Evergreen on the Falls
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Evergreen on the Falls National Register of Historic Places Surveyed for John Walsh in 1754. Large square cupola once crowned brick mansion. Built in Italianate style c. 1860 by Henry Snyder. Leased after 1864 to James Hooper, owner of Meadow Hill. Estate was sold in 1870 to David Carroll, co-owner of Mount Vernon Mills.
Acquired by Maryland Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in 1926. Granite structure 1860, was valve house for Hampden Reservoir (filled with earth from Jones Falls Expressway excavation). Maryland Historical Society
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