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Carroll Mansion
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National Register of Historic Places

Carroll Mansion

Also known as Carroll-Caton House

On the National Register since 197353 years
FederalListed 1973Baltimore
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Carroll Mansion

Carroll Mansion, at 800 E. Lombard St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 25, 1973. The Register lists it for its politics and architecture, at the national level. It describes its style as Federal, as it does for 204 other Maryland listings. The listing covers 4 acres. 11 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Maryland, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 42 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

800 E. Lombard St., Baltimore · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Carroll MansionStart here
  2. 2Flag HouseBuilding · next door
  3. 3St. Leo's ChurchItalianate · Built 1880 · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4South Central Avenue Historic DistrictMid-19th Century · next door
  5. 5Bagby Furniture Company BuildingIndustrial/Warehouse Building · 0.1 mi on
Around it

42 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

★USCGC Taney (Whec-37)Treasury Class Coast Guard Cutter0.2 miBPratt Street Power PlantBuilding0.2 miBU.S. Custom HouseBeaux Arts · Built 19070.2 miBChizuk Amuno SynagogueVictorian Gothic · Built 18760.2 miBLloyd Street SynagogueGreek Revival · Built 18450.2 mi★Shot TowerStructure0.2 miBHouse at 9 North Front StreetFederal0.2 miBHendler CreameryRomanesque Revival0.2 miBSt. Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic ChurchGeorgian0.2 miStSeven-Foot Knoll LighthouseBuilt 18550.3 miBPresident Street StationMid-19th Century0.3 mi★USS TORSK (submarine)Tench Class Submarine0.3 mi★CHESAPEAKE (lightship)Built 19300.3 miBCanton HouseColonial Revival0.3 miBChamber of Commerce BuildingNeo-Renaissance0.3 miBGarrett BuildingCommercial Style0.3 miDBusiness and Government Historic DistrictRomanesque0.3 miBMcKim's SchoolGreek0.3 mi
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BOld Town Friends' MeetinghouseBuilt 17810.3 miBHutzler Brothers Palace BuildingRomanesque Eclectic0.3 miBSt. Alphonsus' Church, Rectory, Convent and HalleGothic Revival0.3 miStNOBSKA (steamship)Structure0.4 miBMercantile Trust and Deposit CompanyRomanesque0.4 miBAlex Brown BuildingGeorgian Revival · Built 19010.4 miBContinental Trust Company BuildingClassical0.4 miOBattle MonumentClassical · Built 18250.4 miBBaltimore City HallFrench Renaissance Revival · Built 18750.4 miBPaca Street FirehouseRenaissance Revival0.4 miBBaltimore City Municipal Office BuildingBuilding0.4 mi★Peale's Baltimore MuseumBuilt 17860.4 miDGay Street Historic DistrictEarly Republic0.4 miBZion Lutheran ChurchEarly Republic0.4 miBBuilding at 239 North Gay StreetItalianate0.4 miBOld Town Savings BankItalianate0.4 miBEastern Female High SchoolItalian Villa0.4 miBDouglass PlaceItalianate0.5 mi★U.s.s. ConstellationStructure0.5 miBBaltimore Federal Savings & Loan AssociationBuilding0.5 miBFederal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Baltimore BranchSecond Renaissance Revival0.5 miBTerminal WarehouseBuilding0.5 miBEngine House No. 6Italian-Gothic0.5 miBNull HouseItalianate0.5 mi
More like it

Federal style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Federal.

House at 9 North Front Street0.2 mi away
Gay Street Historic District0.4 mi away
Brown's Arcade (Additional Documentation)0.7 mi away
Cathedral Hill Historic District0.7 mi away

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Questions about Carroll Mansion

Is Carroll Mansion on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 25, 1973 (Register number 73002182).

Is Carroll Mansion a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Maryland has 71 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Flag House, 0.1 miles away.

Can you visit Carroll Mansion?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Carroll Mansion?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 42 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 106776460 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.