Homewood

Newlyweds Charles Carroll Jr. and Harriet Chew Carroll began construction of Homewood in 1801 on a 130-acre property given to them as a wedding gift by Charles' father, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and one of the wealthiest men in America. Although Charles Carroll Jr. was given a starting budget of about $10,000, he ultimately spent close to $40,000, prompting his father, frustrated by the mounting costs of his son's summer retreat, to write, "What an improvident waste of money…it seems to me there is no end of these expenses." Homewood later inspired the architectural style of Johns Hopkins University's Homewood campus, and in 1971 the house was designated a National Historic Landmark because of its architectural and historical significance.

Baltimore, Maryland · United States