MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

MUSEUMS

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY

Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park
P. O. Box 3088
723 2nd St., Annapolis, MD 21403 - 3088
(410) 295-0104
e-mail: office@amaritime.org
web: www.amaritime.org/
[photo, Anne Arundel County Free School, Davidsonville, Maryland] Anne Arundel (Annearrundell) County Free School Museum
1298 Lavall Drive, Davidsonville, MD 21035 - 1134
(410) 268-8656
e-mail: karlieeverett@verizon.net
web: https://chesapeakecrossroads.org/attractions/annearrundell-county-free-school/

Anne Arundel County Free School, Davidsonville, Maryland, April 1999. Photo by Diane P. Frese.

[photo, Banneker-Douglass Museum entrance, 84 Franklin St., Annapolis, Maryland] Banneker-Douglass Museum
84 Franklin St., Annapolis, MD 21401 - 2504
(410) 216-6180; fax: (410) 974-2553
e-mail: bannekerdouglassmuseum@gmail.com
web: http://bdmuseum.maryland.gov/

Banneker-Douglass Museum entrance, 84 Franklin St., Annapolis, Maryland, July 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt

[photo, Benson-Hammond House, 7101 Aviation Blvd., Linthicum, Maryland] Benson-Hammond House
P. O. Box 385
7101 Aviation Blvd. (NE corner of BWI Airport), Linthicum, MD 21090 - 0385
(410) 760-9679
e-mail: info@aachs.org
web: https://aachs.org/benson-hammond-house/

Benson-Hammond House, 7101 Aviation Blvd., Linthicum, Maryland, May 2010. Photo by Diane F. Evartt

Captain Avery Museum (mid-19th-century waterman)
P. O. Box 89
1418 East West Shady Side Road, Shady Side, MD 20764 - 0089
(410) 867-4486
e-mail: programs@captainaverymuseum.org
web: http://captainaverymuseum.org/
[photo, Chase-Lloyd House, 22 Maryland Ave., Annapolis, Maryland] Charles Carroll House of Annapolis (early home of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, signer of Declaration of Independence)
107 Duke of Gloucester St., Annapolis, MD 21401 - 2504
e-mail: cchannapolis@gmail.com
web: https://charlescarrollhouse.org/

Chase-Lloyd House
(Samuel Chase, signer of Declaration of Independence; Edward Lloyd IV of Continental Congress)
22 Maryland Ave., Annapolis, MD 21401 - 1628
(410) 263-2723
web: www.chaselloydhouse.org/

Chase-Lloyd House, 22 Maryland Ave., Annapolis, Maryland, May 2015. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.

Chesapeake Children's Museum
25 Silopanna Road, Annapolis, MD 21403
(410) 990-1993
e-mail: info@theccm.org
web: www.theccm.org/

Deale Museum & Historic Village at Herrington Harbour North
Nutwell School, 389 Deale Road, Tracys Landing, MD 20779
web: http://dahs.us/

Elizabeth Myers Mitchell Art Museum (formerly Mitchell Art Gallery)
St. John's College, Mellon Hall, 60 College Ave., Annapolis, MD 21401 - 1687
(410) 626-2556
web: https://www.sjc.edu/mitchell

Fort George G. Meade Museum
4674 Griffin Ave., Fort Meade, MD 20755 - 5100
web: https://history.army.mil/museums/IMCOM/fortMeade/index.html
(closed; artifacts sent to National Museum of the United States Army at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia)

Frederick Douglass Museum & Cultural Center (housed in "Twin Oaks," Frederick Douglass summer home)
3200 Wayman Ave., Highland Beach, MD 21403
e-mail: fdmcchb@gmail.com
web: www.fdmcc.org/
(open by appointment)

Galesville Heritage Society & Museum
Carrie Weedon House, 988 Main St., Galesville, MD 20765
(410) 867-9499
e-mail: galesvillemuseum@gmail.com
web: http://galesvilleheritagesociety.org/

Government House (residence of Maryland's Governor)
110 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 974-3531
e-mail: elaine.bachmann@maryland.gov
web: https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/homepage/html/govhouse.html
(open by appointment)

[photo, Hammond-Harwood House, Maryland Ave., Annapolis, Maryland] Hammond-Harwood House Museum
19 Maryland Ave., Annapolis, MD 21401 - 1626
(410) 263-4683
web: https://hammondharwoodhouse.org/


Hammond-Harwood House, Annapolis, Maryland, May 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

