4545 N. Charles Street
410-516-0341
www.jhu.edu/~evergreen
HOURS:
Monday thru Friday 10-4pm, weekends 1-4pm
All tours are on the hour, last tour begins at 3pm daily.
ADMISSION:
$6.00
Free Parking
This
48-room Italianate mansion sits on twenty-six wooded acres and is
listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Bequeathed to
Johns Hopkins University in 1942, the Evergreen House was home to
former Ambassador John Garrett and his wife Alice Warder Garrett.
Although the House was built in the 1850s, the Garretts owned the
mansion from 1878 to 1942 and, as such, it underwent two
generations of renovations and adaptations (an interesting handout
detailing the various renovations is available on the public
tour).
Exploring the mansion is quite
fascinating and it will provide visitors with a rare glimpse of
wealthy living at the turn of the 19th century. On the
mansion’s first floor are the noted collections of books,
postimpressionist paintings, Tiffany glass and Japanese netsuke
and inro. Also on this floor is Baltimore’s only private
theatre, complete with Russian-inspired stencil work. (The entire
floor can be used for corporate meetings, seated and buffet
dinners, and parties as well). The outside grounds include an
1870s carriage house,
formal gardens and a meadow that is
accompanied by a stream and another walled garden – (all
available for large gatherings).
The Evergreen House is definitely
one of the more beautiful sites in Baltimore, and would be great
for corporate or fundraising events. But even if you’re
traveling with the family or on a romantic vacation, this place is
equally as enchanting. The public tours are very interesting and
the House really gives off some spectacular images of what
aristocratic living was like during the late 1800s. There is ample
parking and the location is quite easy to find despite it being a few
miles north of the Harbor. It is best reached by taxi or private vehicle.
-- Michael Rando
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