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B-2 Carroll Mansion, (Caton-Carroll Mansion) Architectural Survey File This is the architectural survey file for this MIHP record. The survey file is organized reverse- chronological (that is, with the latest material on top). It contains all MIHP inventory forms, National Register nomination forms, determinations of eligibility (DOE) forms, and accompanying documentation such as photographs and maps. Users should be aware that additional undigitized material about this property may be found in on-site architectural reports, copies of HABS/HAER or other documentation, drawings, and the “vertical files” at the MHT Library in Crownsville. The vertical files may include newspaper clippings, field notes, draft versions of forms and architectural reports, photographs, maps, and drawings. Researchers who need a thorough understanding of this property should plan to visit the MHT Library as part of their research project; look at the MHT web site (mht.maryland.gov) for details about how to make an appointment. All material is property of the Maryland Historical Trust. Last Updated: 03-10-2011 £aseme"t Form 10-300 UNITE D ST ATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTE RIOR S TAT E' : (July 1969) NATIONAL P ARK S ERV ICE Maryland COUNTY : I NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Baltimore Ci~----- INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR N P S US E ONl. Y ~ E NTRY NUM B ER 1 - -D- A_ T_E_ _, : ....;'I '· (Type all entries - complete: i.ipplicc.1'1/c .<;cc tions) '···· C OMMON : Carroll Mansion AND.' OR t"llSTO RIC< .,,, Carroll-Caton House 1r·LQcATroN" ·,;::. ,. :.--': : ,.· STREET "'." J:' N U M B ER: 800 East Lombard Street ·-~----------------'--------;- ---.-~--~---------j ,CI H .f .f) .Tc;?"!!"l .•· · ..-.. ~ . Baltimore ::;-·\ .. ... ..,____ _ _ _ _.:__:___ __::__:__ .!.-_ _..!.._ _ ____ ~·-----,.------------------"T""----1 S T ATE •• I CODE I C OUNTY:. ' • . ·.• ·}:_ I CO DE ~· ~ci~~~~~~f;~~-1-·.-.:--.-_-c;,....:· _- ,-. ..--:·:,- . .,...---_- , ,....._ ---~:-: --..:....... ~- -. s.....11jL..... ..:;. 2-=4 __..L1.,- ·:-:;.B_,: a-=},..:.,.:,·._(.:....x-=~.. ~~ ....:..~..,,,~..,.::~-, ,\~;:;,.;. ~-.-~- ;,,,..~l'!.,_,H..,..:.:·,-.~: "-:'... ,,_-:-:- ,._<,.....· _.:----:1~s_1_0_1 CATE.GORY ACCESSI BLE V') OWNERSHIP STATUS (Check On°c) • TO THE PUBLIC z Pvblic Acqui s ition: 0 Occu~ied Yes: 0 0 Restricted 0 In Process 0 Uno ~ ~ upied ra Unrestrictod O Being Considered 0 Pfe servat1on work No 1- in progress Q u PRESENT USE ( Cliec k One o r More ns Appr optirlle) 0 Agricultural q Govern rn~nt 0 Pork 0 - Transportation 0 Comm enls 0 Commercial p Industria l 0 P rivate Re-sidence 0 Other (Specify) D . Ed ucotionol 0 Mi litary 0 Religious ·o E nte rt'oinmftnt JXJ Mus eum ["'.• Sci en ti fj c _,..,.,, z l;i ... OWNER -Of. PROPERTY · ·..:. OW~ER's NA;_. E: w w City Hall , Fayette and Holiday Stre ets ..... 1--~__:=--~~~...:_~-=:._~~-~~~~~~-"~~~~--,,-.~~~~~~~~~~~~--,...-~~~PJ CITY o .R TOWN: S TATE: COD E ~ Maryland 510 p, n t;OO Baltimore City Courthouse PJ ----- - - - ------------ - - - - --{..-..) l-'i-1 ST R EE T AND NUMOER: St. Paul and Fauette Stree.ts ~- ~-.< ~c_r_T_Y_. _O_R_T_O_W_N~, -~;..:...---...;.;...._:......;c _ _ _ __..;_;: _ ;...:.;.:._.,.......___ _ _ _ rS-T_A_T_E----'-----------..--C-O_D_E_'K~ 5 Baitimor~ !? 10 L.J~ - m TITLE 01" SORV !". Y: z 1-H_i_' s~t_o_r_i_·_c~Am~e.,,....,,,r~i_c_an~~B_u_i_._l_d_i_n_g~s~S_ur~_v_e~y'--~~~~~~~~~.c..__._. ~- ~~~~-+--i~ DATE OF SUf<VEY: Federal State c;au'l)Y · . Q : L'!col 1930{. :Kl 0 [J 2 1?._El"~-s~ :: ORY FDR SURVEY : ~.fCORDs; • ._. ··1 ·-~--~ ., •• -'/ ... 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"' :·:·~ B-2 I!.:_ o E ~c RI!" !_! <,? /'l_E_~---- ·--·-----~=-~ ~-- .. ·- ..... _.(C ___/ ..,rl< O----·n e) CONDITION [.] Exce~~ ·-'~ -~~d___ J_;_ ~ __l_.!_? e t e'...'._o~~~ --~-Ru i n_• _, l~~~ o><'_d__ _ (Cl1 c• .. k O n e) J (Ch eck O nt') 1-1 A ltorod I ~ Uno licaod II Moved rx Origina l Si te ~--·--- ---·- - ---- - - - ----- - -----·· --------- DESC R IBE TH E PRESENT A N-D OMIG I N A L ( II l< n ,,11·ra) P H V SI C AL A PP E Al<ANCE The Carroll Mansion , at 800 Lombard Street in Baltimore, is located at the northeast corner of Front (originally Stillhouse) Street and Lombard (originally King George) Streets. The exterior of the Carroll Mansion is an updated version of traditional Maryland architecture adapt e d to an urban setting . Built of brick , its basic form is two stori es above a ground floor , a p<.i.vilion f.r.011t, <md cnc"l-r1i •bJes .r.ising :into c himne ys, reflecting the