ELEGANT - HISTORIC - COZY - CONVENIENT
Looking for a unique "get-away"? Then welcome to Wilson House B&B, Baltimore, MD. One of the finest and most historic Bed & Breakfast's in Baltimore.

Conveniently located lesss than 2 miles north of the inner harbor, near Penn Station and the blossoming Mt Vernon Cultural District. A Light Rail stop which takes you to Camden Yards, the Ravens Stadium, the Conventin Center, and the Inner Harbor is 250 yards away.

Here, the friendly atmosphere, and warm, hospitable host and hostess will make sure your stay is as comfortable and pleasant as possible. Complimentary wine and cheese daily 6-7 PM.

Featured in Victorian Homes magazine, April 2005 and the Baltimore Sun August 8, 2004.

Wilson House has 40+ rooms, with twin parlors, eight fireplaces, ten bedrooms, numerous original chandeliers, a library, a den with sunroom, and 9+ baths. There is also an elegant attached apartment with two fireplaces and the best chandelier in the building. The current owners undertook a major restoration with many upgrades. It opened as a B&B the Summer of 2004.
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Location
Close to the Mt Vernon Cultural District, with easy access to opera, symphony, Johns Hopkins University, Maryland Institute College of Art, the University of Baltimore and many interesting restaurants, (running the gamut from neat little ethnic "holes in the wall" to four-star dining) theaters (film and live), museums, AMTRAK, MARC, Light Rail.
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History
A Grand Victorian Town home built circa 1880 by one of the wealthiest men in Baltimore at the time. The 10,000+ square foot four-floored home has had a varied past, from being the site of political maneuvering at the highest levels prior to World War I to being cut up into units during World War II.

Early in the 20th Century this home was owned by J. Kemp Bartlett, a law partner of William Jennings Bryant, Democratic presidential candidate in 1896, 1900, 1904 and 1908. In 1912 Bryant was still the head of the Democratic party but decided not to run, yet again. That year the Democratic National Convention was held in Baltimore's 5th Regiment Armory, a few blocks away. When the convention became deadlocked (after 23 ballots), Bryant, who until that time had been publicly supporting Champ Clark from New York, caused a recess to be called and invited the "kingmakers" here, away from the crowds, to announce he had decided Clark was unelectable, even if he did get the Democratic nomination and that he had decided the only person who really stood a chance of winning for the Democrats was Woodrow Wilson. Over the next several days this house was the center of the deal making that gave Woodrow Wilson the nomination (after 23 more ballots) and subsequently the Presidency. He gave his acceptance speech from the governor's summer home in New Jersey (he had not even attended the convention) and then came to Baltimore and repeated it to a much bigger crowd from the 2nd floor balcony of this house.

The area declined during significantly the Depression and during WWII the house was cut up into 12 apartments. Fortunately, many of the original details were preserved.

The restoration of this elegant historic home was the subject of a lengthy article in the August 8, 2004 edition of the Baltimore Sun.
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The host's unusual military and homeland security career was the subject of a large article in the December 8, 2002 edition of the Providence Journal.
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Catering to vacationers and business travelers alike!
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Wilson House Bed and Breakfast
2100 Mt Royal Terrace
Baltimore, Maryland 21217-4848
(410) 383-6267 Call for details!
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