HISTORY
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MARY FRICK GARRETT JACOBS
Like other large American cities, Baltimore’s Golden Age was the era of no income tax and little sense of social conscience. Born in 1851, Mary Sloan Frick lived in that “age,” the daughter of a wealthy attorney and his wife, one of three children. Continue reading
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MARY FRICK GARRETT JACOBS
RESTORATIONS
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BALLROOM RESTORATION
Renovation of the John Russell Pope-designed ballroom has entered an exciting phase…
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BALLROOM RESTORATION
CATEGORY ARCHIVES: BIOGRAPHIES
MARY FRICK GARRETT JACOBS
Like other large American cities, Baltimore’s Golden Age was the era of no income tax and little sense of social conscience. Born in 1851, Mary Sloan Frick lived in that “age,” the daughter of a wealthy attorney and his wife, one of three children. Continue reading
HENRY BARTON JACOBS, M.D.
Dr. Jacobs is the Jacobs of the Garrett-Jacobs Mansion. The caduceus in the balustrade outside the ballroom is a subtle reminder of him. The lower level bar was once his medical office. Continue reading
JOHN WORK GARRETT
John Work Garrett was more than familiar with 11 Mount Vernon Place. He purchased it as a wedding gift for his son, Robert and new daughter-in-law, Mary Frick in 1872. Continue reading
ROBERT GARRETT
Robert was the founder of the Garrett family in America. After emigrating from northern Ireland in 1790, he and his mother settled in southeastern Pennsylvania. His father had died onboard the ship during the passage to America.
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ROBERT GARRETT, II
Robert Garrett, II was born into wealth and power as the first-born son of John Work Garrett….
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