The mansion is getting some face-lifts.
Phase I
The ballroom floor:
Phase II
Repointing the mansion
and Improving the
drainage on the right side.
The chapel is available for rentals thru the Parks Dept., call 410-396-7900
And to rent the ballroom of the Orianda House for events, please call
410-448-1721.
And to rent the ballroom of the Orianda House for events, please call
410-448-1721.
Lost Structures
4901 Windsor Mill Road
Harry A. Anderson's home (date 1912)
Torn down 1990's
This home sat just prior to entrance of Carrie Murray Nature Center.
(photo taken about 1989)
Harry A. Anderson's home (date 1912)
Torn down 1990's
This home sat just prior to entrance of Carrie Murray Nature Center.
(photo taken about 1989)
Harry A. Anderson
Entrance of Crimea Estate, Windsor Mill Road
(Round barn and horse stables are in the background)
Round Barn on Crimea Estate
Kirk Family Caretakers
(No longer standing)
Gate House Windsor Estate
Wetheredsville Road
(photo taken June 11, 1944, 8:30 a.m.)
This was torn down around 1960
Helen Kielkoph of Louisville, Kentucky, owner of Hidden Hollow Orchard, remembers it fondly as the
witches' house because of its high pitched roof. You can visit her website at www.hiddenholloworchard.com.
witches' house because of its high pitched roof. You can visit her website at www.hiddenholloworchard.com.
This is a painting of the Gate House I commissioned from a local artist whom I also had paint the Crimea Mansion. The stone in this structure is called blue granite, which was most likely quarried from the Gwynns Falls valley.
Dolls
A large playhouse is one of the lost structures of Crimea Estate. However, these dolls still remain as a reminder of
the childhood of Marguerite Celeste deKay.
(click on photo for more about the dolls)
Lost Views
This view of Orianda house was taken in 1987 by Gail Abrams, past director of Carrie Murray Nature Center. Please note trees to left. This is a Japanese Maple Tree grove which is still standing and being taken over by bittersweet and wild grapevine. This is the view that you would have seen approaching the house from a horse drawn carriage coming up the carriage path from Franklintown Turnpike.
This view of the house was taken in October 2006, nineteen years later. It is sad that over time, we had to lose such a vista. We would hope that sometime in the near future we could take it back to its original state as an open space.
Forgotten Folks
