The Holiday Season Colonial Style: Mount Clare Decorated for December
Built in 1760, Mount Clare was the home of Charles Carroll (Barrister) and along with the Robert Long House in Fell’s Point, is one of the oldest structures in Baltimore. Charles studied law at the Inns of Court in London, and returning to Maryland after his father's death in 1755, became one of the colony's wealthiest men. He was one of Maryland's first state senators, and in 1776, after ousting Royal Governor Robert Eden, was among seven men appointed to draft a Declaration and Charter of Rights that formed the government for the State of Maryland.