Carriage House

Carriage House. . , The Merrick Barn was originally built in 1802 as a carriage house or stable for Homewood house. Since the university acquired the land in 1902, the building has been repurposed many times., For most of the 1900s, students worked and played in the carriage house, sometimes referred to as the Barn. The building housed the News-Letter office, a YMCA, and even a snack bar (until 1928). The Dramatic Club, later renamed the Barnstormers in honor of where they practiced, used the upper levels of the Barn. In 1983, the building was turned into a theater using funds donated by Robert G. Merrick, which is the origin of its familiar name: The Merrick Barn., Although it has been used by many people and in many different ways, the exterior of the Merrick Barn has remained unchanged. It stands as a reminder of the history of this property., [Captions:] , Often referred to as the Barn, this building was most likely the carriage house or stables for Homewood, and was one of the original buildings on the property when it became a university campus., 1 Students outside of the carriage house in the 1920s. 2 The building once housed various student groups, such as a chapter of the YMCA. 3 The carriage house, sometimes referred to as the Barn, used to be the headquarters of the theatre group named the Barnstormers. . This historical marker was erected by Johns Hopkins University. It is in Johns Hopkins Homewood in Baltimore Maryland