place

Academy Art Museum

1958 establishments in MarylandArt museums and galleries established in 1958Art museums and galleries in MarylandBuildings and structures in Easton, MarylandMuseums in Talbot County, Maryland
Academy Art Museum Logo
Academy Art Museum Logo

The Academy Art Museum is an art education and exhibition complex in Easton, Maryland. Its mission is to promote the knowledge, practice, and appreciation of the arts and to enhance cultural life on the Eastern Shore.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Academy Art Museum (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Academy Art Museum
South Street, Easton

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Academy Art MuseumContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 38.77215 ° E -76.07407 °
placeShow on map

Address

South Street 106
21601 Easton
Maryland, United States
mapOpen on Google Maps

Academy Art Museum Logo
Academy Art Museum Logo
Share experience

Nearby Places

Ratcliffe Manor
Ratcliffe Manor

Ratcliffe Manor, occasionally misspelled as "Radcliffe Manor", is a Georgian colonial home completed around 1762 by Henry Hollyday. It gets its name from the "Mannour of Ratcliffe", which is one of the Maryland Eastern Shore's oldest land grants. The dwelling is considered one of the most distinctive plantation houses on Maryland's Eastern Shore, with a northeast facade on the land approach side and a nearly identical southwest facade on the river approach side. The entire property is included in the Maryland Historical Trust's Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties. A set of photographs of the estate, made in the 1930s and 1940s, is part of the Historic American Buildings Survey administered by the Library of Congress and National Park Service. The estate is located on the Tred Avon River in Talbot County near Easton, Maryland. During the War of 1812, a fort consisting of a six–gun artillery battery was constructed on Ratcliffe Manor property to protect the town of Easton from a river approach by British soldiers. Although Easton was not attacked, British troops landed further west in the county at least twice, fighting in small battles that became known as the Battle of St. Michaels and Second Battle of St. Michaels. The Hollyday family occupied the manor house for about 140 years. Former residents of the manor house include Richard C. Hollyday, secretary of State of Maryland; and Charles Hopper Gibson, a United States Senator. During the first half of the 20th century, Ratcliffe Manor was an agricultural and dairy complex. It was sold to diplomat Gerard C. Smith and his wife in 1945, and they restored the house and its grounds. The Smith family members began selling portions of the property in 1995. By the end of the century, plans were made to sell a portion of the manor grounds for development. Today, the privately owned plantation house still stands, separated by a wooded area from a planned community called Easton Village.