Paca House and Garden

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caption =
location= Annapolis, Maryland
lat_degrees = 38
lat_minutes = 58
lat_seconds = 47
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 76
long_minutes = 29
long_seconds = 18
long_direction = W
locmapin = Maryland
area =
built =1763
architect= William Paca
architecture= Georgian, Other
designated = November 11, 1971cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1104&ResourceType=Building
title=Paca, William, House |accessdate=2008-06-17|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = November 11, 1971cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = State
refnum=71000364

The William Paca House is an 18th century Georgian mansion in Annapolis, Maryland. Paca signed the Declaration of Independence and was a three-term Governor of Maryland. The house was built between 1763 and 1765 and its architecture was largely designed by Paca himself. The two-acre walled garden, which includes a two-story summerhouse [cite web|url=http://www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net/nr/NRDBDetail.aspx?HDID=66&COUNTY=&SEARCHTYPE=propertySearch&PROPNAME=paca&STREETNAME=&CITYNAME=&KEYWORD=|title=Maryland Historical Trust|date=2008-06-07|work= National Register of Historic Places:Properties in Anne Arundel County|publisher=Maryland Historical Trust] , has been restored to its original state.

The William Paca House and Garden was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971.

The original one-story office and kitchen pavilions, and their connecting hyphens, were altered in the 19th century with the house's conversion to a hotel, by a second story added to the hyphens and the west wing. These changes have since been reversed, and the building approximates its original outward appearance, both inside and out.

History

In 1780, Paca sold the house to Thomas Jenings, the attorney general of Maryland. The house and grounds were eventually acquired by the Annapolis Hotel Corporation, and the house became the lobby and conference rooms for a new hotel constructed in the garden immediately to the rear. Carvel Hall opened 200 guest rooms in 1906, but by 1964 a mixed-use development was proposed for the site that would demolish the house and the hotel - putting high rises in its place. After the plans became public, the house was acquired by Historic Annapolis, Inc (later Historic Annapolis Foundation, or HAF), and the surrounding property (garden) was acquired by the State of Maryland in 1965. The additions were removed in 1966-67 and ownership was transferred to the Maryland Historical Trust [cite web|url=http://www.bsos.umd.edu/anth/arch/PacaGarden/archivalInformation.htm|title=The Archaeology and Restoration of the William Paca Garden, Annapolis, Maryland|date=2008-06-11|work= William Paca and his Annapolis Home: Jason P. Shellenhamer thesis|publisher=University of Maryland College of Behavioral and Social Sciences] . The property is administered by Historic Annapolis Foundation, and is open to the public for guided tours of the house and self-guided garden year round.

ee also

*Hammond-Harwood House
*Brice House

References

External links

* [http://www.annapolis.org/ Historic Annapolis Foundation]
* [http://www.annapolis.org/index.asp?pageid=49 William Paca House Site]
* [http://www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=66&FROM=NRNHLList.aspx Governor William Paca House and Garden, Anne Arundel County] , including photo in 1971, at Maryland Historical Trust
* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.md0052 William Paca House, 186 Prince George Street, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD: 6 photos, 4 data pages] , at Historic American Building Survey