The Making of America’s Greatest Classical Architect: A Talk by Charlie Duff

Name: The Making of America’s Greatest Classical Architect: A Talk by Charlie Duff
Start: 2026-05-24T14:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-05-24T15:00:00-04:00
Location: Garrett Jacobs Mansion Endowment Fund

Schedule

Sun May 24 2026 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Garrett Jacobs Mansion Endowment Fund | Baltimore, MD

Register here: https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/the-making-of-americas-greatest-classical-architect-a-talk-by-charlie-duff/
John Russell Pope designed the National Gallery, the National Archives, the Jefferson Memorial, and dozens of other buildings of national importance. He was arguably the greatest master of classical architecture in American history. So how did this New Yorker get his start in Baltimore? He wasn’t from here. He didn’t go to school here. But it was a Baltimorean who gave him his first independent commission, and it was Baltimoreans who gave him the chance to build his first museum. On May 24, join Baltimore historian and architecture buff Charlie Duff to investigate Pope’s work in Baltimore and his lasting impact on America.