Blog Category: Collections

New Exhibition Opening this Week

Sep 10, 2025

Silversmith John Inch lived in Annapolis and at one time had his home and shop near the city dock. The punch bowl he made in 1743 was a prize to […]

Old Money   

Apr 1, 2025

The Hammond-Harwood House is pleased to share the news of our latest accession to the collection: an eight dollar bill printed on August 14, 1776, by a member of Maryland’s […]

From the collection: Moving Forward!

Nov 20, 2024

We have a number of clocks in the Hammond-Harwood House and they each have their own personality—or at least I have assigned them personalities. We have the beautiful large John […]

Bricks, Bricks, Bricks

Nov 20, 2024

We’re seeing some major progress on the Maryland Avenue Landscape Project this week. The crews have finished digging the drywells, which are four to five feet deep and now lined […]

Lessons from Archaeology

Nov 20, 2024

One of the artifacts found by archaeologists during excavations in the front yard of Hammond-Harwood House this summer was the head of a doll – immediately identified as a “Frozen […]

A Remembrance

Jun 18, 2024

 In 1771 Hammond-Harwood House architect William Buckland arrived in Annapolis from Virginia after completing his indenture with George Mason for the completion of Gunston Hall. With this move, Buckland brought […]

Mysteries

May 24, 2024

Anyone who’s lived in an old house, or visited a historic site, or walked on a cobblestone city path is confronted with mysteries. Anyone who reads history, or who picks […]

Thomas Hall, Carver

Apr 10, 2024

The all-wood decorative carvings on the front door and in the dining room of Hammond-Harwood House astonish us with their graceful beauty and the intricacy of the designs. A study […]

New Face in Hammond-Harwood House

Nov 18, 2023

We are thrilled to announce that we have a new face now on view in the Ballroom– a portrait of Mr. Joseph Harwood (1775-1825). His connection to the house is […]

Scroll to Top