Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Primrose Hill

Photographed by Pete Skillman, May 29, 2026

1. Primrose Hill Marker

Inscription. Historic Primrose Hill was built in the 1760s and maintains much of its mid eighteenth-century Georgian construction and design. Primrose Hill gained historic significance for its association with portraitist John Hesselius, who painted many prominent families in the Chesapeake Bay area, including the Calvert family, and resided at Primrose Hill from about 1763 to his death in 1778. Primrose Hill once spanned over 500 acres bordering Spa Creek southwest of Annapolis and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

This property was placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1763.

Location. 38° 57.638′ N, 76° 30.208′ W. Marker is in Annapolis, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It is on Primrose Hill Lane, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is

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at or near this postal address: 50 Primrose Hill Ln, 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,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Remembering Congressman Parren J. Mitchell (approx. 0.2 miles away); Amos Garrett Park (approx. 0.7 miles away); Barbara Neustadt Park (approx. ¾ mile away); Ecosystem Restoration (approx. ¾ mile away); Brown-Leanos Memorial Park (approx. 1.1 miles away); Sharpening Our Governing Teeth: The 1708 Charter of Annapolis (approx. 1.1 miles away); Original Bates Flagpole (approx. 1.1 miles away); Bates: The Center of Community Life (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Annapolis.

Also see . . . Primrose Hill - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.

Primrose Hill Marker - wide view with house image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, May 29, 2026

2. Primrose Hill Marker - wide view with house

Primrose Hill is architecturally significant on account of its mid eighteenth-century Georgian design and construction, and the property is historically important with its direct association to the American portraitist, John Hesselius (1728-1778), who resided in this house between c. 1763 and his death. The two-story, four-room plan brick dwelling, dating around 1760, was built on an elaborate scale in line with other gentry houses in Anne Arundel County.

(Submitted on May 29, 2026, by Pete Skillman of Wilmington, Delaware.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2026, by Pete Skillman of Wilmington, Delaware. This page has been viewed 15 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2026, by Pete Skillman of Wilmington, Delaware.