Virtual Lecture - The William Paca House: 250 Years of an Annapolis Landmark

The William Paca House has sheltered many people and served many functions since the 1760s. It was home to a signer of the Declaration of Independence, aristocratic refugees from war-torn Europe, and a Navy widow whose sons-in-law fought on opposite sides in the Civil War. It was part of a hotel founded by a national tennis champion and featured in Hollywood films, and the object of an intensive restoration effort begun six decades ago. Glenn E. Campbell, HA’s retired Senior Historian, tells the remarkable story of one landmark building through time.