proportions of e ighteenth-century Marylund-style Over this t raditionalism is applied a thin veneer of architec .. tural detail typical of Baltimore during the first quarter of the nineteenth century . Of particu lar interest on the street facad e s (south and west) laid in Flemish bond , is the use of recessed panels between the first and second floor window openings . Moulded wood panels m accentuate the five front (south), bays , which face Lombard m Street, while recessed brick panels are used on the three bays of the west , Front Street, elevation . This use of facade panel reflects contemporary late Federal or Regency houses in Balti z more, such as "Homewood" and the houses on Pascault Row . The marble belt course of the front facade, between the ground -i floor and the first floor windows , is matched in h eight by the ;u short parapet s upporting the wrought iron railing of the one c s tory , central porch balcony. Reconstructed during the 1965 n " restoration , the design of the porch was based on existing -i foundations, the marble threshold , the sandstone Ionic pilas ters and architrave of the door surro und, which has paneled 0 reveals and an eight-panel door, and the existence of the jib door opening out from t he first floor stair hall . Thus , the restored porch, with its new sandstone Ionic columns set on a .. marble base the height of the original marble water table , de fines the main entrance into the ground floor which tragition ally provided business rooms . .. The conunon bond rear facade (north) is characterized by the synunetrical placement of the two doorways of the ground floor which open into the north yard. These doors from the "Family Dining Room" and the hall to the north alternate with the win dow openings , all the same head-height. The yard itself originally contained an attached, two-story , shed-roofed kitche wing, now demolished. At present , a modern brick and wrought '·· iron fence encloses a modern landscaped garden. The masonry openings of each facade, except the blank conunon bond east party-wall , have marble sills and brick jack arches . Typically , the window glazing consists of six-over-six sash, which are elongated at the first floor. At the Front Street facade, the window openings of the ground and first floor pri vate rooms have been restored to their original false - ----- ---------,...-------------' (See Continuation Sheet) - - - -----·------ ________ ,, -------- ------------- _________ •I B-2 ~l~~if:~CANCE ______-_- _-_- - -------.==--~~- --:_---=- --------------. ~ Pt FHOC (Ch<' < lc Ont' or /'tlorc• a~ Approµd11to) ,. 0 Prc-Columbion ' 0 16rl> Ccnrury CJ l81h Ccnlury CJ 201h Ccnlury 0 1511> Ccnlury 0 17rl> Ccnlury ($ 19rl> Cenlury I s<> EC r Ft C o AT E l S I ( If A pplic ..l?lc t<nd Known)--- C • l--B.::i:..::_l--=l:..:8:.,;-1:::..::2-=.-=.-=.-:=_____ __________, --! AREAS O F SIGNI F ICANCE (ChL•<: l< On1· '>r 1\ 1oH• "·' AJt}'ru/tlll•lt•) Abor ig;nol 0 Educ.ation « I Polo lo c al CJ Urban Planning Prehi storic 0 Other (Sp.-cilr) 0 0 Engineering [.J Rel igion/ Phi. 0 H; s toric 0 Indus rry lo•opl>y 0 Agriculture 0 Invention I" J Science [}c. Arc hi lec ture 0 Land.capo I I Seu Ip lure 0 Art Arirhitoc lurc I I Soc1ol l Hu111on· rJ Com1111sr c e n Litft1oture ;,,,,inn I I C11111111v11J,·•1 t l u11 1 l I Mlf d•11 y I I 11 ... ,,,,., ·- -.. ---- ----- CJ Conscr..,,otlon IJ Mue.ic I I I 1u11 ..-.po1 1ut 1on STATEMENT OF S I G NI FIC AN CE The Carroll Mansion was the final h ome of Charles Carroll of •.•. t Carrollton , the last surviving Signe r of the Declaration of ~ . ~ ....l Independence. ~n 1832 , Carroll died in the Baltimore house he ... : V'I had financed for his daughter a nd son -in-law, Richard Caton . z While in residence on Lombard Street , Carroll received a stream 0 of visitors who wanted to meet " the relict of the Revolution , " as he was called. l Carroll ' s association with the building ... gave the impetus t o the City of Baltimore to preserve it . After the centennial of the Star Spangled Banner, Baltimore be came involved in the preservation of three properties : the Carroll Mans ion , the Star Spangled Banner Flag House and Mount Clare. The City used the Carroll Mansion as a school for a half century until 1963 when the house was restored. In 1967 i t was opened to the p ublic as a house muse um. The Carroll z Mansion is the only building associated with Carroll the Signer that is operated as a house muse um . .• '-1~ UJ Architecturally , the Carroll Mansion is a major Baltimore City ' ~·.. L.:.J l a ndmark. John H . B . Latrobe , the son of the architect Benjamin V'I H.