Fodor's Expert Review Maryland State House
Editor's Note: This location is no longer in operation.
Originally constructed between 1772 and 1780, the State House is the oldest state capitol in continuous legislative use; it's also the only one in which the U.S. Congress has sat (1783–84). General George Washington resigned as commander in chief of the Continental Army here in 1783 and the Treaty of Paris was ratified in 1784, ending the Revolutionary War. Both events took place in the Old Senate Chamber. Visit the Office of Interpretation on the first floor to pick up self-guided tour information. You must have a photo ID to enter the State House. In the State House Square is the Thurgood Marshall Memorial, an 8-foot statue of Thurgood Marshall as a young lawyer, benches with images of students for whom he fought for integration, and plaques commemorating his achievements. Born in Baltimore, Marshall (1908–93) was the first African American Supreme Court justice. He won the decision in 1954's Brown v. Board of Education, in which the court overturned the doctrine of "separate... READ MORE
Originally constructed between 1772 and 1780, the State House is the oldest state capitol in continuous legislative use; it's also the only one in which the U.S. Congress has sat (1783–84). General George Washington resigned as commander in chief of the Continental Army here in 1783 and the Treaty of Paris was ratified in 1784, ending the Revolutionary War. Both events took place in the Old Senate Chamber. Visit the Office of Interpretation on the first floor to pick up self-guided tour information. You must have a photo ID to enter the State House. In the State House Square is the Thurgood Marshall Memorial, an 8-foot statue of Thurgood Marshall as a young lawyer, benches with images of students for whom he fought for integration, and plaques commemorating his achievements. Born in Baltimore, Marshall (1908–93) was the first African American Supreme Court justice. He won the decision in 1954's Brown v. Board of Education, in which the court overturned the doctrine of "separate but equal."
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