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{{short description|Historic house in Maryland, United States}}
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The '''Carroll Mansion''' (also known as the ''Carroll-Caton House'' or ''Carroll Mansion Museum'') is a historic building and [[museum]] located in [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], USA.
The '''Carroll Mansion''' (also known as the ''Carroll-Caton House'' or ''Carroll Mansion Museum'') is a historic building and [[museum]] located in [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]], [[Maryland]].


==History==
==History==
The house was built around 1811, at the corner of what is now known as Lombard and Front Streets, which at the time was a very wealthy part of Baltimore. In 1818 it was purchased for the sum of $20,000 by Richard Caton, the husband of Mary, youngest daughter of [[Charles Carroll of Carrollton]], a signer of the [[Declaration of Independence]]. For the last twelve years of his life, Charles Carroll spent his winters in the house, often receiving distinguished visitors there.<ref>[http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/declaration/site14.htm National Park Service survey of historic sites and buildings]</ref> It was in this house that he died.
The house was built around 1811, at the corner of what is now known as Lombard and Front Streets, which at the time was a very wealthy part of Baltimore. In 1818 it was purchased for the sum of $20,000 by Richard Caton, the husband of Mary, youngest daughter of [[Charles Carroll of Carrollton]], a signer of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]]. For the last twelve years of his life, Charles Carroll spent his winters in the house, often receiving distinguished visitors there.<ref>[http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/declaration/site14.htm National Park Service survey of historic sites and buildings] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725202250/http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/declaration/site14.htm |date=July 25, 2008 }}</ref> It was in this house that he died.<ref name="mht_ihp">{{cite web|url=https://mht.maryland.gov/secure/medusa/PDF/NR_PDFs/NR-168.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Carroll Mansion|date=August 1972|access-date=2016-04-01 |author=Nancy Miller and Rodd L. Wheaton|publisher=Maryland Historical Trust}}</ref>


The Catons continued to reside at the mansion until 1846, when the last of the Caton family died.
The Catons continued to reside at the mansion until 1846, when the last of the Caton family died.


The mansion remained empty for the next eleven years and was purchased in 1855 by the [[Sisters of Mercy]]. The neighborhood underwent a drastic change in the eleven years prior to 1855 and had gone from the wealthiest part of town to the home of poor immigrants. The Sisters of Mercy rented the once grand mansion to immigrants who turned the first floor into a saloon and the second floor into apartments for German and Russian Jews, until 1868 when the Sisters sold the mansion for the paltry sum of $1,000.
The mansion remained empty for the next eleven years and was purchased in 1855 by the [[Sisters of Mercy]]. The neighborhood underwent a drastic change in the eleven years prior to 1855 and had gone from the wealthiest part of town to the home of poor immigrants. The Sisters of Mercy rented the once grand mansion to immigrants who turned the first floor into a saloon and the second floor into apartments for [[History of the Jews in Germany|German]] and [[History of the Jews in Russia|Russian Jews]], until 1868 when the Sisters sold the mansion for the paltry sum of $1,000.


Over the next forty years, Carroll Mansion served as a saloon, furniture store, and in 1904 news articles report that the mansion was being used as a sweatshop to produce clothing.<ref>"The Old Carroll Mansion", ''Washington Post'', [[October 4]], [[1904]].</ref>
Over the next forty years, Carroll Mansion served as a saloon, furniture store, and in 1904 news articles report that the mansion was being used as a sweatshop to produce clothing.<ref>"The Old Carroll Mansion", ''Washington Post'', October 4, 1904.</ref>


In 1914 the mansion was deeded to the City of Baltimore and in 1918 it became Baltimore's first vocational school. The mansion's larger rooms were used as classrooms and the grounds housed the various trade shops. The vocational school continued to operate and offer courses in tailoring, printing, and auto mechanics until 1928.<ref>"Old Carroll Mansion Open to Public View", ''New York Times'', [[June 17]], [[1928]].</ref> In 1928 the Carroll Mansion was restored and opened to the public with exhibits of antiques.
In 1914 the mansion was deeded to the City of Baltimore and in 1918 it became Baltimore's first vocational school. The mansion's larger rooms were used as classrooms and the grounds housed the various trade shops. The vocational school continued to operate and offer courses in tailoring, printing, and auto mechanics until 1928.<ref>"Old Carroll Mansion Open to Public View", ''New York Times'', June 17, 1928.</ref> In 1928 the Carroll Mansion was restored and opened to the public with exhibits of antiques.


