Eastport in Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Murphy's Row
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Photographed by F. Robby, January 28, 2008
1. Murphy's Row Marker
You are standing at the corner of "Murphy's Row." These ten row houses were built in 1888 by Charles James Murphy for laborers employed at his company, the Annapolis Glass Works.
The houses bear witness to Eastport's early years. The seventh house was the first post office in the new community, which Murphy named after his hometown in Eastport, Maine.
When the glass factory closed in 1902, Murphy's Row fell into disrepair. In the early 1980s, the properties were redeveloped and sold as private residences. They are Eastport's only remaining example of the 19th century row-house style.
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These homes were built for the workers from the Annapolis Glass Factory, located just two blocks away.
Erected by Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network, Annapolis Maritime Museum, Four Rivers Garden Club. (Marker Number 8.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 38° 58.394′ N, 76° 28.722′ W. Marker was in Annapolis, Maryland, in Anne Arundel
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Regionally, this marker was in Central Maryland. It was also in the American Mid-Atlantic and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location: A different marker also named Murphy's Row (here, next to this marker); Eastport's Oldest House (within shouting distance of this marker); Heather's Hangout (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named The Glass Works (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named The Fort at Horn Point (about 500 feet away); Ellen O. Moyer (about 600 feet away); Three Great Boat Yards, One Location (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named The Start of Something Big (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Annapolis.
Other markers no longer nearby. Eastport's Oldest House (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Fort Horn (was about 500 feet away but has been permanently removed); The Glass Works (was about 500 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Fort at Horn Point (was about 500 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near
Photographed by F. Robby, January 28, 2008
2. Murphy's Row
Photographed by F. Robby, January 28, 2008
3. Back of Murphy's Row
Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2008, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,749 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on April 5, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 24, 2008, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
