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Katharine Hepburn Slept Here

 
 
Katharine Hepburn Slept Here Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 10, 2018
1. Katharine Hepburn Slept Here Marker
Inscription. "54" was built in 1911 by Dr. Sewell Hepburn, a Johns Hopkins trained physician. His niece, Kate, spent time here with the family. Reportedly, Kate's limousine had trouble navigating State Circle. Kate always wore trousers.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicEntertainmentRoads & VehiclesScience & MedicineWomen. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.
 
Location. 38° 58.742′ N, 76° 29.386′ W. Marker is in Annapolis, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It is on State Circle, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 54 State Circle, Annapolis MD 21401, 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: 60 & 64 State Circle (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Old Treasury Building (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Old Treasury Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Liberty Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Cornhill & Fleet Streets (within shouting distance of this marker); State Circle & Maryland Ave. (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Mary's City Cannon
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(within shouting distance of this marker); “Ogham” writing (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Annapolis.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. Old Treasury Building (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named The Old Treasury Building (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named The Old Treasury Building (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Dr. Sewell Hepburn house image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, March 13, 2008
2. Dr. Sewell Hepburn house
Marker is to the right of the front door.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,052 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on March 11, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.   2. submitted on March 14, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.
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Jun. 14, 2026