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'''[http://civicworks.com/clifton-mansion/ Johns Hopkins’ Clifton (1850-)], [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Clifton+Park/@39.3226705,-76.5846633,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipMZRk_80SgmpKo1jUvqEOvUEal14VHFd-ycEOBJ!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMZRk_80SgmpKo1jUvqEOvUEal14VHFd-ycEOBJ%3Dw152-h86-k-no!7i4128!8i2322!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x48161fb18c500648!8m2!3d39.3226705!4d-76.5846633 39°19′15″N 76°34′58″W]''' | '''[http://civicworks.com/clifton-mansion/ Johns Hopkins’ Clifton (1850-)], [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Clifton+Park/@39.3226705,-76.5846633,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipMZRk_80SgmpKo1jUvqEOvUEal14VHFd-ycEOBJ!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMZRk_80SgmpKo1jUvqEOvUEal14VHFd-ycEOBJ%3Dw152-h86-k-no!7i4128!8i2322!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x48161fb18c500648!8m2!3d39.3226705!4d-76.5846633 39°19′15″N 76°34′58″W]''' | ||
+ | [[File:1852 chiffelle GP2.5 detail.jpg|thumb|1852 Thomas P.Chiffelle, detail from ''Map of the City of Baltimore and of part of Baltimore County, including the Valley of the Great Gunpowder River from the Warren factory to Tide Water'' courtesy of Johns Hopkins, http://jhir.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/34971]] | ||
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*Bevan & Sons, stonework | *Bevan & Sons, stonework | ||
*Hayward, Bartlett & Co. plumbing | *Hayward, Bartlett & Co. plumbing | ||
− | * | + | *J.W. & H. T Gernhardt, glass stainers |
*George W. Starr, plasterer | *George W. Starr, plasterer | ||
Revision as of 16:08, June 21, 2021
Clifton Park | |
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Site Information | |
Address | 2701 St. Lo Drive |
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 |
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]