B-2 Carroll Mansion, (Caton-Carroll Mansion)
Architectural Survey File
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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
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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 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, 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 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. Latrobe, called it "the finest house in Baltimore at the time." 2 It is one of the few l ate Federal s.Jructures remaining in Baltimore that illustrates the elegant life style of the Lombard Street neighborhood in the early 19th century . The row on the south side of the street complime nts , but does not equal i ". the architectural proficiency of the Carroll Mansi on . ..-."": ' .... .· 1 wilbur H. Hunter , "The Story of the Carroll Mansion" , pamphlet The Carroll Mansion, Baltimore, n.d. . .. 2 ~ . Ibid . . . B-2 I9 .. MAJOR 61suocRAPHICAL REFEREN_c_E_s_ ___ ·------·------·-·--···- --- Baltimore Municipal Journal . III (April 23, 1925), 10-11. Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, Maryland. Hunter , Wilbur H. "The Story of the Carroll Mansion." Pamph let, the Carroll Mansion, Baltimore. n . d. Files of the Maryland Historical Trust. Roland, Kate Mason. The Life of Charles Carroll o f Carrollton 1737-1832 . 2 vols . New York : G. P . Putnam' s Sons, 1898. -- . - -- ·-·-·-· ---·--- - ·-·-···-.. ··· ... --- _ __ ..J (See Continuation Sheet) ·-1 - 1 1» 11 1 uot:-.:-ANu 1_ oi~... Gi Ti:in 1-. 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J,1 ais o)) ()ff J.- .. r f1•r 1111• Na l lw1·eltv ct•rlify lhnt Lhis pro pe rl y is in('ludecl ill 1lw l ion itt the N a tiona l l~ 11 N a me _..\._'_ .::.._._;,.=..· ·-=~'-'~: ...:"'' :::c' _,_(.:...,,....:..· .-e..' --"--·_...- _l_,.'-"_ >_L_.,,,--"·_ _ ___ I ,• t\TT lcST: Orlando Ridout IV / Tit!<: State Liaison Officer of ·Maryland Dfllt! AUG 1 5 1S72 -~-'-~ -~------~·------~ !,a te------ GP O 9 O I . 0 ~ 7 ,.,··· 13- 2 Form 10 .JOOo UNIT ru ~ TAlf S D [ P /\Rl Mr NT or 1 Hr IN1f l ~ I OR -;;-;-;.-;-;_------·. ·-1 (July 1969) N/\ 1 IONAL PA RK S( f~V I C E Mc.u .- yland ~~~~~~~----1 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES C OUNTY • Balt.i.Jmore City INVENTORY • NOMINATION FORM _,, FOR NPS USE ONLY__ _ ENTRY N U M6E R I 0 .lTE. (Continuation Sheer) I (Numbor all entrle11) #6. REPRESENTAT ION IN EXISTING SURVEYS continued Landmark List ..: 1970 x Local Commission for Historical and Arch itectural Preservation Room 402, City Hall Baltimore , Maryland Code 24 " Maryland Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks :· 1969 x State . Maryland Historical Trust . i 2525 Riva Road -. ~ .. Annapolis , Maryland Code 24 . '. I I • ... #7. DESCRIPTION continued appearance . Paneled shutters, which· were restored to the ground floor windows utilizing original hinge rebates , were permanently set into the false window reveals . Above, at the first floor .· level, the three false window reveals were set with louvered .~~ blinds, matching blinds were rehung at the second f loor windows . i..:J An off center , semi-circular attic window fills the Front Street gable which rises into a wide, false chimney. The arched opening is divided into a triple window with the north mullion accommo ". dating an attic partition. The glazing of the side lights has " "Gothick" muntins like the upper half of the top , central sash . . '•· The "Gothick" muntin detail is repeated in the design of the semi ·,: -. I circular arched-top sash of the gabled dormers , three on each roof slope . At each front dormer the sash extends into an open , moulded pediment supported on fluted pilasters . The rear (north) dormer sash has architrave trim. The main roof is slate as are - the roofs of the cheeks of the dor mers . At the front , the eave extends over