Museums and Historical Buildings
Annapolis Maritime Museum
PO BOX 3088
Annapolis, MD 21403
Historic Annapolis Foundation
18 Pinkney St.
Annapolis, MD 21401
The Government House
100 State Circle
Annapolis, MD 21401
Maryland State Archives
350 Rowe Blvd.
Annapolis, MD 21401
The Hammond-Harwood House
19 Maryland Ave.
Annapolis. MD 21401
Charles Carroll House - 107 Duke of Gloucester St. Only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence and one of Maryland's first Senators. Part of the original house was built in the 1690's. He owned almost 48,000 acres of land and one-quarter of Annapolis.
Masonic Lodge - 162 Conduit St. - This lodge was built circa 1848. The Masons were the builders of cathedrals and churches using stone and they now occupy this magnificent building.
Reynolds Tavern - 7 Church Circle. In 1747 William Reynolds, a hatter and dry goods salesman, leased this building from St. Anne's Church. He not only sold hats, but he rented rooms and ran an "ordinary" which served hot and cold food and liquor to visitors. Over the course of several hundred years, owners of this building included Farmers National Bank, Female Orphan Society, National Trust for Historic Preservation. Today, the building once again serves fine meals and drinks.
Middleton Tavern - Market Place. Built around 1748 and owned by Elizabeth Bennett who sold it to Horatio Middleton in 1750. He also ran a sailing ferry to the Eastern shore. The building was purchased in the 1780's by John Randall. For a while it was Mandie's Confectionary. Fire gutted the building in 1971 and 1973. Today, the building serves food and drinks.
Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre - 27 Compromise Street. It was once the Shaw Blacksmith Shop.
St. Mary's Church - Duke Of Gloucester Street. Prior to 1858 Jesuit priests had come from St. Mary's to visit the Roman Catholic population. The present church was erected in in 1859 on land given by Mrs. John McTavish and her 3 sisters, all grand daughters of Charles Carroll who was the original owner of the property.
