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Trails by WaxbagLeave a Comment Directions: Go north on Dulaney Valley road for about 6 miles.
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In 1979: National Park Service took over administration of the mansion and 60 acres.
Hampton is the largest Georgian style residence extant in this country.
Hallmarks of Georgian design: rigid symmetry, 5-part composition, axial entrances, geometrical proportions, pedimented gable ends, and sash windows. Items of interest:
1) The central pavilion with pediment and bold pilasters (the part between the two large columns)
2) The Palladian window which is in the pediment (peak) of the room of the central pavilion.
3) The scroll decorated dormers
4) The cupola which seems to be proportioned for a public building rather than a residence.
5) On the exterior, windows are framed simply, but the interior treatment is with elaborate broken pediments and trim in the central portion. On this picture you can also see where there appears to have been repairs done around the first floor windows - the masonry is a different color there.
6) Urns topping the pediment are typical in the late-Georgian, however, at Hampton they have become elaborate crowning finials.
7) The bold cornice detail is typical of the style. This detail continues on the East and West wings and connecting segments, called hyphens, but the scale is reduced for these smaller links in the five--part design.
8) There are two horizontal lines of masonry which stand out from the main body of the building. The bottom one is called the Water Table and the upper one is the Belt Course
The building is flanked by small buildings called hyphens between the main building and the wings. Leave a Comment Address: 535 Hampton Lane, TowsonPhone: 410-583-7401Directions: From the Baltimore Beltway (I 695) eastbound or westbound: Take Exit 27B, Dulaney Valley Road northbound. Take the first right turn onto Hampton Lane. The park will be on your right, about one mile from the intersection.Website: http://www.nps.gov/hamp/virtualtour/vtarchitecture.htm
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 Clock tower building by grandmaR
By 1935, Maryland State Normal School had become a degree-granting institution called the Maryland State Teachers College at Towson. That's the name that it went by when my parents moved us to Towson in 1950. As a child, my husband attended the elementary school where the student teachers trained (Lila Lee Todd ES).
In 1963, following expansion of programs in the arts and sciences, its name was changed to Towson State College.
University status was accorded in 1976, in recognition of Towson State's broadened role in Maryland higher education.
In 1988, Towson State University joined 10 other public institutions in the new University of Maryland System.
On July 1, 1997, another name change took effect. Towson dropped the designation "state" from its name to become Towson University.
Towson University is the largest comprehensive university in the Baltimore area, the second largest university in Maryland and a member of the University System of Maryland, the nation's 12th largest public university system. Leave a Comment Phone: 1-888-4TOWSONDirections: I-695 west (toward Towson) To exit 25, Charles Street, south. Go approx 1.7 miles. Turn left on Towsontown Boulevard. At the first light, urn right on Osler Drive and make the first right to the Enrollment Services Center parking lot.Website: http://wwwnew.towson.edu/discover/
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