There’s another overlay to the history of The Dr. James Murray
House in Annapolis, Maryland that places it in the historic
context of the colonial days, and this too deserves to be shared
with our readers. We discussed the house, now let me share with
you me of the characteristics of the house which you may very
well find intriguing. Much of the materials used to build the
house came from England. Since Annapolis was an early colony at
the time, it had few resources at its beginnings, and most of
its activity consisted of trading, but not manufacturing. The
bricks and lumber were most probably used as ballast on ships
from England which were deposited here in Annapolis and then
replaced with trade items brought back to England. The exquisite
crown moldings in the living room and dining room are still very
much in beautiful condition. They are a mixture of plaster
combined with horse hair which was used as a binding agent. The
ceiling medallion in the living room above the chandelier is
also original and beaut