White's Hall

White's Hall
Location of White's Hall in Maryland
Location 2173 Johns Hopkins Road
Gambrills, Maryland 21054
Coordinates 39°01′15″N 76°40′20″W / 39.020839°N 76.672314°W / 39.020839; -76.672314Coordinates: 39°01′15″N 76°40′20″W / 39.020839°N 76.672314°W / 39.020839; -76.672314
Area 13 acres (5.3 ha)
Built 1784
Architectural style(s) Georgian Architecture
Governing body Private

White's Hall, also referred to as Whitehall or White Hall Farm, is a historic mansion and birthplace of famous Maryland native Johns Hopkins located in Crofton, Maryland.

History

White's Hall was originally part of an 1,800 acre land grant to Colonel Jerome White in 1665. The home itself was constructed between 1784 and 1792 according to records.[1] The home was designed as a two-story, brick side passage double pile plan dwelling, and was listed under the Maryland Historic Site inventory in 1969.[2]

Johns Hopkins

Johns Hopkins was born at the home soon after on May 19, 1795 to Samuel Hopkins (1759–1814) and Hannah Janney (1774–1864).[3] Hopkins would grow up on the property until he reached the age of seventeen in 1812, when he would leave for Baltimore. As a family of Quaker beliefs, the Hopkins family emancipated their slaves in accordance with their local Society decree in 1807.[4]

The property would remain in the Hopkins family until 1910 when it was sold off for inheritance.[5] Today, the pervious manor house is surrounded by residential development and the Walden Golf Club.[6]

Proposed demolition

In 2016, Millersville-based housing developer Polm Companies planned to demolish the historic home for additional space for residential lots.[7][8] Following the news of potential demolition, preservation and historic activists worked with the developer in an effort to save the mansion.[9] As a result, the home went on the market for a listing price of $700,000.

Still without a buyer in 2017, plans have been called to re-purpose and retrofit the structure into a future museum, restaurant, and inn.[10] A Kickstarter campaign was launched to raise funds for purchasing the home and project commencement.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2016/04/15/john-hopkins-birthplace-in-gambrills-on-market-for-700k/
  2. ↑ https://mht.maryland.gov/secure/medusa/PDF/Anne%20Arundel/AA-187.pdf
  3. ↑ Jacob, Kathryn A. "Mr. Johns Hopkins." Mr. Johns Hopkins. Johns Hopkins University, n.d. Web. 07 Oct. 2013. <http://old.library.jhu.edu/collections/specialcollections/archives/jacob.html>.
  4. ↑ Hopkins Thom, Helen (1929), Johns Hopkins: A Silhouette, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, retrieved 2009-10-04 — the first and only book-length biography on Johns Hopkins. Used as source by Jacob cited above, Findalibrary.
  5. ↑ http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2014-02-25/business/bs-bz-hopkins-home-20140224_1_johns-hopkins-anne-arundel-county-crofton
  6. ↑ http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2014-02-25/business/bs-bz-hopkins-home-20140224_1_johns-hopkins-anne-arundel-county-crofton
  7. ↑ http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/annapolis/ph-ac-cn-hopkins-birthplace-0128-20160127-story.html
  8. ↑ http://www.polm.com/community/completed.html
  9. ↑ http://www.preservationmaryland.org/preservation-maryland-polm-companies-announce-joint-effort-to-preserve-whites-hall-johns-hopkins-boyhood-home/
  10. ↑ http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/annapolis/ph-ac-cn-johns-hopkins-0503-20170502-story.html
  11. ↑ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/649956964/save-whites-hall-johns-hopkins-birthplace
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