Difference between revisions of "Clifton Park"
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|address=2701 St. Lo Drive | |address=2701 St. Lo Drive | ||
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|founder=Thompson; Johns Hopkins | |founder=Thompson; Johns Hopkins | ||
|owner=Mayor & City Council of Baltimore | |owner=Mayor & City Council of Baltimore | ||
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|type=Park | |type=Park | ||
|NRHP_ID=07000941 | |NRHP_ID=07000941 | ||
|NRHP_url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail/NRIS/07000941 | |NRHP_url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail/NRIS/07000941 | ||
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This page is for Clifton Park in the aggregate. [[Clifton Mansion]] and the [[Gardener's Cottage, Clifton|Gardener's Cottage]] in the park have their own pages. | This page is for Clifton Park in the aggregate. [[Clifton Mansion]] and the [[Gardener's Cottage, Clifton|Gardener's Cottage]] in the park have their own pages. |
Revision as of 13:13, June 14, 2021
Clifton Park | |
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Site Information | |
Address | 2701 St. Lo Drive |
Type of facility | Park |
People | |
Founder | 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
- S. 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]