Gramercy Mansion

Gramercy Mansion

Gramercy Mansion is a historic mansion in Stevenson, Maryland, located on Greenspring Valley Road near Villa Julie College. It was built in 1902 by Alexander J. Cassatt, owner of the Pennsylvania Railroad and brother of the American Impressionist painter, Mary Cassatt, Gramercy Mansion was presented as a wedding gift to his daughter, Eliza. Later owners included the prominent Brewster family, descendants of Benjamin Franklin, from whom a grandson became a Senator from Maryland. In the 1950's the estate became home to the Koinonia Foundation, a predecessor of the Peace Corps, before being bought and restored by Dr. & Mrs. Pomykala in 1985.

Currently, it is a bed and breakfast, and it hosts wedding receptions and business conferences.

References

* [http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/5311.html Washingtonian.com 09/07]

* [http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?pnpid=809&show=archivedetails&ArchiveID=1181416&om=1/ Owings Mills Times article 04/20/2006]

* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33809-2004Jan21.html Washington Post article 01/21/2004]

* [http://www.gramercymansion.com/owingsmilltimes.html Owings Mills Times 09/16/02]

* [http://www.ifilm.com/video/2807602 Movie Trailer - Koinonia: A documentary Portrait]

External links

* [http://www.gramercymansion.com/ Gramercy Mansion]
* [http://www.1840scarrolltoninn.com/ The 1840s Carrollton Inn]


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