Charles Carroll's Homewood

This Palladian-inspired home in Baltimore was considered the most expensive wedding present of its day. Charles Carroll, one of the founders of Maryland and a signer of the Declaration of Independence, ordered the construction of Homewood in 1801. It was a wedding present for his son. But the younger Carroll spent $40,000 on the home, about four times what his father intended. The senior Carroll reluctantly paid the bill and the couple lived happily and raised a family. In 1916, the house was given to Johns Hopkins University. The school has restored Homewood and is now a museum.

Resources
historic home—Homewood House Museum
Johns Hopkins University
3400 North Charles St.
Baltimore, Maryland 21218
Phone: 410-516-5589
E-mail: homewood@jhu.edu
Website: www.jhu.edu/historichouses