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To escape the intolerable heat of Baltimore summers, Thomas Dekay Winans built this country house on land which he had purchased in 1855. Winans had recently returned from Russia, where he made a fortune supervising construction of the transcontinental railroad for Czar Nicholas I. This estate he called "Crimea," after the Russian peninsula of the same name.
The grounds, which originally encompassed nearly 1,000 acres, now include the mansion, a carriage house, a chapel, a honeymoon cottage and a caretaker's house. The mansion is of mid-nineteenth century Victorian architecture, built of Maryland stone with wood trim.
During the Civil War, the owners of Crimea were known Southern sympathizers. To discourage Union troops from entering the estate, the Winans constructed a hoax fort with fake cannons. Undeterred, the troops of General Benjamin Butler chopped up the estate's orchard for firewood, arrested Winans' father, Ross, and held him in Fort McHenry. Other prominent Baltimoreans including the mayor were also arrested for sessionist sentiments.
The city acquired these grounds in...
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The grounds, which originally encompassed nearly 1,000 acres, now include the mansion, a carriage house, a chapel, a honeymoon cottage and a caretaker's house. The mansion is of mid-nineteenth century Victorian architecture, built of Maryland stone with wood trim.
During the Civil War, the owners of Crimea were known Southern sympathizers. To discourage Union troops from entering the estate, the Winans constructed a hoax fort with fake cannons. Undeterred, the troops of General Benjamin Butler chopped up the estate's orchard for firewood, arrested Winans' father, Ross, and held him in Fort McHenry. Other prominent Baltimoreans including the mayor were also arrested for sessionist sentiments.
The city acquired these grounds in...
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Details
| HM Number | HM3T6 |
|---|---|
| Series | This marker is part of the Maryland: Baltimore City Historical Markers series |
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 19th Century |
| Historical Place | Home |
| Marker Type | Historic Building |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Placed By | The City of Baltimore, William Donald Schaefer, mayor |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, October 10th, 2014 at 4:13am PDT -07:00 |
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Locationbig map
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 353510 N 4352040 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 39.30536667, -76.69900000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 18.322', W 76° 41.94' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 18' 19.3200" N, 76° 41' 56.4000" 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 East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1901 Eagle Dr, Baltimore MD 21207, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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