Partnership Between Mount Clare Mansion, B&O Railroad Museum
February 22, 2012
An American Studies alumna steps up to become curator of the historic Mount Clare Mansion.
An American Studies alumna steps up to become curator of the historic Mount Clare Mansion.
By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun
Temperatures climbed into the 50s and gentle winds buffeted those who had gathered outside Mount Clare Mansion to celebrate its reopening and affiliation with the B&O Railroad Museum.
While bystanders waited for the official ribbon-cutting ceremonies to begin last week, they reveled in the spectacular view of Baltimore from atop the gently sloping hill where Mount Clare, built in 1760, stands overlooking Southwest Baltimore's Carroll Park.
The Monumental City Fife and Drum Corps, dressed in colorful period costumes and wearing tricorn hats, serenaded those waiting with a selection of peppy 18th- and 19th-century airs.The reason for the celebration was a historic collaborative operating agreement signed by the Maryland Society of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, who have operated the home since 1917, and the nearby B&O Railroad Museum. With the agreement that went into force Jan. 2, the railroad museum will assume daily operation of Mount Clare, schedule events, oversee its educational programs and handle rentals for the Mount Clare Stables.
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