The Women’s Club at Hagerstown, MD is celebrating our 105th year! We were organized in 1921 and through the years, as stewards of our 1838 Federal Style home, we have remained a place for both social connections and philanthropic endeavors. On June 13, 2026, we will be hosting the 13^th Women’s Club House & Garden Tour showcasing nine beautiful properties that will open homes and gardens for this occasion. This fundraiser is a long tradition and is a much anticipated and well-received event.

TICKET BROCHURES

Thank you for your interest. The tickets, in the form of a brochure, will go on sale on or around April 1, 2026. They wiill be available at the Women’s Club office Monday through Friday from 9am to 12:30 pm and below on this page using PayPal. The cost is $40.00 each until 5/31/26 and $45.00 after. The cost of credit card purchased tickets is higher at $42.00 until 5/31/26 and $47.00 after to cover the PayPal processing fee. If you purchase your ticket brochure online, and you want to pick them up within 3 days of purchase, please print out your online receipt for proof of purchase in case we have not received the PayPal report yet. Ticket Brochures may be picked up or purchased at the Women’s Club on the day of the tour.

GENERAL INFORMATION

DINING – We will have several food trucks in our parking lot for your enjoyment. Ticket holders are welcome to bring your meals into Prospect Hall, where we will have tables and chairs set up. Water and restroom facilities are available. We hope you will tour the beautiful Women’s Club after your meal.

RESTROOM FACILITIES are available only at the Women’s Club, not any of the other homes on the tour.

DOCENTS AND TICKET TAKERS are Women’s Club members and will be wearing green polo shirts with Women’s Club logo making them clearly identifiable to visitors.

ADA NOTICE: All homes on our tour are privately owned. These homes are not ADA compliant and homeowners are not responsible to make the premises accessible to the handicapped.

9 BEAUTIFUL HOMES, GARDENS, AND PARKING INFORMATION

All tour houses will be designated with Women’s Club signage.
Click on a house picture below to access more information including parking.
Please note there is no handicapped parking at any of these properties.
There is handicapped drop off areas at several sites. More parking and drop-off information is available in the detailed information specific to each property.
Private homes are not appropriate for children ages 11 and under and strollers are not allowed. Thank you for your understanding.
Please, for your safety and comfort while touring these properties, do ot wear High-heeled shoes or sandals.

Williamsport Banking Mansion

This unique two-story Federal-style brick mansion was built as a
banking house in the early 19th century, during the formative years of American finance.
Designed to convey elegance and institutional stature,this house remains as the region’s only surviving
purpose-built banking-house from the first period of American banking, prior to the second national bank
formation in 1816. Architectural and historical evidence suggests it was begun in 1814, but just
five years later, the Conococheague Bank was dissolved during an economic depression.
Over the next two centuries, the house passed through the hands of several prominent
families who lived in and cared for it. In July 2021, the current owners—an historian and
architect—began a comprehensive three-year restoration of the “bank-house.” Their
work continues, guided by a commitment to preserve the building’s historic fabric while
thoughtfully updating it for modern living. Yet the mansion’s most defining features
endure: the grand staircase still rises more than 40 feet through three floors, and eight
of the ten fireplaces retain their original Federal mantelpieces. The home is furnished
with an extensive collection of American and European art and furniture. While the
owners have modernized aspects of the house, they have preserved its essential
character. Guests are welcome to explore both floors and wander the back gardens,
where a Greek Revival folly stands next to an ancient magnolia tree amid lush plantings.
Please take care on the steep interior back stairs and patio steps. Photos permitted in gardens only.</p>

