A Once And Future Home for Community.
Historic Annapolis launched important rehabilitation project in the summer of 2025 to transform the property at 1 Martin Street into a community gathering space with a revitalized outdoor amphitheater and a multi-use interior room. Once restored to full use, 1 Martin Street will serve as a dynamic hub for HA’s educational programs as well as curated community events and performances hosted by our many partners throughout our region. The site will tie together two adjacent National Historic Landmarks, the William Paca House & Garden and James Brice House, and serve as an anchor for our historic campus as a welcome and education center.
HA’s timeline and plan for this rehabilitation project ensures 1 Martin Street will be a centerpiece for our place-based educational initiatives in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of our nation in 2026. This anniversary provides a wonderful opportunity to engage the community in conversations and programming that speaks to the establishment of our country and its associated struggles and triumphs – who we were yesterday and how that informs today and tomorrow. 1 Martin Street will serve as a venue to foster reflection and dialogue around the full scope of America’s founding and evolution, and strengthen civic engagement for citizens of all ages.
Be A Part Of It
For information about ways you can support the 1 Martin Street project, contact Carol Rognrud, Vice President, Development, at carol.rognrud@annapolis.org or 410.990.4715.
History of One Martin Street
The 1 Martin Street property sits within the Colonial Annapolis Historic Landmark District, as designated by the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places. The building at 1 Martin Street was designed by architect James Wood Birch in the late 1960’s and built in the early 1970’s as part of the restoration of the William Paca House & Garden. Originally, it served as an accessory structure to the garden and served as the entry point and orientation space for Paca Garden prior to the public opening of the William Paca House.