Entries Tagged as ‘History’

September 14, 2007

Meet Mac Alpine, or Past Lives of the Cafritz Property, Part 1

You can still see the old gate posts at the corner, hidden by a holly bush and a stand of bamboo. One post says Calvert, while the other reads Mac Alpine. They mark the entrance to Mac Alpine, the mansion once located at Route 1 and Albion Road.
I spent time in the University of Maryland [...]