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Hammond-Harwood House · 1774

A National Historic Landmark

Photographed by Tabitha Preast, May 21, 2008

1. Hammond-Harwood House 1774 Marker

Inscription. Designed and built for legislator and patriot, Mathias Hammond by the colonial architect, William Buckland, this beautiful residence is considered the pinnacle of the Georgian Style in America.

A museum today, the house is almost entirely original material. Visitors are invited to join an hourly guided tour of its finely trimmed and authentically furnished interiors, colonial kitchen and 19th century boxwood garden.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 38° 58.853′ N, 76° 29.317′ W. Marker was in Annapolis, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It was on Maryland Avenue near King George Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 19 Maryland Ave, Annapolis MD 21401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Central Maryland.

It was also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

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Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 location: Hammond-Harwood House Museum • 1774 (here, next to this marker); Chase-Lloyd House (a few steps from this marker); Lafayette's Tour (within shouting distance of this marker); 38 Maryland Avenue (within shouting distance of this marker); Admiral Terry House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); History of Our Maryland Flag (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Lafayette's Tour (about 400 feet away); 53 Maryland Avenue (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Annapolis.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Hammond-Harwood House Museum (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has been replaced

Hammond-Harwood House 1774 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tabitha Preast, May 21, 2008

2. Hammond-Harwood House 1774

by the linked marker.

Also see . . .
1. Wikipedia entry for the Hammond-Harwood House. "The Hammond-Harwood House in Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A. is one of the premier colonial houses remaining in America from the British colonial period (1607-1776)." (Submitted on May 24, 2008, by Tabitha Preast of Hanover, Maryland.)

2. Hammond-Harwood House 1774 Web Site. "The Hammond-Harwood House is one of the most important colonial houses in America." (Submitted on May 24, 2008, by Tabitha Preast of Hanover, Maryland.)

Photographed by Tabitha Preast, May 21, 2008

3. Hammond-Harwood House 1774

Hammond-Harwood House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by E. H. Pickering, June 1936

4. Hammond-Harwood House

Photograph LBC-Historic American Buildings Survey

Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2008, by Tabitha Preast of Hanover, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,436 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 24, 2008, by Tabitha Preast of Hanover, Maryland. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.