1849 Artist’s Retreat

Appearances can be deceiving. What looks like an Arts and Crafts two-story home
began as a log cabin built in 1849; the logs were later covered with frame siding. The
current homeowners bought the property in 2005 and built and lived in a studio while
beginning to renovate the property in 2006-2007. Renovation is still ongoing! The great
room with its soaring ceiling has beautiful arts and crafts detailing. A wall adjacent to an
original log wall is painted to look like a continuation of the log walls. Note the many
creative features of the great room and kitchen, including historic design of the
wallpaper border on the fireplace wall and the Black Rose painting in the kitchen. The
centerpiece of the great room is a fifteen baluster English chestnut table.
The front garden of ferns and a lace leaf maple is made of deep woods soil that
replaced most of the original dirt. The side garden has a paper bark Japanese maple
and a California redwood. As you walk through the back garden to the studio, note the
different levels containing sculptures and large iron urns from Luckettesville, VA. A
previous owner developed the English cottage garden that today contains a very
fragrant heritage Madame Isaac Pereire rose. You are welcome to browse the working
artist’s studio at the back of the garden! Photos in studio and gardens only.

The Women’s Club

31 South Prospect Street, Hagerstown, MD

The stately Women’s Club was built in 1838 by Susan Hughes – it

was highly unusual for a single woman to build a house at that

time. It is constructed in theFederal style. The front porch

has double stairs leading to the main entrance. The front

door has six panels and is topped with a curvilinear

transom. The formal parlors on either side of the main

hallway are highlighted by their marble mantles and 11 ft ceilings.

There are numerous lovely antiques, many of which were donated

by the original members of the Women’s Club. The staircase

leading to the second floor is original to the house. The stair rail is

simple with tapered balusters. The Women’s Club purchased the

home in 1923 and began a mass addition to the building, which

included on the first floor the dining room, a serving kitchen, a

commercial kitchen and an auditorium now known as Prospect

Hall. The second-floor addition added bedrooms, which the

Women’s Club has rented to, and continues to rent to, women. The

building sustained a devastating fire in 2006 which destroyed the

attic and many second-floor rooms. The Club was unable to be

used for a year as the damage was repaired. The first floor was not

harmed. Prospect Hall underwent a complete renovation in 2022

after it was discovered that the walls were compromised. Our

latest renovations, completed in 2025 include the kitchen behind

the dining room (once the servicing kitchen) and the first-floor

restroom, making it handicap accessible.

The Bell House

Built in 1874, this Second Empire Victorian stands as a rare survivor of Hagerstown’s
post–Civil War growth and civic life. The lot was purchased in 1871 by Henry Bell for
$450 from the Hagerstown Academy. Henry was the youngest son of Susan Bell and
William Duffield Bell, editor of The Torchlight & Public Advertiser, one of Hagerstown’s
most influential nineteenth-century newspapers. Henry honored his mother’s request to
care for his unmarried sisters by going beyond financial support and ultimately deeding
the house and lot to them after the home was built. This act reflects a deliberate
commitment to family stewardship and long-term care rather than simple ownership.
The home’s original brick exterior now painted a soft green, and its distinctive mansard
roof have protected the structure through many chapters, including later conversion into
apartments and a prolonged period of vacancy. The present homeowner purchased the
house out of foreclosure and undertook more than two years of thoughtful restoration.
Major systems were upgraded, walls were selectively removed and rebuilt, and original
floors were restored before she moved in during September 2023. She considers
herself not the owner, but the steward of this historic property, committed to preserving
both its physical fabric and its story. Many original features remain and now serve as a striking
backdrop for the home’s modern décor. Arched windows retain their original glass, and hardwood
floors reflect nearly 150 years of history. A dumbwaiter once served the entire house, running from
the basement to the attic-level servants’ quarters, where a call system remains. During
World War I, a Victory Garden filled the expansive rear lot; in later years, much of that
land was donated for use as a church parking area. Today, the house has been
thoughtfully reimagined as a true “painted lady,” rich in character, deeply rooted in
Hagerstown’s journalistic, educational, and family history, and carefully renewed for the
future. Photos permitted in gardens only.

