Franklintown in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
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Orianda House
Photographed By Don Morfe, June 28, 2011
1. Orianda House Marker
Inscription.
Orianda House, built in 1857 at a cost of $9,170.69, was designed by Niernsee and Neilson, architects. This country mansion was the summer home of Thomas de Kay Winans, a wealthy railroad entrepreneur, and his Russian-born wife, Celeste Louise Revillon. Thomas, son of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad industrialist Ross Winans, purchased several farms to create the Crimea estate. Tenants raised cattle, wheat, corn, and other crops and maintained Winans’ greenhouse and horse racetrack. The Chesapeake Baltimore Outward Bound Program currently uses several of the estate buildings. The Friends of Orianda House maintain a museum room in this building. A Gwynns Falls Trail office is in the remaining tenant house.
Orianda House, built in 1857 at a cost of $9,170.69, was designed by Niernsee and Neilson, architects. This country mansion was the summer home of Thomas de Kay Winans, a wealthy railroad entrepreneur, and his Russian-born wife, Celeste Louise Revillon. Thomas, son of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad industrialist Ross Winans, purchased several farms to create the Crimea estate. Tenants raised cattle, wheat, corn, and other crops and maintained Winans’ greenhouse and horse racetrack. The Chesapeake Baltimore Outward Bound Program currently uses several of the estate buildings. The Friends of Orianda House maintain a museum room in this building. A Gwynns Falls Trail office is in the remaining tenant house.
Erected by Friends of Orianda House; City of Baltimore Recreation & Parks; Outward Bound.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 39° 18.243′ N, 76° 41.731′ W. Marker was in Baltimore, Maryland. It was in Franklintown. Marker was on North Franklintown Road. Touch for map.
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Marker was at or near this postal address: 4700 N Franklintown Rd, Gwynn Oak MD 21207, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has been replaced with a marker with only Friends of Orianda House listed as the erecting organization.
Also see . . . www.friendsoforiandahouse.com. Friends of Orianda House. This URL appears on the marker, in the lower left corner. (Submitted on July 28, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)
Photographed By Don Morfe, June 28, 2011
2. Orianda House Marker
Photographed By Don Morfe, June 28, 2011
3. Orianda House Marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 25, 2012
4. Orianda House Marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 22, 2012
5. Reginald and Mabel Hutton on the porch at Orianda, 1914
Close-up of photo on marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 22, 2012
6. Entrance Hallway. ca. 1925
Close-up of photo on marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 25, 2012
7. Orianda Front Elevation
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 25, 2012
8. Orianda Rear Porches
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 25, 2012
9. Orianda inside the back hall
Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,447 times since then and 165 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on November 12, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on July 28, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.