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Loch Raven in Towson in Baltimore County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Greenhouse #2

circa 1840

 
 
Greenhouse #2 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 2, 2020
1. Greenhouse #2 Marker
Inscription. Heating pipes and a furnace were installed in this greenhouse for all-season plant care and propogation. Gardening supplies and a work area were located in the small rear section. The glass frames are 20th century replacements.
 
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureHorticulture & Forestry.
 
Location. 39° 24.925′ N, 76° 35.317′ W. Marker is in Towson, Maryland, in Baltimore County. It is in Loch Raven. It can be reached from Hampton Lane 0.2 miles east of Hampton Garth, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 535 Hampton Lane, Towson MD 21286, 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 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: Captain Charles Ridgely (within shouting distance of this marker); Oranges in January (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Romance with Nature: The Falling Garden (about 300 feet away); Ice Cream in July (about 400 feet away); Ridgely's Pride (about 500 feet away); Behind the Big House (about 500 feet away); Hampton: An American Story
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(about 500 feet away); Welcome to Hampton National Historic Site! (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Towson.
 
Greenhouse #2 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 2, 2020
2. Greenhouse #2
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 320 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 2, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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