Mount Clare and Other
In the early 1760s, Carroll took the lead and encouraged a group of his business associates to build a fund for a young saddler, Charles Willson Peale, so that he could go to Europe and study painting.
After Charles' death, his wife Margaret stayed at Mount Clare until her death there on March 14, 1817. Their home today is a museum, operated since 1917 by the National Society of the Colonial Dames in the State of Maryland, and owned by the city of Baltimore. The core of the home is the refurbished main block. The wings, which had been lost over the years, were rebuilt in 1908. A great deal of the family furniture and possessions are preserved there. The home is a fine example of Georgian architecture, and stands on a rise in the center of Carroll Park in southwest Baltimore. Mount Clare Museum House is open to the public year round.
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