McDowell Hall, Annapolis
- Address: 60 College Ave
- Vicinity: St John's College
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1744/00/00 | Simon Duff | Architect | Work begins on an official residence for Gov Thomas Bladen. With legislative funding of 4,000 pounds ($662,000 today), the 14,000 square foot brick house will include Portland stone entrance steps imported from England and a grand entertainment room. | |||
| 1750/00/00 | Construction stops on the Governor's Residence due to lack of additional funding. The structure will become known as "Bladen's Folly". | |||||
| 1776/00/00 | Thomas Jefferson | Life | Thomas Jefferson notes that in Annapolis "they have no public building worth mentioning except a Governor's House, the hull of which after being nearly finished, they have suffered to go to ruin." | |||
| 1784/00/00 | The newly chartered, St John's College resumes construction on the Governor's Residence. | |||||
| 1789/00/00 | Joseph Clark (Maryland Architect) | Architect | The former governor's mansion, McDowell Hall, is completed with a third floor, roof and bell tower cupola and begins serving as the main building at St John's College. | |||
| 1791/03/25 | George Washington | Life | GW sees much satisfaction at the appearance of this rising seminary. "Before dinner I walked with Governor John Howard and several other Gentlemen to the College of St John's at which there are about 80 students of every description." | George Washington's Southern Tour | ||
| 1799/06/00 | George Washington Parke Custis | Education | George W P Custis graduates from St John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. | |||
| 1824/12/17 | Marquis de Lafayette | National Guest | Lafayette and his retinue are attend a ball and dinner at McDowell Hall, St John's College. | Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America |
| Particulars for McDowell Hall, Annapolis: | |
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| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Area of Significance | Education |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Institution of Higher Education | University |
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