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: | '''Location''': | ||
bounded by Harford Rd., Erdman Ave., Clifton Park Terrace, the Baltimore Belt RR and Sinclair Ln., Baltimore, Maryland | |||
: | * Coordinates: 39°19′15″N 76°34′58″W | ||
* Area: 266.7 acres (107.9 ha) | |||
* Built: 1801?, remodeled and tower added, ca. 1850? | |||
* Architectural style: Italian Villa | |||
* NRHP reference No. 07000941[1]; Added to NRHP: September 12, 2007 | |||
:: | Johns Hopkins acquired Clifton in 1841 from the Trustees of Thompson sale ([https://mdlandrec.net/main/index.cfm BALTIMORE COUNTY COURT Land Records 1841-1841 TK 306, p. 0393ff MSA CE 66-356]). | ||
By February 5, 1852 the main house renovations/rebuilding were complete. | |||
* See [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=70751511&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjM2NTI3MDg4NiwiaWF0IjoxNjE3ODg1NzI2LCJleHAiOjE2MTc5NzIxMjZ9.IbAcxIdvrkf7KTMM5KXDUQlejqkZzZVOUm9wv4OU5gQ ''Baltimore Sun'', February 5, 1852] | |||
'''Architects for Hopkins' renovations''': Niernsee & Neilson; Wyatt and Nolting; Olmsted Brothers (Thomas, Frederick) | |||
'''Builders and craftsmen, ca. 1850 who may have been employing slaves:''' | |||
* James Murray, bricklayer | |||
* James (Jas.) Sullivan, painter | |||
* Andrew Merken, iron worker | |||
* John Rothrock, roofing | |||
* Bevan & Sons, stonework | |||
* Hayward, Bartlett & Co. plumbing | |||
* S. W. & H. T Gernhardt, glass stainers | |||
* George W. Starr, plasterer | |||
'''[https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1y_ofag6fnAOVda1Na6IyNmi2HLgj-8ax Google Drive documents, spreadsheets, images, and documentation] [Requires permission to access. This is ecp's rough notes and documentation on his Google Drive]''' | |||
'''[https:// | '''''Further documentation: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1noPCpKclVbfrv_zHw_IwICwTCmTCOaovkZJQPP0sx0Q/edit Research Problems and Strategies related to the employment of slaves at Clifton]''''' | ||
* (This is a non-editable html derived from my initial research notes on Google Drive) | |||
Revision as of 20:06, 22 April 2021
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detail of Clifton, 1874 Courtesy of Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries
Johns Hopkins’ Clifton (1850-), 39°19′15″N 76°34′58″W
Location:
bounded by Harford Rd., Erdman Ave., Clifton Park Terrace, the Baltimore Belt RR and Sinclair Ln., Baltimore, Maryland
- Coordinates: 39°19′15″N 76°34′58″W
- Area: 266.7 acres (107.9 ha)
- Built: 1801?, remodeled and tower added, ca. 1850?
- Architectural style: Italian Villa
- NRHP reference No. 07000941[1]; Added to NRHP: September 12, 2007
Johns Hopkins acquired Clifton in 1841 from the Trustees of Thompson sale (BALTIMORE COUNTY COURT Land Records 1841-1841 TK 306, p. 0393ff MSA CE 66-356).
By February 5, 1852 the main house renovations/rebuilding were complete.
Architects for Hopkins' renovations: Niernsee & Neilson; Wyatt and Nolting; Olmsted Brothers (Thomas, Frederick)
Builders and craftsmen, ca. 1850 who may have been employing slaves:
- James Murray, bricklayer
- James (Jas.) Sullivan, painter
- Andrew Merken, iron worker
- John Rothrock, roofing
- Bevan & Sons, stonework
- Hayward, Bartlett & Co. plumbing
- S. W. & H. T Gernhardt, glass stainers
- George W. Starr, plasterer
Google Drive documents, spreadsheets, images, and documentation [Requires permission to access. This is ecp's rough notes and documentation on his Google Drive]
Further documentation: Research Problems and Strategies related to the employment of slaves at Clifton
- (This is a non-editable html derived from my initial research notes on Google Drive)