Side view of the Kitty Knight House located in Georgetown, Maryland. The building is comprised of two separate houses, the William Henry House and the Archibald Wright House, that were connected in approximately 1935. Supposedly, these two houses were saved from destruction by Catharine "Kitty" Knight (1775-1855) when the British attacked Georgetown in 1813 during…

Kitty Knight House

Description

Side view of the Kitty Knight House located in Georgetown, Maryland. The building is comprised of two separate houses, the William Henry House and the Archibald Wright House, that were connected in approximately 1935. Supposedly, these two houses were saved from destruction by Catharine "Kitty" Knight (1775-1855) when the British attacked Georgetown in 1813 during the War of 1812. It's purported that Knight stood up to the leader of the raid, Admiral Cockburn, and convinced him to spare her home along with the neighboring home of an elderly woman. The houses were later joined and enlarged to form what became known as the Kitty Knight House.

Creator

unknown

Date

circa 1936

Language(s)

English

Dimensions

10 x 8 inches

Object ID

svf_keco_houses_georgetown_kitty-knight_1936_01

Extent

1 print

Resource ID

16936

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.