich and famous in the mid-nineteenth …
Did you know that Divine of John Waters movie fame was born and buried in Towson? Join Towson's own history buff, Ms. Brenda Carl, for a look back at the town’s wonderful history and notable characters. We’ll start at the pre-Civil War Towson Courthouse and learn how the two Towson brothers from Pennsylvania came down the York Turnpike in the 1700's to start the town that's named for them. We'll also visit the site of the original Towson Hotel, where farmers stopped over before continuing on to Baltimore to sell their goods. We hope you'll join us to discover how places like Prospect Hill Cemetery, Loch Raven Reservoir, and East Towson, founded by African Americans formerly enslaved at Hampton Mansion, helped make Towson into the bustling college town it is today.
We are pleased to help our friends, the Union Square Association, promote their 34th Annual Cookie Tour! That represents some 500,000 cookies baked and enjoyed over the past 33 years! They will have upwards to 20 historic homes on tour and are pleased to announce a special addition this year, the recently restored H. L. Mencken House at 1524 Hollins Street, which last month became the new home of the Baltimore National Heritage Area Association.
When a tremendous Gilded Age mansion gets fully-adorned with holiday decorations, there’s a lot to take in and see! Please join us for a special winter tour of the Evergreen Museum and Library, which holds 48 rooms, a soaring portico, a Tiffany designed glass canopy, and loads of holiday decorations. Led by Baltimore Heritage volunteer Richard Messick, we’ll take in the seasonal surroundings while learning about the mansion’s rich history.
