GRAMERCY MANSION

'Gramercy Mansion' was built in 1902 by Alexander J. Cassatt, owner of the Pennsylvania Railroad and brother of the American Impressionist painter, Mary Cassatt, Gramercy Mansion was presented as a wedding gift to his daughter, Eliza. Later owners included the prominent Brewster family, descendants of Benjamin Franklin, from whom a grandson became a Senator from Maryland. In the 1950's the estate became home to the Koinonia Foundation, a predecessor of the Peace Corps, before being bought and restored by Dr. & Mrs. Pomykala in 1985.
Gramercy Mansion is located in Stevenson, Maryland and is now a quiet bed and breakfast with eleven guest rooms, two of which were recently constructed along with a spacious addition to the home, and an elegant event site hosting numerous weddings, private parties and corporate retreats throughout the year.

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Owings Mills Times article 04/20/2006

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Gramercy Mansion
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