Status Complete Address 512 South Ann Street Floor count 3 Floors 3 | Type Residential Completed 1765 Opened 1765 | |
Location Baltimore, Maryland, United States | ||
Bob eney on the robert long house 512 s ann st baltimore md
The Robert Long House is a rowhouse in the Fells Point neighborhood of Baltimore. The house is the oldest known surviving urban residence within the city of Baltimore, built in 1765. It was built as the home of Robert Long, a local Baltimore merchant, and today serves as the home of the Fells Point Preservation Society, who saved it from demolition in 1969 by purchasing it and restoring it.
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- Bob eney on the robert long house 512 s ann st baltimore md
- Dr edward papenfuse on the robert long house march 26 2015
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The house is atypical of the surrounding area, with the architecture of the house matching that of homes built in the southern part of Pennsylvania where Long was a native of, rather than the standard rowhomes that make up the Fells Point neighborhood. The home was originally a two-story rowhome, with the third floor added sometime in the mid to late 1800s, covered with a mixture of tar and granite, known as "flint coat".