St. Mary's County Maryland House & Garden Pilgrimage Tour

Experience springtime in Southern Maryland on this self-guided tour of four private and historic waterfront homes, two historic churches, a living museum of archeology and stops at the scenic campus of SMCM with inspiring landscapes and stunning floral designs. In addition to the house and garden tours there will be a special performance by the St. Peter Claver Men's Choir, wine tastings and Bourbon samplings scheduled at various tour stops throughout the day. The tour jogs along the Routes 5 and 235 corridors with sites in St. Mary's City, St. Inigoes, Ridge and Dameron. The tour is arranges in numerical sequence (see below), but may be visited in any order, participants receive a tour book with map and complete addresses at any first stop. Proceeds benefit The Society for the Preservation of St. Ignatius Church, a local community group established in 1952 for the purpose of conserving this 18th century National Register of Historic Places landmark. Visit www.mhgp.org or www.stmaryscountygardenclub.com for complete information and/or tickets. Sponsored by St. Mary's County Garden Club. Rain or Shine. Questions contact Tour Chair Beth Bonifant #301-861-6112, Lbethbonifant@gmail.com. Site #1 Historic St. Mary's City, 18751 Hogaboom Lane, St. Mary's City 20686
Site #2 Rosecroft, 17861 Rosecroft Road, St. Mary's City 20686 Site #3 The Commemorative to Enslaved Peoples of Southern Maryland, 47777 Mattapany Road, Lexington Park 20653 Site #4 St. Ignatius Church, 17682 Villa Road, St. Inigoes 20684 Site #5 St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, 16922 St. Peter Claver Road, St. Inigoes 20684 Site #6 Calvert's Rest, 48728 Curleys Road, Ridge 20680 Site #7 Wingfield,49595 Diamond Lane, Dameron 20628 49595 Diamond Lane, Dameron 20628 Site #8 The Whittles Farm, 49940 Elizabeth Drive, St. Jerome Neck Road, Dameron 20628