Garrett Jacobs Mansion

Historical marker location:

11 West Mount Vernon Place, Mount Vernon, Maryland

( Marker is on West Mount Vernon Place.)

Marker installed: 2008

7, 9 & 11 W. Mt. Vernon Place.

The University of Maryland was founded in 1856: The University of Maryland, College Park, was founded in 1856 as the Maryland Agricultural College. Today, it is the flagship campus of the University System of Maryland and is one of the largest universities in the state.