[photo, Hancock's Resolution, 2795 Bayside Beach Road, Pasadena (Anne Arundel County), Maryland] Hancock's Resolution
2795 Bayside Beach Road, Pasadena, MD 21122
(410) 952-2798
e-mail: info@historichancocksresolution.org
web: www.historichancocksresolution.org/

Hancock's Resolution, 2795 Bayside Beach Road, Pasadena (Anne Arundel County), Maryland, September 2002. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Historic Annapolis Museum
99 Main St., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 990-4745
web: www.annapolis.org/contact/ha-museum

[photo, London Town Publik House (William Brown House), Edgewater, Maryland] Historic London Town & Gardens
839 Londontown Road, Edgewater, MD 21037 - 2120
(410) 222-1919, ext. 200
e-mail: londontown@historiclondontown.org
web: www.historiclondontown.org/


London Town Publik House (William Brown House), Edgewater, Maryland, May 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

[photo, Plaster cornice, James Brice House, 42 East St., Annapolis, Maryland] Hogshead Museum (Barracks)
43 Pinkney St., Annapolis, MD 21401 - 1717
(410) 267-7619
web: www.annapolis.org/contact/hogshead


Plaster cornice, James Brice House, 42 East St., Annapolis, Maryland, April 2017. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

[photo, James Brice House, 42 East St., Annapolis, Maryland] James Brice House
42 East St., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 267-7619
web: www.annapolis.org/contact/james-brice-house
(closed for renovations)

James Brice House, 42 East St., Annapolis, Maryland, April 2017. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

[photo, State House (from Francis St.), Annapolis, Maryland] Maryland State House
100 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401 - 1904
(410) 260-6445; 1-800-235-4045 (toll free); fax: (410) 974-3895
e-mail: msa.helpdesk@maryland.gov
web: http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdstatehouse/html/home.html

Maynard-Burgess House
163 Duke of Gloucester St., Annapolis, MD 21401 - 2504
web: www.annapolis.gov/579/Maynard-Burgess-House
(closed for renovations)

State House (from Francis St.), Annapolis, Maryland, February 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

National Cryptologic Museum
8290 Colony 7 Road, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701
(301) 688-5849, (301) 688-2145 (library)
e-mail: crypto_museum@nsa.gov
web: www.nsa.gov/museum/

National Electronics Museum
e-mail: nemuseum@gmail.com
web: www.nationalelectronicsmuseum.org/
(closed to public in Oct. 2022; moved in March 2023)

Odenton Heritage Society Historical Center & Museum
P. O. Box 282
1367 Odenton Road, Odenton, MD 21113 - 0282
e-mail: odentonheritage@gmail.com
web: www.odentonheritage.org/explore-the-museum/

Old Treasury Building
State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401 - 1904
(410) 260-6445; 1-800-235-4045 (toll free); fax: (410) 974-3895
e-mail: msa.helpdesk@maryland.gov
web: http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdstatehouse/html/oldtreasury.html

Star Toys Museum, Inc.
Meerkat Meade, 811 Camp Meade Road, Linthicum, MD 21090 - 3030
e-mail: startoys@meerkatmeade.com
web: www.startoysmuseum.org/
(open by appointment)

[photo, Edward C. Papenfuse State Archives Building, 350 Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, Maryland] State Archives
Edward C. Papenfuse State Archives Building
350 Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, MD 21401 - 1685
(410) 260-6400; 1-800-235-4045 (toll free); fax: (410) 974-3895
e-mail: msa.helpdesk@maryland.gov
web: http://msa.maryland.gov/

Edward C. Papenfuse State Archives Building, 350 Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, Maryland, May 2009. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

U.S. Naval Academy Museum
U.S. Naval Academy, Preble Hall, 118 Maryland Ave., Annapolis, MD 21402 - 5035
(410) 293-2108
e-mail: museum@usna.edu
web: www.usna.edu/Museum/

Waterfront Warehouse (formerly Tobacco Prise Warehouse)
4 Pinkney St., Annapolis, MD 21401 - 1718
(410) 267-7619

William P. Didusch Center for Urologic History
American Urological Association, 1000 Corporate Blvd., Linthicum, MD 21090
(410) 689-3785
e-mail: archives@auanet.org
web: www.urologichistory.museum/

[photo, William Paca House, Prince George St., Annapolis, Maryland] William Paca House & Gardens
186 Prince George St., Annapolis, MD 21401 - 1724
(410) 990-4543, (410) 267-7619
web: www.annapolis.org/other/visit-paca-house/


William Paca House, Prince George St., Annapolis, Maryland, August 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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