Tiger’s Eye on Doctor’s Row

The outside brick of the house Dr. William Preston Miller built in 1903 as a medical
practice and residence has been fully restored. The steepled doors reflect the Gothic
Revival style of the house that now contains up-to-the-minute technology. Each room of
this building exhibits the talented craftsmanship of those who built it. Quarter-sawn oak
woodwork and Moravian tiles in the first-floor fireplaces project the high quality of this
historic treasure. In the entrance room, from the #145 door, notice the
interesting Titanic collection.
Details in the building’s use as an early 20 th century medical practice that housed clinics
and laboratories include a bell ringer in the kitchen and a speaking tube at the front door
used by patients to summon doctors asleep upstairs. The doctors’ offices and labs were
on the first floor, while the second level with its pocket doors held the living areas. The
basement housed rabbits used for pregnancy tests. The 123 year old building is still
serving the community and currently houses a robust business. Photos permitted in
gardens only.

Younger’s Haven

This beautiful home is a modernized traditional French Colonial, single-story, brick
house with lovely formal gardens. It is believed that Armand J. Thieblot, a Paris-born
aircraft design engineer at Fairchild, and one of his sons originally designed and built
the home in the late 1950’s. Renovating the house in 2006, the Youngers removed the
dining room wallpaper and found Armand J. Thieblot’s signature and the date 1957
written on the wall. Over a 21-month renovation, in addition to many other updates, the
original garage and attic were converted to gracious living spaces, with a new garage
built adjacent to the home.
The beautiful marble floors in the foyer are original, as is the decorative trim above the
living room and study doors. The study showcases collections of saddle irons and blue
and white porcelain. The French provincial kitchen has a butler’s pantry and a brick
alcove for the stove. Formal gardens surround the house. The side gardens can be
viewed as visitors leave the kitchen to board the shuttle. Photos permitted in gardens
only.

Ann’s Sculpture Garden

When the Reimanns moved into this property 15 years ago, they faced a three-year
renovation of their 1935 white brick cottage that was surrounded by grass! The owner’s
talent is clear in the design of the extensive front, back, and side gardens, which by
design change throughout the year.  Their beauty is in their varying colors, textures and
unusual sculptures.
An artist’s touch is apparent throughout the furnishings and artwork in the house. Note
the wall paintings in the small study off the kitchen and the mural of the Antietam
battlefield on the foyer walls, both painted by the homeowner.  The house contains an
eclectic collection of art and furnishings: art deco lamps, an 18 th century desk, six
fashion drawings for Harper’s Bazaar, antique rugs, and handmade knobs on the
kitchen cabinets to coordinate with its “circle” theme.  This home is clearly a celebration
of beauty and craftsmanship! Photos permitted in gardens only.

Dr. Kugler’s Greenthumb Gardens

Guests are invited to walk through the lawns and paths to view the gardens that Dr.
Kugler began designing even before the colonial style house was built in 1987. He and
Mrs. Kugler have done all the landscaping and maintenance of the gardens for the last
39 years.  The extensive and beautiful gardens begin at the road and run through the
back yard.  As you stroll from the front yard, with its pocket gardens, through to the
graciously laid out backyard gardens, look for the numerous and varied perennials and
shrubs that have been carefully nurtured for many years. Special features include a
welcoming pergola, a patio, and a pond.  Walk carefully around the large pots on the
path and near the steps. Enjoy nature in this enchanting and magical space!
Gardens only; photos permitted.

The Gifft Gardens

Fourteen years ago, this amazing garden space contained only 15 tall pines. The
current homeowner removed the 20-foot arborvitae, and over the next 14 years has
established more than 300 perennials in this garden. Other plants including trees
growing in pots are part of the extensive garden that begins at the driveway.
Notice the statuary, large and very small, among, and even under, the lush growth of this space
that is still very much a work in progress. Inside, the elegant and eclectic décor of the contemporary villa,
built in 1999, features a baby grand piano in the music room and a collection of Blue Willow china in the
gracious dining room curio cabinet. Photos permitted in gardens only.