Map of Kernewood estate

Collection — Map case folder: 1

Identifier: SC-046

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a single map of the Kernewood estate, with the title of "Kernwood" written on the map. It is dated June 2, 1917.

Dates

Creation: 1917 June 2

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is located at the Loyola Notre Dame Library. Contact Archives and Special Collections for more information.

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Kernewood map is the physical property of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Notre Dame Library. Copyright, except in cases where material has passed into the public domain, belongs to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns.

Biographical / Historical

The Kernewood estate was orignially built by David S. Wilson in the 1840s. David was the son of James Wilson of the Baltimore Wilson family, members of which owned mansions and estates from Charles Village to Towson. The Kernewood estate was later sold to the Garrett family, even later portions were sold to Miles and Virginia White, and then sold to Loyola College. Part of the estate was also used after World War I as officers' quarters for the Red Cross institute for the Blind. The original mansion was used as an athletic facility by Loyola College in 1925.

Historical information adapted from: Goodrich, Gregory L., and Tom Zampieri. “Evergreen: The First U.S. Veterans’ Blind Rehabilitation Center.” Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, vol. 113, no. 2, 2019, pp. 180–193., doi:10.1177/0145482x19845706.

Kelly, Jaques. “Kelly: If a Calvert Street Mansion Could Talk, It Wouldn't Know Where to Begin.” The Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2019, https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-kelly-column-josephite-20190131-story.html.

Loyola College. The Football Season. The Green and Grey. 1926. accessed: https://archive.org/details/greengray00loyo_2/page/76

Wilson, D. J. Baltimore’s Historic Oakenshawe: From Colonial Land Grant to Streetcar Suburb. The History Press. 2019.

Extent

.167 Cubic Feet (1 map case folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This is a hand drawn map of the Kernewood estate located in Baltimore, Maryland, titled "Kernwood" by the original creator. The estate was orignially built by David S. Wilson in the 1840s. The estate was later sold to the Garrett family, and then to Loyola College. The mansion was used as an athletic facility by the College in 1925.