The definition of a "suitable house" changed during the eighteenth century, but its purpose remained the same throughout: to display the wealth and taste of its owner and thus to affirm his right to a place of social, economic, and political leadership. This presentation, given by Dr. Jean Russo, provides an overview of the men who built these houses (many of which still grace the streets of the city today), the families who occupied them, the ways by which they accumulated their wealth, the standards of embellishing and furnishing them,...

Dig deeper into science and history in your backyard! SERC's 2018 winter lectures explore the future of the Chesapeake Bay and its fisheries, plus discoveries about historic Maryland life, from Native American use of the Bay to 20th-century America, with local experts in anthropology, architecture and the citizen science archaeology lab at SERC. March 13 - The Sellman House: Three Centuries of Building & Living on the Chesapeake with Preston Hull Architectural conservator, Building Conservation Associates, Inc. The Sellman/Kirkpatrick-Howat House, known to its occupants as Woodlawn, embodies almost three centuries...

Dig deeper into science and history in your backyard! SERC's 2018 winter lectures explore the future of the Chesapeake Bay and its fisheries, plus discoveries about historic Maryland life, from Native American use of the Bay to 20th-century America, with local experts in anthropology, architecture and the citizen science archaeology lab at SERC. March 13 - The Sellman House: Three Centuries of Building & Living on the Chesapeake with Preston Hull Architectural conservator, Building Conservation Associates, Inc. The Sellman/Kirkpatrick-Howat House, known to its occupants as Woodlawn, embodies almost three centuries...