Carrollton Hall

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09/04/2026

Dive into the history of Folly Quarter during our upcoming Three Centuries of History event at Carrollton Hall. This tour will give a brief overview of the history of our site, including all who have lived here over the last three centuries. Our tour will share stories from the Carroll and McTavish families, Van Lear Black who renovated the house in the early 20th century, and the Franciscan Friars Conventual who have owned and stewarded our land since 1928.

Join us Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 1 pm!
Sign up for your spot here: https://secure.carrolltonhall.org/a/carrollton-hall-tour-september-16

Tour attendance is capped at 25. Please register for the waitlist if the tour is full and we will contact you if there is an opening. You may also register for the waitlist to find out when this tour will be offered again.

08/04/2026

Thank you to all who joined us Sunday for our Open House in celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. We were thrilled to see so many come through the house, and we want to thank everyone who attended for braving the rain to join us for our exhibit and celebration!

If you missed the Open House and would like to see our exhibit on Charles Carroll of Carrollton's copies of the Declaration that were gifted to the first owner of Carrollton Hall, check out our website for a list of upcoming tours. You can also sign up for our newsletter at carrolltonhall.org.

07/30/2026

Join us on August 2, 2026, the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence! Carrollton Hall will host an Open House, where all are welcome to explore the historic home and learn more about Charles Carroll, the McTavish family, and all who contributed to this site. A free BBQ lunch will be served! Visit www.carrolltonhall.org/events/ for more information and to register.

03/06/2026

We were honored to help kick off the 's 2026 "Lunch Date with History" series featuring small historic and cultural organizations in the Patapsco Valley. Our short presentation today offered just a glimpse into all our historic site has to offer.

Continue the conversation with us! Visit our website today to sign up for a tour or schedule a meeting, as we continue to seek to reconstruct the full history of our site.

https://www.carrolltonhall.org/

12/12/2025

A note from Director, Elisabeth Mallin:

As we prepare for the end of the year, I’m grateful for the things we’ve accomplished in the past year and are planning for the year to come. We’re opening our doors more and more for tours and programs, we launched our new website in the summer (www.carrolltonhall.org, check it out!), and hosted events in collaboration with our on- and off-site partners. All this while continually uncovering the stories of the people who breathed life into Carrollton Hall so many years ago.

Highlights from our summer include a new partnership with the Descendants of Jesuit Enslavement Historical and Genealogical Society and a visit from the Chesapeake Chapter of the Vernacular Architecture Forum. We’ll continue to connect with community organizations and create opportunities for shared learning and repair in the New Year. On the research front, we made great strides in understanding the original landscape around the house, including missing outbuildings and the construction of the retaining wall, thanks to an extensive ground penetrating radar study. While there is still much to learn, it’s incredible to have this new information about and from the very ground surrounding Carrollton Hall.

You're invited to visit our website to sign up for email updates from us: www.carrolltonhall.org

If you’d like to see the house decorated for the season, our next open house tour will be Dec. 17 at 1 p.m. Please sign up on our website. Whether you follow our work from near or far, I want to wish you a very peaceful holiday season.

Address

12280 Folly Quarter Road
Ellicott City, MD
21042

Website

http://www.carrolltonhall.org/

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