folio ▁as ▁" a ▁conserv ative ▁and ▁vis ually ▁agree able ▁m eld ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ipp end ale ▁and ▁federal ▁styles ". ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁Shaw ▁furn iture ▁currently ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁Hamm ond - Har wood ▁House ▁Museum ▁demonstrate ▁the ▁in lay ▁work ▁popular ▁in ▁the ▁Federal ▁era ▁which ▁he ▁combined ▁with ▁early ▁Ch ipp end ale ▁style ▁f ret work . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 7 8 4 , ▁Shaw ▁purchased ▁a ▁house ▁across ▁the ▁street ▁from ▁the ▁Maryland ▁State ▁House . ▁Loc ated ▁at ▁ 2 1 ▁State ▁Circle , ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁previously ▁the ▁shop ▁and ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁but cher , ▁Corn el ius ▁Bro oks by , ▁Jr . ▁It ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Shaw ▁by ▁Bro oks by ' s ▁descend ants . ▁ ▁Maryland ▁State ▁House ▁When ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Maryland ▁State ▁House ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 9 , ▁Shaw ▁began ▁providing ▁services ▁for ▁the ▁building , ▁eventually ▁becoming ▁its ▁uno fficial ▁care t aker . ▁John ▁Shaw ▁and ▁craft s men ▁working ▁for ▁him ▁built ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁furn iture ▁first ▁used ▁in ▁both ▁legisl ative ▁ch amb ers ▁of ▁the ▁Maryland ▁State ▁House . ▁However , ▁he ▁r ush - ordered ▁ 7 2 ▁ch airs ▁from ▁Baltimore ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 7 8 3 ▁to ▁ass ure ▁enough ▁seats ▁would ▁be ▁available ▁when ▁Congress ▁tempor arily ▁moved ▁to ▁Ann apolis ▁from ▁ 1 7 8 3 ▁to ▁ 1 7 8 4 .