Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
41 Cornhill Street
Photographed By Kevin W., March 15, 2008
1. 41 Cornhill Street Marker
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41 Cornhill Street. . In 1771 when Annapolis merchant Charles Wallace laid out plot lines on Cornhill Street, former ship captain Beriah Maybury leased two plots and built this house which he opened as the King's Arms Tavern in 1773. In 1792 he renamed it the Sign of the Golden Scales and boarded St. John's students. The first paid portraits ever painted by artist Charles Willson Peale were of Maybury and his wife. In 1801 owner Lloyd M. Lowe obtained a franchise for Peale's new invention, the physiognotrace, and produced silhouettes here for sale. About 1830 the four front windows were elongated and a dining room and kitchen wing added, but the house remains essentially as built in 1772.
In 1771 when Annapolis merchant Charles Wallace laid out plot lines on Cornhill Street, former ship captain Beriah Maybury leased two plots and built this house which he opened as the King's Arms Tavern in 1773. In 1792 he renamed it the Sign of the Golden Scales and boarded St. John's students. The first paid portraits ever painted by artist Charles Willson Peale were of Maybury and his wife. In 1801 owner Lloyd M. Lowe obtained a franchise for Peale's new invention, the physiognotrace, and produced silhouettes here for sale. About 1830 the four front windows were elongated and a dining room and kitchen wing added, but the house remains essentially as built in 1772.
Location. 38° 58.702′ N, 76° 29.338′ W. Marker is in Annapolis, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. Marker is on Cornhill Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 41 Cornhill Street, Annapolis MD 21401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,335 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on March 22, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.