Twelve of Mount Vernon’s architectural treasures and the Mount Clare Museum will be available to tour when the Maryland House & Garden Pilgrimage visits Baltimore City twice next spring.
Organizers of the annual tour program announced their lineups for the Baltimore City legs of their 2026 series, which will take place on Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Mount Vernon and on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Mount Clare Museum.
A tradition since 1930, the pilgrimage is dedicated to the preservation of Maryland’s culturally- and historically-significant properties and landscapes. Its self-guided tours offer rare opportunities to explore exceptional interiors and celebrate Maryland’s rich architectural heritage.
Organizers of the ticketed event choose different locations for participants to visit each year and selected the Mount Vernon historic district as the first of seven tour sites in 2026 and Mount Clare Museum at 1500 Washington Blvd. as the fifth tour site.
The pilgrimage also will visit Talbot County on May 9; Charles County on May 16; Cecil County on May 24; the Town of Kensington on June 7; and Frederick County on June 13.
All tours are held rain or shine, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The buildings on the April 25 Mount Vernon tour are:
- 740 N. Calvert St. (St. Ignatius Church).
- 1217 Saint Paul St. (Winans Mansion).
- 9 E. Chase St. (Empire House).
- 105 W. Monument St.
- 8 W. Mount Vernon Place (Mount Vernon Club).
- 11 W. Mount Vernon Place (Engineers Club at the Garrett-Jacobs Mansion).
- 14 W. Mount Vernon Place (Marburg Mansion).
- 2 E. Mount Vernon Place (Mount Vernon Place Church).
- 700 Washington Place.
- 715 Washington Place.
- 718 Washington Place (Graham-Hughes House, aka the Turret House).
- Washington Monument at 699 Washington Place.
An Early Bird ticket for the Mount Vernon tour or the Mount Clare tour (sold until Jan. 31) costs $42.33. An advanced sale ticket (sold until April 24 for the Mount Vernon tour and until May 29 for the Mount Clare tour) costs $52.78. A ticket on the day of the tour costs $63.23 for either one.
Organizers are offering buyers of Mount Vernon tour tickets a Tour Bell Pass, which may be redeemed for one ticket to any of the other 2026 tours. Passes must be activated online before receiving a ticket. Tour Bell Passes are available for $40 each, plus a $1.75 processing fee, and sales end on Jan. 31, 2026.
Proceeds from the Mount Vernon tour will support the restoration and activation of Mount Vernon Place Church. Ticket information is available at www.mhgp.org.
I understand that Old St. Paul’s cemetery will be on the tour as well. After years of neglect, several patriotic ancestry groups, and the U. of MD are going to restore it.