The Annapolis Inn
- Also Known As: Dr James Murray House
- Address: 144 Prince George St
- Vicinity: Randall St
- Phone: (410) 295-5200
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1762/00/00 | Thomas Rutland Sr buys property from Patrick Creagh's British mortgagors for 350 pounds sterling. | |||||
| 1780/00/00 | Thomas Rutland | Owner | By 1780, Patrick Creagh's heirs have conveyed their dower rights to the property to Thomas Rutland, grandson of Thomas Rutland and son of Edmund Rutland. | |||
| 1783/00/00 | Thomas Rutland | Architect | 142 and 144 Prince George St are built as single residence by Thomas Rutland between 1783 and 1785. | |||
| 1784/00/00 | Thomas Jefferson | Visitor | Thomas Jefferson visits Dr James Murray. It is possible Jefferson bathed from water collected from the roof in a lead lined cistern. It is well known that Dr Murray promotes the medical advantages of a cold shower. | |||
| 1785/02/19 | Mary Nevitt Steele | Home | Dr James Murray buys 142-144 Prince George Street, a brick townhouse that includes a kitchen, medicine shop and smokehouse. | |||
| 1786/00/00 | Mary Nevitt Steele | Subject | Robert Edge Pine paints an oil on canvas portrait Mary Nevitt. | |||
| 1819/00/00 | Sarah Nevitt Murray | Home | Murray dies in 1819, devising his estate to his wife Sarah Nevett Murray. | |||
| 1834/06/02 | Edward Lloyd V | Died | Governor Edward Lloyd dies in the Murray house, Annapolis, Maryland. | |||
| 1845/00/00 | Renouncing all claim to their mother's estate, the Murray heirs allow Alexander Randall to sell the townhouse to James Iglehart Jr for $1530. | |||||
| 1858/00/00 | By 1858, the house is altered by Iglehart with the addition of a two-story porch, installation of stone mantelpieces, window architraves, and woodwork in the Greek Revival style. Iglehart creates double parlors between the front and rear rooms. | |||||
| 1860/02/00 | Anne Sellman Iglehart, age 36, and William Thomas Iglehart, age 25, the children of James Iglehart Jr, etch their names into a glass pane in the southeast parlor on the first floor. | |||||
| 1868/00/00 | James Iredell Waddell | Home | Although James Iglehart Jr is still alive and will not die until 1874, he transfers ownership of 142-144 Prince George Street to his daughter, Anne Sellman Iglehart. | |||
| 1892/11/00 | Unable to agree on ownership, the Iglehart heirs are ordered by the court to sell 142 Prince George Street, conveying the dwelling to Robert L Werntz for $2,500. Werntz will establish the Naval Academy Preparatory School in the building. |
| Particulars for The Annapolis Inn: | |
|---|---|
| Sight Category | Building |
| Building Type | House |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Lodging | |
|---|---|
| Lodging Style | Grand Home |
| Lodging category | Upscale Lodging |
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