Prior to becoming the main Johns Hopkins campus, the Homewood estate had initially been the gift of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Maryland, a planter and signer of the Declaration of Independence, to his son Charles Carroll Jr. The original structure, the 1801 Homewood House, still stands and serves as an on-campus museum. The brick and marble Federal style of Homewood House became the architectural inspiration for much of the university campus versus the Collegiate Gothic style of other historic American universities.
prior to becoming the main johns hopkins campus the homewood estate had initially been the gift of charles carroll of carrollton maryland a planter and signer of the declaration of independence to his son charles carroll jr the original structure the 1801 homewood house still stands and serves as an on-campus museum the brick and marble federal style of homewood house became the architectural inspiration for much of the university campus versus the collegiate gothic style of other historic american universities