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The Museum is Open to the Public
The Hammond-Harwood House, a National Historic Landmark, was built in 1774. It was the final work of architect William Buckland. With its carved doorway entrance, formal rooms, and elegant scale, the building blends the artistry of the finest Anglo-Palladian architecture with American sensibility.
The house is open to the public for tours. Subjects include the social history of the families and enslaved people who lived in the house, architecture, and the collection of fine and decorative art. Numerous special tours, lectures, talks, concerts, and family programs are scheduled throughout the year.
Upcoming Programs & Events
Charles Willson Peale Walking Tour
A tour of Annapolis’s historic district, where the painter Charles Willson Peale’s world has been preserved.
Jane Austen Tour
Tour of the house that compares the customs and social graces of the Loockerman family, who lived in the Hammond-Harwood House in the early 19th century, with those of characters in Jane Austen novels.
Mansions and Merchants
Mansions and Merchants – A Maryland Avenue Walking Tour focusing from 1811 to 1857.
William Oliver Stevens, the Harwood Sisters, and Annapolis
Part of Cathleen H. Farr Lecture Series Among the more colorful residents of the Hammond-Harwood House over the years was William Oliver Stevens, who rented a wing from the Harwood sisters in 1904-1905. A recently hired instructor of English at the Naval Academy, Stevens was to play a lively role in Annapolis culture and politics…
Time for Tea
Exploring the Chinese export porcelain collection with a Traditional Tea Ceremony Enjoy a short talk on the Hammond-Harwood House’s extensive Chinese export porcelain collection followed by a traditional Chinse Tea Ceremony outside. This program is free thanks to the Winifred Gordon Foundation.
Jane Austen Tour
Tour of the house that compares the customs and social graces of the Loockerman family, who lived in the Hammond-Harwood House in the early 19th century, with those of characters in Jane Austen novels.
