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Banneker-Douglass Museum |
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The Banneker-Douglass Museum, named for Benjamin Banneker and Frederick Douglass, is dedicated to preserving Maryland's African American heritage and serves as the state's official repository of African American material culture. The museum was dedicated on February 24, 1984. The original museum was housed within the former Mount Moriah African Methodist Episcopal Church in the heart of historic Annapolis. The Victorian-Gothic structure was included in the Annapolis Historic District in 1971 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The recently completed BDM addition is a four-story addition which uses the nineteenth-century brick of the church's north fa?ade as its interior lobby wall. The Banneker-Douglass Museum celebrated its 25th Anniversary on Tuesday, February 24, 2009.
Hours: Summer Hours (Memorial Day to Labor Day:
Open Wednesday through Sunday. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Check website for hours.
Tours: Tours by appointment, please call at least two weeks in advance. School/group Tour Contact and Phone, Genevieve Kaplan, 410-216-6186
Fees: Free; $3 per person for guided tour
Parking: Street parking or nearby garages
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Address:
84 Franklin Street (behind the Courthouse, off Church Circle)
Annapolis
Ph: 410-216-6180
BDMPrograms@mdp.state.md.us
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Charles Carroll House of Annapolis |
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Home of Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737-1832), the only Catholic to sign the declaration of Independence and one of the wealthiest men in colonial America. Newly-restored historic house, 18th-century terraced gardens overlooking Spa Creek.
Hours: June - October: Saturdays and Sundays, 12 - 4 p.m.
Tours: Self-guided tour available; call in advance for docent-led tours.
Fees: Free, donations accepted
Parking: Available on site
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Address:
107 Duke of Gloucester Street (Behind St. Mary's Church)
Annapolis
Ph: 410-269-1737
info@charlescarrollhouse.com
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Christ Church |
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Built in 1869, this is one of the county's finest examples of Gothic Revival architecture.
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m., and by appointment
Fees: Free
Gift Shop: No
Parking: Yes
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Address:
220 Owensville Road
West River
Ph: 410-867-0346
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Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Foundation, Inc. |
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The Foundation's primary activities focus on maintaining a lasting memorial in honor of Kunta Kinte and his descendant Alex Haley, supporting educational and research projects, and preserving African-American history, art, culture, and genealogy. Programs include: community history days; oral history and source documents; education and tours; genealogy research/inquiries and lost loved ones; genealogy research center; historical research; genealogy workshops; publications/articles; summer Genealogy Roots Camp; genealogy discussion groups; volunteer programs. Researchers using foundation computers can utilize online database subscriptions including access to over 20,000 pages of slave narrative interviews with more than 3,500 former slaves, index to Freedmans Bank Records, all available U.S. Census records from 1790 to 1930, the 1850 and 1860 U.S. Slave Schedules, WWI draft registration.
Hours: Mon. through Fri., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., call for more information.
Fees: Free
Gift Shop: No
Parking: Free parking on site
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Address:
135 Stepneys Lane (at Sojourner-Douglass College)
Edgewater
Ph: 410-956-9090
info@kintehaley.org
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Maryland Hall Labyrinth |
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The centerpiece of Maryland Halls Founders Green is the labyrinth, which also features an artists circle, a changing array of large-scale outdoor sculptures and majestic elm trees and benches for reflection. Maryland Halls labyrinth was constructed in 2002, and is a replica of that inlaid in the floor of Notre Dame de Chartres Cathedral outside Paris. The Artists Circle sits on the opposite side of the labyrinth, and is a circular area that is usedby artists and arts classes on a regular basis and by visitors who come to reflect, meditate and enjoy the outdoors. Much of the Maryland Hall community, including students, teachers, parents and neighbors, enjoy the labyrinth, bench and artists circle year round.
Hours: Dawn to dusk
Fees: Free
Gift Shop: No
Parking: On site
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Address:
801 Chase Street
Annapolis
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Quaker Burying Grounds |
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The Quaker Burying Ground has been in use since 1672 when Quakerism began to take root in Maryland. Early burials in the cemetery were placed without markers, so no one knows how many individuals are actually buried here. The cemetery was active until the early 21st-century, and is now dotted with markers showing centuries of family history.
Hours: Dawn to Dusk
Gift Shop: No
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Address:
Corner of Rt. 468 (Muddy Creek Road) and Galesville Road
Galesville
Ph: 410-867-9499
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St. Anne's Episcopal Church |
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Present church (1869) is the third on this site. Only public burial ground through the late 18th centuey; last colonial Governor and first mayor of Annapolis buried here.
Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sunday and evening services
Fees: Free
Gift Shop: No
Parking: Street parking
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Address:
Church Circle
Annapolis
Ph: 410-267-9333
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St. James Episcopal Church |
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Built in 1763 on the site of two previous churches (1689 and pre-1692); cemetery contains one of the oldest tombstones in Maryland
Hours: Open Daylight Hours
Fees: Free
Gift Shop: No
Parking: Yes
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Address:
5757 Solomons Island Road
Lothian
Ph: 410-867-2838
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St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church |
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Present church was completed in 1876; replaced earlier 1822 mission church.
Hours: Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday services
Fees: Free
Gift Shop: No
Parking: Street parking
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Address:
109 Duke of Gloucester Street
Annapolis
Ph: 410-263-2396
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