The following is a selected bibliography of the sources I used in creating this web site. While this is by no means an exhaustive list of the materials available on the history, architecture and character of Mount Vernon Place, I found these sources particularly informative and enjoyable.
Beirne, Francis F. baltimore...a picture history, 1858-1968. Compiled by the Maryland Historical Society. Baltimore: Bodine & Associates, Inc., 1968.
Beirne, Francis F. The Amiable Baltimoreans. Hatboro, PA: Tradition Press, 1968.
Dorsey, John. Mount Vernon Place: An Anecdotal Essay. Baltimore: Maclay & Associates, 1983.
Dorsey, John. Mr. Peabody's Library: The Building, The Collection, The Neighborhood. Baltimore: The Enoch Pratt Free Library, 1978.
Dorsey, John and James D. Dilts. A Guide to Baltimore Architecture. Centreville, MD: Tidewater Publishers, 1981.
Gallagher, H. M. Pierce. Robert Mills: Architect of the Washington Monument, 1781-1855. New York: AMS Press, Inc., 1966.
Gardner, R. H. Those Years: Recollections of a Baltimore Newspaperman. Baltimore: The Galileo Press Ltd., 1990.
Hale, Alice M. "Solid as a rock: Center Stage's 23 years in Baltimore." Theatre Crafts 20, no. 2 (February 1986): 16-21.
Hamlin, Talbot. Greek Revival Architecture in America. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1944.
Howland, Richard Hubbard. The Architecture of Baltimore: A Pictorial History. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1953.
Hunter, Wilbur H., Jr. and Charles H. Elam. Century of Baltimore Architecture. Baltimore: The Peale Museum, 1957.
Kalisch, Philip Arthur. The Enoch Pratt Free Library: A Social History. Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1969.
Liscombe, Rhodri Windsor. Altogether American: Robert Mills, Architect and Engineer, 1781-1855. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994.
Shivers, Frank R., Jr. Walking in Baltimore: An Intimate Guide to the Old City. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995.
Stockett, Letitia. Baltimore: A Not Too Serious History. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997.
Walsh, Richard and William Lloyd Fox. Maryland: A History. Annapolis, MD: Hall of Records Commission, Department of General Services, 1983.
Whitehill, Walter Muir. "Maryland." In Independent Historical Societies: An Enquiry into Their Research and Publication Functions and Their Financial Future. Boston: The Boston Athenaeum, 1962.
The following web sites may also be of interest, although they do not deal directly with Mount Vernon Place:
Founded in 1871, The Baltimore Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, is the third oldest chapter of the AIA in the country. Its members seek to "promote the artistic, scientific and best ethical standards of the profession."
The Society of Architectural Historians "encourages scholarly research in the field and promotes the preservation of significant architectural monuments that are an integral part of our worldwide historical and architectural heritage."
The Victorian Society in
America "is the only national organization dedicated to the
protection, understanding, education and enjoyment of your nineteenth
century heritage."