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Twin Oaks

National Historic Register

— 3200 Wayman Ave. —

 
 
Twin Oaks Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0)
1. Twin Oaks Marker
Inscription. Summer home built in 1895 for Frederick Douglass, renowned abolitionist and champion of human rights
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RRAfrican AmericansNotable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.
 
Location. 38° 55.815′ N, 76° 27.831′ W. Marker is in Highland Beach, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It is on Wayman Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3210 Wayman Ave, Annapolis MD 21403, 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: Highland Beach Maryland (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Twin Oaks (a few steps from this marker); Dr. Millard R. "Buddy" Dean (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Mary Church Terrell (within shouting distance of this marker); Major Charles and Laura Douglass Town Hall at Highland Beach (approx. Ό mile away); Highland Beach (approx. Ό mile away); Venice Beach (approx. Ό mile away); Arundel-on-the-Bay (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Highland Beach.
 
Also see . . .  Twin Oaks (Linthicum Heights, Maryland). Wikipedia entry:
Links to National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form (Submitted on November 25, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
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Twin Oaks image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 16, 2025
2. Twin Oaks
Twin Oaks image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 16, 2025
3. Twin Oaks
Perspective view from east. image. Click for more information.
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator (courtesy of Library of Congress)
4. Perspective view from east.
Frederick Douglass Summer House, 3200 Wayman Avenue, Highland Beach, Anne Arundel County, MD Photos from Survey HABS MD-1272
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Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 61 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 16, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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