ONLINE TICKET REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. PLEASE GO TO 100 MARKET STREET ON SATURDAY, JUNE 6 OR SUNDAY, JUNE 7 TO PURCHASE DAY-OF TICKETS Saturday, June 6 from 12 to 5 pm Sunday, June 7 from 12 to 5 pm – Tickets valid for both days This year’s tour showcases the secret gardens in the residential […]
Join us for a lecture by the noted author and architectural historian Willie Graham who will speak about the nature of brick architecture in Maryland prior to the American Revolution. Reception to follow.
In the historic open-hearth kitchen of Hammond-Harwood House, Joyce White, author of "Cooking Maryland's Way: Voices of a Diverse Cuisine," will discuss the Black cooks who developed and prepared the signature dishes of early Maryland. One such talented cook was Sybby Grant, enslaved by the Thomas family who lived at One West Mount Vernon Place in […]
Resident Horologist Stephen Sieracki maintains and repairs a variety of late 18th and early 19th century case, wall, and cabinet clocks at the Hammond-Harwood House. While each clock has unique features, there are mechanisms and repairs that are common to all clocks. Mr. Sieracki will demonstrate some of the metal working skills used by clock […]
Stop by the front of Hammond-Harwood House from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. (while supplies last), to make an American flag before you head on to the City of Annapolis Parade! Learn about the 1783 flag designed by Annapolis cabinetmaker John Shaw that flies at the Maryland State House.
A nationwide event to honor the 250th anniversary of the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence, which occurred on July 8, 1775. Americans in all 50 states and the District of Columbia will read the Declaration of Independence simultaneously at 6 p.m. E.T. Read with us in front of the Hammond-Harwood House at […]
Participants will enjoy a 60-minute guided 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.
Cutting dovetails for furniture- an 18th Century approach with Bob Van Dyke Contemporary furnituremakers tend to highlight the joinery used in their furniture and most people consider any "handwork" especially dovetails, as a hallmark of quality and craftmanship. In the 18th century cabinetmakers went to great lengths to conceal the joinery in the furniture they […]
Participants will enjoy a 60-minute guided 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.
And it was after a long searching that I found a carpenter’s tool chest which was a very useful prize to me, and much more valuable than a shipload of gold would have been at that time. - Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe, 1719 Tools for building and finishing a house were specific to the role […]
This tour will look into the furniture collection at the Hammond-Harwood House including chairs, sideboards and desks/bookcases. The tour will highlight some of John Shaw’s finest pieces and discuss the world in which Shaw lived in late 18th century Annapolis. The tour will be led by Robert Biddle, Hammond-Harwood House Trustee and Docent Director.
Participants enjoy a 60-minute guided 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's novels. Following the tour, participants are encouraged to stay and discuss Jane Austen's book Persuasion. The discussion […]