High Street, Cambridge

Cambridge MD

N 38 34.330 W 076 04.445



We did the walking tour yesterday and we had a lot of fun.   Our tour docent was Carol.   We were also joined by Renee, a local girl who works for the UofM at Horn Point.



Carol explained that James A. Michener who researched his book here, said that High Street is the most beautiful street in America.  It sure deserves the accolades.    The wonderful old revolutionary and Victorian houses, the sycamore trees, and the magnolia trees combine to make it look like a 19th century fairyland. 



We especially enjoyed the story of the MD Attorney General's house that was moved to High Street from Annapolis by barge.   It seeems that when the movers put it down at it's new home, they had the back side of the house facing the street.  



The Anglican (Episcopal) church on High Street is especially beautiful.  It is built with serpentine stone, an extremely rare and prized building material.  It also has the most stury slate roof and some of the most beautiful stained glass windows we have ever seen.  It is a picture perfect church.



One of the grand old houses is a victim of arson.  Cambridge is suffering from a serial arsonist in recent months.   



Another good story.  One of the houses was built as a 20 room hotel.  Later, the hotel went out of business but the owners kept it as a family home.    At one point, they cut the house in half, moved one half fifteen feet to the right, and made it in to two homes for two branches of the family.   Remarkable how 15 feet and two new walls can influence familial relationships. :)

Above are some scenes from High Street.