Inscription
Orianda House, built in 1857 at a cost of $9,170.69, was designed by Niernsee and Neilson, architects. This country mansion was the summer home of Thomas de Kay Winans, a wealthy railroad entrepreneur, and his Russian-born wife, Celeste Louise Revillon. Thomas, son of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad industrialist Ross Winans, purchased several farms to create the Crimea estate.
Tenants raised cattle, wheat, corn, and other crops and maintained Winans' greenhouse and horse racetrack. The Chesapeake Baltimore Outward Bound Program currently uses several of the estate buildings. The Friends of Orianda House maintain a museum room in this building. A Gwynns Falls Trail office is in the remaining tenant house.
Tenants raised cattle, wheat, corn, and other crops and maintained Winans' greenhouse and horse racetrack. The Chesapeake Baltimore Outward Bound Program currently uses several of the estate buildings. The Friends of Orianda House maintain a museum room in this building. A Gwynns Falls Trail office is in the remaining tenant house.
Details
| HM Number | HM15HP |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 19th Century |
| Historical Place | Home |
| Marker Type | Historic Home |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Placed By | Friends of Orienda House |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 at 1:29pm PDT -07:00 |
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Locationbig map
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 353808 N 4351888 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 39.30405000, -76.69551667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 18.243', W 76° 41.731' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 18' 14.5800" N, 76° 41' 43.8600" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 410, 443 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 4601 N Franklintown Rd, Baltimore MD 21229, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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