The Carroll Mansion underwent major renovations in 1935 to include showers, indoor toilets, and a new heating system and served as The Carroll Mansion Recreation Center from 1937 to 1954, at which time the doors were closed once again.
The Carroll Mansion underwent major renovations in 1935 to include showers, indoor toilets, and a new heating system and served as The Carroll Mansion Recreation Center from 1937 to 1954, at which time the doors were closed once again.


In the 1960s the mansion was slated to be torn down and a gas station built where the mansion stood for the last 150 years. The citizens of Baltimore protested said plans, and upon his election in 1962, on a platform emphasizing [[urban renewal]], Mayor [[Theodore McKeldin]] pledged that the historic Carroll Mansion would be fully restored. After major restoration efforts, the doors of the Carroll Mansion opened to the public once again in 1967 as a museum and a collection of antiques to mirror the 1820s and 1830's when the Caton and Carroll families occupied the mansion was started. In 1985 the mansion became part of the Baltimore City Life Museums and the collection was expanded to include wallpaper, paint, china, silver, and furniture of the 1820s and 1830's. The mansion operated as a museum for thirty years, from 1967 to 1997, when the doors closed yet again.
In the 1960s the mansion was slated to be torn down and a gas station built where the mansion stood for the last 150 years. The citizens of Baltimore protested said plans, and upon his election in 1962, on a platform emphasizing [[urban renewal]], Mayor [[Theodore McKeldin]] pledged that the historic Carroll Mansion would be fully restored. After major restoration efforts, the doors of the Carroll Mansion opened to the public once again in 1967 as a museum and a collection of antiques to mirror the 1820s and 1830s when the Caton and Carroll families occupied the mansion was started. In 1985 the mansion became part of the Baltimore City Life Museums and the collection was expanded to include wallpaper, paint, china, silver, and furniture of the 1820s and 1830s. The mansion operated as a museum for thirty years, from 1967 to 1997, when the doors closed yet again.


The museum remained closed until 2002 when Carroll Museums, Inc. reopened the museum. The Carroll Museum remains open today where tours are offered to the public. Changing art exhibits are also displayed.
The museum remained closed until 2002 when Carroll Museums, Inc. reopened the museum. The Carroll Museum remains open today where tours are offered to the public. Changing art exhibits are also displayed.
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/baltimore/b28.htm Register of Historic Places]
*[http://www.carrollmuseums.org/ Carroll Museums, Inc.: The Carroll Mansion & Phoenix Shot Tower]
*[http://www.carrollmuseums.org/ Carroll Museums, Inc.: The Carroll Mansion & Phoenix Shot Tower]
*[http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/baltimore/index.htm Baltimore, Maryland, a National Park Service ''Discover Our Shared Heritage'' Travel Itinerary]
*[http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/baltimore/index.htm Baltimore, Maryland, a National Park Service ''Discover Our Shared Heritage'' Travel Itinerary]
*[http://www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=170&COUNTY=Baltimore%20City&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Baltimore%20City Carroll Mansion, Baltimore City], including photo from 1999, at Maryland Historical Trust
*{{MHT url|id=170|title=Carroll Mansion, Baltimore City}}, including photo from 1999, at Maryland Historical Trust
* [http://explore.baltimoreheritage.org/items/show/27 Carroll Mansion] at Explore Baltimore Heritage
*[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.md0078 Caton House, Lombard & South Front Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD]: 14 drawings, 12 photos and 7 data pages, at [[Historic American Building Survey]]
*{{HABS |survey=MD-5 |id=md0078 |title=Caton House, Lombard & South Front Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD |photos=12 |dwgs=15 |data=7}}
*[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=800+E.+Lombard+St.,+Baltimore,+Maryland&sll=39.312054,-76.596808&sspn=0,359.970474&ie=UTF8&ll=39.288459,-76.604211&spn=0.007673,0.014763&z=16&layer=c&cbll=39.28842,-76.604318&panoid=1n_zA8RpxJxIHHiBXQzpOw&cbp=12,331.418599368295,,0,-12.894294415298445 Carroll Mansion on Google Street View]
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=800+E.+Lombard+St.,+Baltimore,+Maryland&sll=39.312054,-76.596808&sspn=0,359.970474&ie=UTF8&ll=39.288459,-76.604211&spn=0.007673,0.014763&z=16&layer=c&cbll=39.28842,-76.604318&panoid=1n_zA8RpxJxIHHiBXQzpOw&cbp=12,331.418599368295,,0,-12.894294415298445 Carroll Mansion on Google Street View]


