Grace Turnbull House
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Grace Turnbull’s House is located at 223 Chancery Road (Map) just north of Johns Hopkins University’s Homewood campus. Turnbull was an artist of extraordinary perseverance, one of Baltimore’s treasures she lived until 95, producing a series of sculptures, paintings and writings throughout her life. The house was designed by her architect brother and contains four large beams sculpted by Grace herself. Built in 1929, the house was once situated in rural Waverly. As the city expanded a community grew around the historic house, the estate forming the center of the north Baltimore neighborhood of Guilford.
Part of the realist generation of American artists, Turnbull (1880-1976) exemplified a fiery spirit, carving marble with a hammer and chisel until she was 90. Her Reese Monument sits on a grassy knoll in front of the old Eastern High School building on 33rd street. The massive marble sculpture is directly across from the former site of Memorial Stadium.