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Chapel

Crimea Estate

 
 
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Photographed by Don Morfe, April 8, 2017
1. Chapel Marker
Inscription.
1919 Eagle Drive, Leakin Park, Chapel dedicated to Celeste Revillon Winans, 1823-1861 in memory of her commitment to feeding the hungry in Baltimore City.

Mayor Sheila Dixon, Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks, Friends of Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park, Friends of Orianda House. Donated by Tegeler Monument Company.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public WorkReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1919.
 
Location. 39° 18.438′ N, 76° 42.019′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Franklintown. It is on Eagle Drive. The marker is on the grounds of the Crimea Estate. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1900 Eagle Dr, Gwynn Oak MD 21207, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, in the Chesapeake Bay Region, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what

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was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gateway to Leakin Park (a few steps from this marker); Caretaker House (within shouting distance of this marker); Norman Van Allan Reeves (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Leakin Park at the Crimea Estate (about 400 feet away); Crimea Mansion (about 800 feet away); Crimea (approx. 0.2 miles away); Orianda House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Crimea Estate (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Orianda House (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Chapel Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 8, 2017
2. Chapel Marker
Chapel image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 8, 2017
3. Chapel
Crimea image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 8, 2017
4. Crimea
This marker has previously been posted on HMDB.org
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 563 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 11, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 19, 2026