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St. John's College, McDowell Hall, College Avenue, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD

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St. John's College, McDowell Hall, College Avenue, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD

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Summary

Significance: Originally constructed in 1742, by Governor Thomas Bladen, as the Governors Mansion, the building project overstepped its budget and was finally acquired in 1784 by the newly chartered St. John's College. St. John's completed the building and renamed it in honor of the college's first president.
Survey number: HABS MD-291
Building/structure dates: 1742-1789
Building/structure dates: 1909 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1952 Subsequent Work

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Date

1933 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Duff, Simon
Bladen, Thomas
Pickering, E H, photographer
Peterson, Charles E., photographer
McKee, Harley J., historian
Dunbar, Florence, historian
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Location

West Annapolis38.98101, -76.49044
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Library of Congress
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