Difference between revisions of "Clifton Park"
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*J.W. & H. T Gernhardt, glass stainers | *J.W. & H. T Gernhardt, glass stainers | ||
*George W. Starr, plasterer | *George W. Starr, plasterer | ||
+ | [[File:Clifton Park subdivided.jpg|border|thumb|An 1895 scheme to subdivide the estate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.martenet.com/archives/display_element.php?serial=2689&series=16|title=S.J. Martenet & Co., archive}}</ref>|link=Special:FilePath/Clifton_Park_subdivided.jpg|alt=|left]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:10, August 7, 2021
Clifton Park | |
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Site Information | |
Other Name | Clifton |
Address | 2801 Harford Road |
Above Sea-level (ft) | 200 |
Acreage | 266.7 |
Type of facility | Park |
People | |
Founder | Henry Thompson; Johns Hopkins |
Owner | Mayor & City Council of Baltimore |
Landscape Architect | Olmsted Brothers |
Other designers | |
National Register of Historic Places | |
ID Number | 07000941 |
This page is for Clifton Park in the aggregate. Clifton Mansion and the Gardener's Cottage in the park have their own pages.
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
- J.W. & H. T Gernhardt, glass stainers
- George W. Starr, plasterer
Google Drive documents, spreadsheets, images, and documentation [Requires permission to access. These are ecp's rough notes and documentation on his Google Drive]