St. Vincent de Paul
Background St. Vincent de Paul Church was built in 1841, in a parish primarily made up of Irish immigrants who worked on the railroad and the canal, and by the 1880s had the largest parish in the archdiocese. It is believed to be the oldest parish church […]
St. John The Evangelist
Background Construction began on the current church of St. John the Evangelist in 1833. At the time, it was the largest parish church in the U.S., and the first consecrated church in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. The top of the tower is the highest point in Frederick. The facilities […]
Riversdale House Museum
Background Riversdale is a five-part late Georgian mansion plantation house that was built between 1801 & 1807, as a part of a 2,000 acre farm. The mansion maintains a high quality Federal style interior. The home was built by Henri Joseph Stier, and later his daughter, Rosalie Stier […]
NSDAR Headquarters
Background Memorial Continental Hall is the original building of the National Association of the Daughters of the American Revolution complex in northwest Washington, DC. The marble Beaux-Arts building was designed by Edward Pierce Casey in 1905 and completed in 1910. It was designated a National Historic […]
Cannon House Office Building
Background Constructed in 1829, the four-story building on Charles Street adjacent to the Basilica of the Assumption has been the home of 13 of the 16 Archbishops of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Originally the building had a stucco exterior, but was covered in Formstone in the 50s, and the […]
Archbishop’s Residence
Background Constructed in 1829, the four-story building on Charles Street adjacent to the Basilica of the Assumption has been the home of 13 of the 16 Archbishops of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Originally the building had a stucco exterior, but was covered in Formstone in the 50s, and the material had deteriorated. The residence underwent […]