2021 Preservation Award: Marcia Miller

Historic Annapolis is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 Historic Annapolis Preservation Award. HA’s Preservation Award honors those who have connected the history and culture of our city […]

Lost And Found

Like every old city, Annapolis has suffered its share of devastating fires. In my last blog, I mentioned the 1704 blaze that destroyed Annapolis’s first State House. Today, the Museum […]

2021 Preservation Award: Grant Dehart

2021 Preservation Award: Janice Hayes-Williams

2021 Preservation Award: Phyllis ‘Tee’ Adams

2021 Preservation Award: Sands House

2021 Preservation Award: Annapolis Maritime Museum and the Wilma Lee

James Brice House Restoration Updates: Summer 2021

Roof ‘Righting’ July 2021 The team continues their work on the west wing roof and restoring it to the original configuration. The craftsmen are painstakingly replacing restoring missing rafters with […]

Cellar Secrets

This blog was originally posted on the Historic Annapolis website in March 2018. Between January and March 2018, the cellar of the James Brice House revealed new secrets brought to […]

James Brice House Restoration Updates: Spring 2021

More Trial and Error April 2021 The paint conservators continue their tests to learn the best removal method for the wall plaster and paint – this time on the dining […]

A Ledger For The Ages

This blog was originally posted on the Historic Annapolis website in January 2018. James Brice kept an account book during the years (1767-1774) that he built the grand Georgian mansion […]

James Brice House Restoration Updates: Winter 2021

The Best Laid Plans January 2021 As with any restoration project, new discoveries may require a change of course. After completing repairs to the roof structure, it was carefully lowered […]