Mount Vernon
by Laureen Miles Brunelli
for About.com
Now a complex of three architecturally distinct buildings, the Walters Art Museum began as Henry Walters home at 5 Mount Vernon Place. The sculpture court (above) is part of the Charles Street Building. The Hackerman House, a Victorian mansion that is now home to the museum's Asian collection, overlooks the Washington Monument.
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- Mount Vernon Neighborhood
- Mount Vernon Place and Washington Place
- Washington Monument in Baltimore
- Walters Art Museum
- Baltimore Basilica
- Contemporary Museum
- Peabody Court Hotel
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