James Brice House

In April 1767, a cornerstone, inscribed “the Beginning”, was laid, marking the beginning of the construction of the Georgian-style mansion of James Brice, a lawyer, Maryland Executive Council member, and Acting Governor of Maryland. He chose to celebrate the event with rum, documenting this in the extensive ledger he kept on the house’s construction. During the construction of the James Brice house, James Brice carefully documented the materials and procedures used to build the house, providing a detailed account of its construction. Brice’s family would keep the house until the 1870s.

Location
The James Brice house is located in Downtown Annapolis, at 42 East Street, on the corner of Prince George Street and East Street. Its coordinates are 38.97936805395385, -76.48715569644168.

Renovations
The house was purchased by the State of Maryland in 2014, and it is now managed by Historic Annapolis, Inc. Renovations of the house started in 2017 and are still ongoing. Renovations are being filmed and documented by Make Your Mark Media.