One House, Many Homes: Examining the Upton Mansion of West Baltimore

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

The 1838 Greek Revival-styled Upton Mansion currently stands vacant like many other houses in West Baltimore. Like the neighborhood, the uses of the building have evolved over time, serving originally as a country estate on the edge of Baltimore to more recently a city school building. The property was also used as an early radio station and a musical school for students excluded because of segregation. In the spring of 2021, an archaeological survey was conducted in advance of renovation by the Afro Charities, owner of the Afro Newspaper, who seeks to use the property as their headquarters. The compliance project not only sought to document the history of the property and neighborhood, the project aimed to employ local students and offer a chance to increase diversity in archaeology.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SHA 2022 General Sessions   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2022

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