Hampden in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Evergreen on the Falls

National Register of Historic Places

Photographed by William Pfingsten, September 16, 2007

1. Evergreen on the Falls Marker

Inscription. Surveyed for John Walsh in 1754, large square cupola once crowned brick mansion. Built in Italianate style c.1860 by Henry Snyder. Leased after 1864 to James Hooper, owner of Meadow Mill. Estate was sold in 1870 to David Carroll, co-owner of Mount Vernon Mills. Acquired by Maryland Society for prevention of Cruelty to Animals in 1926. Granite structure, 1860 was valve house for Hampton Reservoir (filled with earth from Jones Falls Expressway Excavation.)

Erected 1978 by Maryland Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Anthropology & Archaeology • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1754.

Location. 39° 19.688′ N, 76° 38.045′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Hampden. It is on Falls Road (Maryland Route 25) 0.1 miles south of 36th Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baltimore MD 21211, 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: Whitehall Mill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mill No. 3 (approx. 0.3 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles

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away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mill No. 1 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Saving Okapi (approx. 0.4 miles away); Stony Run | Wyman Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ghosts of the forest (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.

Mansion House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, September 16, 2007

2. Mansion House

Now occupied by Maryland SPCA

National Register Marker on Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, September 16, 2007

3. National Register Marker on Building

Hampton Reservoir and Pump (Valve) House image. Click for full size.

circa late 1950s

4. Hampton Reservoir and Pump (Valve) House

Pump House When the Reservoir was Being Filled In image. Click for full size.

circa 1962

5. Pump House When the Reservoir was Being Filled In

Credits. This page was last revised on December 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,986 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 16, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 4, 5. submitted on October 28, 2007, by Ruth Louise Mathews Henry of Baltimore, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Current photo of former valve house • Can you help?