Cold Spring in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Ruscombe
Photographed By Don Morfe, April 15, 2017
1. Ruscombe Marker
Inscription.
Ruscombe. . “Ruscombe” (meaning brown hill) was built in 1866 by James Wood Tyson, the younger brother of Jesse Tyson who built the nearby Cylburn Mansion. By the 1860’s, the Tyson dynasty, long one of Baltimore’s pre-eminent Quaker and industrialist families, controlled the world’s production of chromite. Designed by the notable Baltimore architect George Frederick, Ruscombe was sold in 1887 to John V. LeMoyne, a lawyer from Chicago. In 1948 the house and land was sold to Bais Yaakov School for Girls. A fire gutted the front section and attic in 1955. Baltimore City acquired the site in 1973 as part of the Coldspring Newtown development, and rented the building to the Waldorf School. The Azola family purchased and restored the building for commercial use in 2007, and listed Ruscombe on the National Register of Historic Places.
“Ruscombe” (meaning brown hill) was built in 1866 by James Wood Tyson, the younger brother of Jesse Tyson who built the nearby Cylburn Mansion. By the 1860’s, the Tyson dynasty, long one of Baltimore’s pre-eminent Quaker and industrialist families, controlled the world’s production of chromite. Designed by the notable Baltimore architect George Frederick, Ruscombe was sold in 1887 to John V. LeMoyne, a lawyer from Chicago. In 1948 the house and land was sold to Bais Yaakov School for Girls. A fire gutted the front section and attic in 1955. Baltimore City acquired the site in 1973 as part of the Coldspring Newtown development, and rented the building to the Waldorf School. The Azola family purchased and restored the building for commercial use in 2007, and listed Ruscombe on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location. 39° 20.962′ N, 76° 39.432′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Cold Spring. Marker is on Spring Garden Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4901 Spring Garden Drive, Baltimore MD 21209, United States of America. Touch for directions.
3. Ruscombe-sign showing the names of the professional offices in the building
Photographed By Don Morfe, April 15, 2017
4. Ruscombe Mansion-second mansion on the original property
The building is now used as a Community Health Center. It is located at 4801 Yellowbird Ave, Baltimore MD 21209. The GPS Coordinates are: N39.34756 W76.65715.
Photographed By Don Morfe, April 15, 2017
5. Ruscombe Mansion-Rear of second mansion
Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 770 times since then and 68 times this year. Last updated on March 3, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 29, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
