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brief history of Calverton's Strathmore Hall, MD.
A Brief History of Calverton, Maryland
The Mansion at Strathmore is one of
Maryland’s most gracious homes for the arts—a home first
created on August 14, 1899 when prominent Washingtonian
Captain James Frederick Oyster and his wife purchased the
land and began to form the foundation of the mansion.
Working under the guidance of architect Appleton P. Clark,
Jr., the Oyster’s nine-bedroom summer home was constructed
in a Colonial Revival style. The Oysters enjoyed their
summer home until August 1908, at which time they sold the
house and 99 acres to Charles I. Corby, a business
professional who had patented machinery and techniques that
would revolutionize the baking industry. After Charles
Corby’s death in 1926, his wife, Hattie, remained in the
residence until her death in October 1941. Land records show
that on July 23, 1943 two parcels of the original Corby
estate, including the mansion, were conveyed to St. Mary’s
Academy, who developed the Corby mansion as a convent and
school named St. Angela Hall. In April 1977, the Sisters
sold the mansion and remaining 30 acres to the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association for use as its
headquarters.
The story of Strathmore as a destination
for the arts begins in 1979, when ASHA relinquished the
mansion and eleven acres of land to Montgomery County,
Maryland. Shortly thereafter, the house was renamed
Strathmore Hall and an agreement was made with the newly
created Strathmore Hall Foundation, Incorporated to develop
the mansion and grounds as Montgomery County’s first center
for the arts. After extensive restoration, Strathmore opened
its doors to the public in 1983.
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