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Caretaker House

Crimea Estate

 
 
Caretaker House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 8, 2017
1. Caretaker House Marker
Inscription.
1920 Eagle Drive, Leakin Park, Caretaker House dedicated to three generations of the Stanley Kirk family for their tireless hard work on the Crimea Estate/Leakin Park from 1895-1979.

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 WorkIndustry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.
 
Location. 39° 18.427′ N, 76° 42.043′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Franklintown. It is on Eagle Drive. This marker is on the grounds of the Crimea Estate. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1920 Eagle Drive, 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 and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. 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 was

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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 (within shouting distance of this marker); Chapel (within shouting distance of this marker); Norman Van Allan Reeves (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Leakin Park at the Crimea Estate (about 500 feet away); Crimea Mansion (approx. 0.2 miles away); Crimea (approx. 0.2 miles away); Orianda House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Crimea Estate (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Orianda House (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Caretaker House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 8, 2017
2. Caretaker House Marker
Crimea image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 8, 2017
3. Crimea
This marker has previously been posted on HMDB.org
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 550 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 11, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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