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<\/a>The annual spring tours showcase MHGP\u2019s efforts to cultivate awareness of Maryland\u2019s rich architectural and cultural heritage. Each year, proceeds \u00a0support preservation projects in each host community. To date, the Pilgrimage has raised more than $1 million for the preservation and restoration of architecturally significant properties throughout Maryland while evoking oohs and ahs from tour-goers.<\/p>\nThis year, visitors will see Ogden Nash\u2019s home and Sherwood Garden\u2019s, where 80,000 tulips bloom, in the Guilford neighborhood of Baltimore, rarely seem homes in the Wardour community of Annapolis, 300-year-old homes in Queen Anne\u2019s County, as well as homes that have never been publicly toured in Somerset and Worcester Counties.<\/p>\n
Guests can buy lunch along the route. In Guilford, home to the stone Tudor house shown above, lunch will be served at the Second Presbyterian Church, where the first 700 visitors \u00a0will receive a free Sherwood Gardens poster and can see the restored sanctuary and its \u00a0light-filled Georgian Revival interior.<\/p>\n
Anne Arundel:<\/strong><\/p>\n The Wardour community in West Annapolis offers a walking tour of nine breathtaking properties, including the waterfront home of the president of St. John\u2019s College with its superb art collection. Other stops include the grand\u00a0Kent Road home built in 1911 by the architect of the Naval Academy\u2019s Bancroft Hall, the largest college dorm in the world.\u00a0Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. designed the neighborhood in the early 20th<\/sup>\u00a0century.<\/p>\n Queen Anne\u2019s County:<\/strong><\/p>\n Queenstown and Centreville are the focus of this tour, with many of the homes built in the 1700s.\u00a0 Reed Creek Farm, built in 1775, has a view of the Chester River and an 18th<\/sup>\u00a0century ballroom regarded as the loveliest room in the county. The original ceiling was discovered during a recent renovation. The South Liberty Street home has an extensive collection of Delft Pottery and samplers dating from the 1730s.<\/p>\n Baltimore:<\/strong><\/p>\n Guilford is celebrating its centennial, with the garden tour featured as the first of many events during the year (www.guilfordassociation.org<\/a>). Sherwood Gardens is the most famous tulip garden in North America. The Chancery Road Turnbull House is the former home of famous Baltimore artist Grace Hill Turnbull and features a mix of Spanish Mission and Arts and Crafts styles.\u00a0 Turnbull\u2019s church-like studio has stained glass windows and a bell tower. The Rugby Road home, formerly owned by famed poet Nash, is a Tudor Revival structure built in 1927. More info at\u00a0www.facebook.com\/ Somerset and Worcester Counties:<\/strong><\/p>\n One of the highlights of the tour is the Anderson Road property known as Hollyhurst, with its Flemish-bond brick work. The Federal-style house was lovingly revived in the early 1980s with the introduction of raised-panel woodwork. \u00a0Crisfield on Phoenix Church Road, \u00a0also known as Watkins Point Farm, has never been on the tour before. The Greek Revival estate is furnished with 18th<\/sup>\u00a0century period furniture. Beverly of Worchester, built in 1774, is one of the most elaborate and best preserved Revolutionary War period homes.<\/p>\n Charles County:<\/strong><\/p>\n The Caleb W. Jones Skipjack will be docked in Benedict, one of only a handful of operating Skipjacks in the world. The Manor of Truman\u2019s Place in Waldorf, shown above, \u00a0played a role in the War of 1812. Its more recent history includes a rear sunken garden with koi pond and gazebo.<\/p>\n Tickets of each tour are $30, \u00a0purchased in advance. For tickets and information, go to mhgp.org<\/a>\u00a0or call 410-821-6933.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The annual Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage, a tradition for the H&G set, returns this spring over five weekends from Saturday, April 20, through Saturday, May 18. For 76 years, the Pilgrimage has offered visitors the opportunity to explore some … Continue reading ![\"5B.The](\"http:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/5B.The-Manour-of-Truman-MD-med-res.jpg\")
<\/a>Other tour highlights include:<\/p>\n