THE ARCHITECT
The talented architect William Buckland was entrusted with the design. His mastery of mass and proportion, as well as the perfect execution of detail had been well demonstrated by his work at Gunston Hall, George Mason’s famed house in Virginia, and other fine houses of the period. The Hammond-Harwood House is eloquent testimony of his ability, and marks the zenith of his career. Built in three sections of handsome salmon-coloured brick typical of Maryland clay, it is considered by all authorities to be one of the finest examples of Georgian architecture in the United States.