a moulded stone cor nice which steps out, accommodating the pavilion . The eave o f the north slope of the roof is supported on a brick cornice which forms bases for the parapets of the gable rakes . The roof line is further punctuated with two additional interior chimneys , one on each roof slope at right angl'es to one another, each having a typical two- course cap. ~Continuation Sheet 1 of 2 Sheets~ •• a "'"'\ ...,11>1 ""11' ... ·- - ... • .. . ~ J ·' r, B-2 Form 10-3000 UNI TED STATES DEPARTM ENT OF Tl!E I N TEl~IOR STA1E (J uly 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVI CC Mary l and ~-·~-~--L--~~~~~~~--1 NATIONAL REGI STER OF HI STORIC PLACES COU NTY Bal timore city INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONL Y E N T RY NUMBER D ATE (Continuation Sheet) (Number a l/ enlrioe) #9 . MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES continued . ' ... Scharff , John H. (ed.) . U.S. Charles Carroll of Carrollton Bi ... centennary Commission 1737-1937 . Baltimore Lord Baltimore Press , 1937 . ,. . ' ...• I .. .. ' .' ... ' •• ,• I ••· • ?-. '°".. '· t ' .': .·· ...... , .... . . '· :·; .f fr • . ., .,· .. ., ~Contin uatio~ Sheet 2 of 2 phe~ts) . .. ::: t ~ , ...... • '6 "" • ·- ·'' 'I". .r B-2 DIN IN y R.OOM . R-1> DD !... WH .a..ToN ~2. ' ~ I'- 6" ODOZ Form 10-445 l. STATE Maryland HISTORI C AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY (5/ 62) COUN T Y Baltimore City INVENTORY B-2 TOWN VICINITY ST REET No. Lombard Street, between 2. NAME Caton- Carroll Mansion Fallsway & Albemarle St. DATE OR PERIOD ORIGINAL OWNER ~00 ~. l..~~Sf-_ I <6JI STYLE ORIG INAL USE ARCHITECT PRESENT OWN ER BUILDER PRESENT USE WALL CONSTRUCTION 3. FOR LIBRARY OF CONGRESS USE NO. OF STORIES 4. NOTABLE FEATURES, HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND DESCRIPTION OPEN TO PUBLIC UJ N ;:;:; w :!: < V> u.. 0 ...... ILJ w :x: V'> z 0 0 w 0 D < w (!) > < :::;. V'> :r: a....,. r -;J o :L a.. Clz "I: z 0 .... <( ~ ".! c u.. z _J. < f z ll.l 5. PHYSICAL CONDITION OF nRUCTURE E ndongered Interior Exterior ~ u.; _J a.. a.. ::::> V> ~ 6. LOCATION MAP (Plan Optional) 7 . PHOTOGRAPH 3. PUBLISHED SOURCES {Author, Title, Pages) 9. NAME, ADDRESS. AND' Tl TLE OF RECORDER INTERVI EWS, RECORDS, PHOTOS, <:TC. DA TE OF RECORD 'h C~ GOA< cJJ tt.a ~ ~ c ARR o LL MAN s 1 o N ,<)Jl) . lfn 800 E. Lombard Street Circa 1811 * Restored and opened to the public in 1967, the Carroll Mansion is Ba l timore1s finest remaining town hoose of the early 19th century. Charles Carrol l of Carroll ton, last surviving signer of the Declaration of Ind ependence, bought the house from Christopher Deshon in 1822 -in the name of his daughter, Mary, and her husband, Richard Caton. Mr. Caton, a merchant , banker, used it as both a dwelling and an office. The "counting-house" on the ground floor stil I has the original safe with steel door paneled to match the wooden moulding of the room. The elder patriach, the most famous and weal thy Marylander of his time, made his winter home here during the las't decade of his life. Many distinguished visitors paid their respects to him here, as recorded in pub I ished travel accounts. Carroll died in this building in 1832. The house was deeded in trust to his .daughter Mary Caton and her daughter, Emi ly. Until 1914, when the building was purchased by the City of Baltimore on the occasion of the Star Spangled Banner Centennial, the Carroll Mansion was used for various businesses. As City property, it housed Baltimore's first Vocational School and later Baltimore's first recreation center. Deed ref: SLC 2_894/478 Lot size: 50' x 1871 Wd: 3 Sec: 4 Biie 1358 Lot: 12 Owner£ Mayor and City Council of Baltimore B-2 . n (Caton-Carro 11 Mansion) Carroll Man~~rd Street ~~ic~ ·1 ~~~"Lot 012 Baltimore C1tyt Quad. Baltimore Eas \ '\ ~\ ' '. . '- -J. ~ 11~ ~~11~~ F~k~/J~ a o}P it) ...... ,lt M ~:es~· 'lg "EB. 99~ 0)1