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William Brown House Virtual Tour

Between 1758 and 1764, William Brown, carpenter, ferry master, tavern keeper, and enslaver, built his large Georgian house to be a tavern. It overlooks the ferry landing in the busy port town of London on the South River. 

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In the 1780's, Brown lost the house to his creditors, and it became a rental property as the town faded away. In 1828, it was purchased by Anne Arundel County as the almshouse. It continued to shelter those in need until 1965.

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Today, the William Brown House is the heart of the historic area at Historic London Town and Gardens. Now a National Historic Landmark, you can take a virtual tour of this building to learn more about the people who lived and worked there.

Personal Computer/Laptop

  • Click and drag your mouse, or use the arrow keys on your keyboard, to move around each panoramic image during the tour.

  • Clicking on the blue arrows will move you into another space.  

  • Clicking on the hotspots ("i" icons) during the tour will give you more information, an image, or a video relating to the William Brown House.  

  • Along the right side of the screen is a globe, clicking on it will bring up an interactive floor plan of the building, clicking it again will close it.  

  • At the bottom of the screen are images of each room that, when clicked on, will allow you to quickly navigate to any space in the tour.

Mobile Devices

  • Swipe right or left to move around each panoramic image during the tour.  

  • Tapping on the blue arrows will move you into another space.  

  • Tapping on the hotspots ("i" icons) during the tour will give you more information, an image, or a video relating to the William Brown House.  

  • Along the right side of the screen is a globe, dragging it to the left will bring up an interactive floor plan of the building, dragging it to the right will close it. 

  • Pinching in on the floor plan will decrease the size of the map; pinching out on the floor plan will increase the size of the map. 

  • At the bottom of the screen are images of each room that, when tapped on, will allow you to quickly navigate to any space in the tour.

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