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Latest revision as of 07:40, 16 February 2024

Carroll Mansion
Carroll Mansion in 2011
Carroll Mansion is located in Baltimore
Carroll Mansion
Carroll Mansion is located in Maryland
Carroll Mansion
Carroll Mansion is located in the United States
Carroll Mansion
Location800 E. Lombard St.,
Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates39°17′18.8″N 76°36′16″W / 39.288556°N 76.60444°W / 39.288556; -76.60444
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1811
Architectural styleFederal, Late Federal
NRHP reference No.73002182[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 25, 1973
Designated BCL1971

The Carroll Mansion (also known as the Carroll-Caton House or Carroll Mansion Museum) is a historic building and museum located in Baltimore, Maryland.

History

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The house was built around 1811, at the corner of what is now known as Lombard and Front Streets, which at the time was a very wealthy part of Baltimore. In 1818 it was purchased for the sum of $20,000 by Richard Caton, the husband of Mary, youngest daughter of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. For the last twelve years of his life, Charles Carroll spent his winters in the house, often receiving distinguished visitors there.[2] It was in this house that he died.[3]

The Catons continued to reside at the mansion until 1846, when the last of the Caton family died.

The mansion remained empty for the next eleven years and was purchased in 1855 by the Sisters of Mercy. The neighborhood underwent a drastic change in the eleven years prior to 1855 and had gone from the wealthiest part of town to the home of poor immigrants. The Sisters of Mercy rented the once grand mansion to immigrants who turned the first floor into a saloon and the second floor into apartments for German and Russian Jews, until 1868 when the Sisters sold the mansion for the paltry sum of $1,000.

Over the next forty years, Carroll Mansion served as a saloon, furniture store, and in 1904 news articles report that the mansion was being used as a sweatshop to produce clothing.[4]

In 1914 the mansion was deeded to the City of Baltimore and in 1918 it became Baltimore's first vocational school. The mansion's larger rooms were used as classrooms and the grounds housed the various trade shops. The vocational school continued to operate and offer courses in tailoring, printing, and auto mechanics until 1928.[5] In 1928 the Carroll Mansion was restored and opened to the public with exhibits of antiques.

The Carroll Mansion underwent major renovations in 1935 to include showers, indoor toilets, and a new heating system and served as The Carroll Mansion Recreation Center from 1937 to 1954, at which time the doors were closed once again.

In the 1960s the mansion was slated to be torn down and a gas station built where the mansion stood for the last 150 years. The citizens of Baltimore protested said plans, and upon his election in 1962, on a platform emphasizing urban renewal, Mayor Theodore McKeldin pledged that the historic Carroll Mansion would be fully restored. After major restoration efforts, the doors of the Carroll Mansion opened to the public once again in 1967 as a museum and a collection of antiques to mirror the 1820s and 1830s when the Caton and Carroll families occupied the mansion was started. In 1985 the mansion became part of the Baltimore City Life Museums and the collection was expanded to include wallpaper, paint, china, silver, and furniture of the 1820s and 1830s. The mansion operated as a museum for thirty years, from 1967 to 1997, when the doors closed yet again.

The museum remained closed until 2002 when Carroll Museums, Inc. reopened the museum. The Carroll Museum remains open today where tours are offered to the public. Changing art exhibits are also displayed.

Architecture

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The Carroll Mansion is one of Baltimore's best examples of Federal Period architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 9 July 2010.
  2. ^ National Park Service survey of historic sites and buildings Archived July 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Nancy Miller and Rodd L. Wheaton (August 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Carroll Mansion" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  4. ^ "The Old Carroll Mansion", Washington Post, October 4, 1904.
  5. ^ "Old Carroll Mansion Open to Public View", New York Times, June 17, 1928.
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