Garrett Jacobs Mansion
7, 9 & 11 W. Mt. Vernon Place
Both White and Pope first came to Baltimore to work on the Mansion. White went on to design the Lovely Lane Methodist Church, Goucher House and Winans House, all on St. Paul Street in Baltimore. John Russell Pope designed the Baltimore Museum of Art, Scotish Rite Temple, University Baptist Church and Charlcote House, all distinctive Baltimore landmarks.
Home to one of the Baltimore’s leading business and philanthropic families, Robert and Mary Garrett began creating the largest and most expensive house ever built in Baltimore in 1884 when Robert Garrett succeeded John Work Garrett as president of the B&O Railroad. After Mr. Garrett’s death in 1896, Mrs. Garrett married Dr. Henry Jacobs and continued the Mansion’s expansion, hiring John Russell Pope in 1902.
In 1962, the City of Baltimore sold the Garrett-Jacobs Mansion to the Engineering Society of Baltimore, which had been founded in 1905, after local engineers had come to the city’s aid following the Great Fire of 1904.
(Photo) Stanford White’s spiral staircase topped by the Tiffany Dome.
William Donald Schaefer, Mayor-Rededicated 2008, Sheila Dixon, Mayor-
Baltimore City Landmark-Baltimore City Historic District-National Historic Landmark
Erected 2008
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.
Location. 39° 17.85′ N, 76° 37.002′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Mount Vernon. It is on West Mount Vernon Place. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11 West Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore MD 21201, 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: Murnaghan House (within shouting distance of this marker); Revival (within shouting distance of this marker); The Severn Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Hackerman House (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington Monument
Other markers no longer nearby. Structures of Restriction (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); A Place of Invention (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); A Monumental Honor (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed); Roger B. Taney Monument (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); Romance of a Romantic (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed).
Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,142 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 6, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
