The Cloisters, also known as Cloisters Castle, is a historic home in Lutherville, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The building was completed in 1932, after three years of construction. The house is 4 story house, irregular in elevation and plan with much architectural ornament. It is built of large, random-sized blocks of a native gray and gold colored rock known as Butler stone, with details principally of sandstone, wood from the site, plaster, and wrought iron. The main façade is dominated by two asymmetrically placed, projecting sections topped by massive half-timbered gables which were originally part of a Medieval house in Domrémy, France. It also has a massive stone octagonal stair tower, which contains a stone and wrought-iron spiral staircase and is crowned by a crenellated parapet and a small, round, stone-roofed structure from which one can exit onto the roof of the main tower.[2] The house's roof is constructed of overlapping flagstones secured by iron pins, the only roof of this kind in America.[3]
The property is owned by Baltimore City and operated by the Baltimore Office of Promotion and Arts, although it is located in Baltimore County. The city ran a children's museum in the building until 1996, when it moved to the Inner Harbor area and was renamed "Port Discovery". The Cloisters is currently operated as a rental facility, hosting over 250 weddings, parties, bar/bat mitzvahs, and gatherings per year.
cloisters, lutherville, maryland, cloisters, also, known, cloisters, castle, historic, home, lutherville, baltimore, county, maryland, united, states, building, completed, 1932, after, three, years, construction, house, story, house, irregular, elevation, plan. The Cloisters also known as Cloisters Castle is a historic home in Lutherville Baltimore County Maryland United States The building was completed in 1932 after three years of construction The house is 4 story house irregular in elevation and plan with much architectural ornament It is built of large random sized blocks of a native gray and gold colored rock known as Butler stone with details principally of sandstone wood from the site plaster and wrought iron The main facade is dominated by two asymmetrically placed projecting sections topped by massive half timbered gables which were originally part of a Medieval house in Domremy France It also has a massive stone octagonal stair tower which contains a stone and wrought iron spiral staircase and is crowned by a crenellated parapet and a small round stone roofed structure from which one can exit onto the roof of the main tower 2 The house s roof is constructed of overlapping flagstones secured by iron pins the only roof of this kind in America 3 The CloistersU S National Register of Historic PlacesThe Cloisters in December 2009Show map of MarylandShow map of the United StatesLocation10440 Falls Road west of Lutherville MarylandCoordinates39 24 39 N 76 40 17 W 39 41083 N 76 67139 W 39 41083 76 67139Area53 acres 21 ha Built1930ArchitectSumner A ParkerArchitectural styleLate Gothic RevivalNRHP reference No 79001115 1 Added to NRHPAugust 7 1979 The property is owned by Baltimore City and operated by the Baltimore Office of Promotion and Arts although it is located in Baltimore County The city ran a children s museum in the building until 1996 when it moved to the Inner Harbor area and was renamed Port Discovery The Cloisters is currently operated as a rental facility hosting over 250 weddings parties bar bat mitzvahs and gatherings per year The Cloisters was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 1 In popular culture editOn December 31 1997 about 100 guests attended the wedding of Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith at The Cloisters 4 References edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 Ms Gregory R Weidman August 1977 National Register of Historic Places Registration The Cloisters PDF Maryland Historical Trust Retrieved 2016 03 01 Greenspring East Pikesville Community Action Plan September 29 2009 p 20 Retrieved 2011 02 28 Will Smith Biography People Magazine Retrieved 2008 10 13 External links editMaryland s National Register Properties The Cloisters Baltimore County The Cloisters official website Managed by Baltimore Office of Promotion amp The Arts 10 E Baltimore Street 10th Floor Baltimore MD 21202 The Cloisters Cloisters Castle Baltimore Office of Promotion amp The Arts 10 E Baltimore Street 10th Floor Baltimore MD 21202 Cloisters Castle Event Venue Historical Place Facebook The Cloisters Cloisters Castle Listing on www dupontcastle com Directory of U S Castles Maryland Scenic Byways Brochure References to The Cloisters pp 72 74 This article about a Registered Historic Place in Baltimore County Maryland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Cloisters Lutherville Maryland amp oldid 1092723518, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
