View of the front steps and columns of the Evergreen House. The Evergreen estate was built by Baltimore, Maryland's Broadbent family in 1857, then was sold in 1878 to John Work Garrett, president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Garrett purchased the estate for his son, and it served as home to two generations of…

Exterior detail of Evergreen House columns

Description

View of the front steps and columns of the Evergreen House. The Evergreen estate was built by Baltimore, Maryland's Broadbent family in 1857, then was sold in 1878 to John Work Garrett, president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Garrett purchased the estate for his son, and it served as home to two generations of Garretts. In 1942, the mansion and surrounding 26 acres of landscaped lawns and gardens became part of Johns Hopkins University as the Evergreen Museum & Library.

Creator

unknown

Date

circa 1970

Dimensions

8 x 10 inches

Extent

1 print (from group of 3)

Resource ID

1100

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

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