. Book of the Royal blue . THK IKUUY STKWaUT HOUSK, ANXAIOLIS. AN OLD TOWN IN A NEW AGE. 13. MANXS IIOTKI., WH-«hfiitftoii Indjfed helHre lie resiuiied his inilitary commission December S3, ITKl. of these, owned by Absalom Ridgely, asuccessful merchant of colonial times, waspulled down to make way for a politicaljob and the present glaring, red-brick edi-fice known as the Gubernatorial Mansion ofMaryland. The other was one occupiedfrom 1845 to 1883, as the residence of theSuperintendent of the Naval Academy. Itwas built by John Duff, an architect whosettled in the colony in 172
. Book of the Royal blue . THK IKUUY STKWaUT HOUSK, ANXAIOLIS. AN OLD TOWN IN A NEW AGE. 13. MANXS IIOTKI., WH-«hfiitftoii Indjfed helHre lie resiuiied his inilitary commission December S3, ITKl. of these, owned by Absalom Ridgely, asuccessful merchant of colonial times, waspulled down to make way for a politicaljob and the present glaring, red-brick edi-fice known as the Gubernatorial Mansion ofMaryland. The other was one occupiedfrom 1845 to 1883, as the residence of theSuperintendent of the Naval Academy. Itwas built by John Duff, an architect whosettled in the colony in 1728. The housewas built at least in 1751, and probablymuch earlier. It was the residence of onebranch of the talented Dulany family andwas occupied by them from to 1808,and the cession of the ground to the gov-ernment as Fort Severn, became the resi-dence of the Commander of the Fort andso remained until 1845, when the fort wastransferred to the Navy Department foruse as a naval academy. In 1883, by acommission of officers, Capt. Francis being Superintendent of the NavalAca
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