Upton Scott House
- Address: 4 Shipwright St
The Upton Scott House is Georgian style private residence and a masterpiece of colonial craftsmanship and design in Annapolis, Maryland. - AsNotedIn
The Upton Scott House is Georgian style private residence and a masterpiece of colonial craftsmanship and design in Annapolis, Maryland. - AsNotedIn
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1762/00/00 | Dr Upton Scott | Home | Construction begins on a Georgian mansion situated on one of the highest points in Annapolis, with extensive grounds stretching from Duke of Gloucester Street on the northeast to Spa Creek on the southwest. | |||
1764/00/00 | William Buckland | Probable Interior Designer | Although no documents confirm it, the parallels between the architectural details of the Scott House, Whitehall, the Chase House, and the Hammond-Harwood House make it evident that common craftsmen and designers worked on all of these buildings. | |||
1764/00/00 | Daniel Dulany the Younger | Observer | "Dr Scott has built the best Town House in America." - Daniel Dulany to Councilor Robert Carter in Williamsburg | |||
1765/00/00 | Elizabeth Ross Scott | Home | The Upton home, a residence of almost European richness and sophistication is completed. The front walls of the two story brick dwelling as well as the chimneys are laid in header bond, while the ends are in Flemish bond. | |||
1780/00/00 | During the Revolution, Dr Scott and his wife moved to Ireland, but they returned to their house in Annapolis, in 1780, to live there for the rest of their lives. | |||||
1784/09/02 | Sir Robert Eden | Died | Maryland's last colonial governor, Sir Robert Eden, during a return from England in an unsuccessful attempt to reclaim his confiscated property, dies at the Scott house while visiting Dr Scott. | |||
1790/00/00 | Francis Scott Key | Home | During the seven years that Francis Scott Key, a great-nephew of Mrs Scott, attends St John's College and Preparatory School, he lives at the Scott House. | |||
1814/03/00 | Dr Upton Scott | Died | Following Mr Scott's death in 1814, the house will be held for a time by his heirs. | |||
1820/00/00 | The Scott is sold to Dennis Claude, one of Annapolis' most successful 19th century entrepreneurs. | |||||
1883/00/00 | Dennis Claude heirs sell his residence to the Sisters of Mercy. | |||||
1968/00/00 | Coleman du Pont | Owner | The Sisters of Notre Dame occupied the Scott house until the Archdiocese sells it to Coleman and Joan Blaine du Pont who will restore the mansion. | |||
1986/00/00 | Joan Blaine du Pont receives the Preservation Project Award from Maryland Historical Trust for her authentic restoration of the Dr Upton Scott House. |
Particulars for Upton Scott House: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Sight Category | Building |
Architectural Style | Georgian Architecture |
Criteria | Person |
Area of Significance | Politics-government |
Owner | Private |
Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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