The Aeolian Co.
Opus 1036, 1907

From mhgp.org: The Garrett-Jacobs Mansion at 11 West Mount Vernon Place is one of Baltimore’s most opulent Gilded Age residences and a masterpiece of American architecture. Reconfigured in stages between 1884 and 1906 and the ensuing decade, and combining three earlier townhouses into one, the finished mansion was the vision of Mary Frick Garrett Jacobs, wife and then widow of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad president Robert Garrett. She engaged two of the nation’s most celebrated architects: Stanford White of McKim, Mead & White for the first stage, and John Russell Pope to expand and transform the home over the course of 30 years. The result is a 40-room mansion featuring marble staircases, numerous Tiffany-stained-glass windows, a grand ballroom, and intricate woodwork, all testaments to refined craftsmanship. Its interiors once hosted Baltimore’s most glittering social events, while its exterior anchors the west side of Mount Vernon Place with a stately presence. Today, the Garrett-Jacobs Mansion, a private club, remains a jewel of Baltimore’s architectural and cultural heritage.

Henry Barton Jacobs (June 2, 1858 – December 18, 1939) was a physician and educator from Maryland. He taught at Johns Hopkins University and served as a trustee of Johns Hopkins Hospital and Peabody Institute later in life. He married Mary Frick Garrett, art collector and widow of a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad president. Jacobs also had a villa in Newport, Rhode Island. The home was named "Whiteholme" and was designed by John Russell Pope.

Contract: Feb. 13, 1907, $7,500

Italian nomenclature

Shipped: Sept. 14, 1907