4545 N. Charles Street
410-516-0341
www.jhu.edu/~evergreen
HOURS:
Monday thru Friday 10-4pm, weekends 1-4pm
All tours are on the hour, last tour begins at 3pm daily.
ADMISSION:
$6.00
Free Parking
This
48-room Italianate mansion sits on twenty-six wooded acres and
is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Bequeathed to Johns Hopkins University in 1942, the Evergreen
House was home to former Ambassador John Garrett and his wife
Alice Warder Garrett. Although the House was built in the 1850s,
the Garretts owned the mansion from 1878 to 1942 and, as such,
it underwent two generations of renovations and adaptations (an
interesting handout detailing the various renovations is
available on the public tour).
Exploring the mansion is quite
fascinating and it will provide visitors with a rare glimpse of
wealthy living at the turn of the 19th century. On
the mansion’s first floor are the noted collections of books,
postimpressionist paintings, Tiffany glass and Japanese netsuke
and inro. Also on this floor is Baltimore’s only private
theatre, complete with Russian-inspired stencil work. (The
entire floor can be used for corporate meetings, seated and
buffet dinners, and parties as well). The outside grounds
include an 1870s carriage house, formal gardens and a meadow
that is accompanied by a stream and another walled garden –
(all available for large gatherings).
The Evergreen House is definitely
one of the more beautiful sites in Baltimore, and would be great
for corporate or fundraising events. But even if you’re
traveling with the family or on a romantic vacation, this place
is equally as excellent. The public tours are very interesting
and the House really gives off some spectacular images of what
aristocratic living was like during the late 1800s. There is
ample parking and the House is quite easy to find despite it
being a few miles north of the Harbor. It is best reached by
private vehicle.
