Hagerstown in Washington County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Anna Spencer Brugh Singer

1878-1962

— Artistic And Business Figure —

Anna Spencer Brugh Singer Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2017

1. Anna Spencer Brugh Singer Marker

Inscription. Anna Spencer Brugh Singer was born in Hagerstown and married William H. Singer, Jr. in 1895. Together they pursued an artistic life; he as an artist, she as an art collector and musician. They traveled the United States and Europe, befriended many artists, immersed themselves in the artistic world and amassed a large art and antiques collection. with William's support, Anna Singer founded the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts in 1929 and donated over one hundred works of art and the museum building in city park. she wrote “I hope and feel that the museum itself will, in its beautiful way and ennobling influence, express my heart's appreciation to…the home town and its people.”

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women.

Location. 39° 37.942′ N, 77° 43.399′ W. Marker is in Hagerstown, Maryland, in Washington County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of West Memorial Boulevard and South Potomac Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hagerstown MD 21740, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Maurice Edward Frock (here, next to this marker); Edward Mayberry Mobley (here, next to this marker); Jacob Francis Wheaton (here, next to this marker); Henry Kyd Douglas

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(here, next to this marker); Thomas Kennedy (here, next to this marker); Matthias Peter Möller (here, next to this marker); John V. Jamison, Sr. and John V. Jamison Jr. (here, next to this marker); Mary Lemist Titcomb (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hagerstown.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2017

2. Anna Spencer Brugh Singer Marker

This is the second to the bottom marker on the fourth panel of Hagerstown's Circle of Achievement.

Anna Spencer Brugh Singer image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2017

3. Anna Spencer Brugh Singer

Credits. This page was last revised on March 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 500 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 20, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.