Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
Josiah Henson Park Museum and Education Center
Josiah Henson Park is part of the former plantation property of Isaac Riley, where the Reverend Josiah Henson was enslaved from 1795 to 1830. Reverend Henson, who later escaped to Canada and became a noted author and abolitionist, served as inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The 1.43-acre park is part of the National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The property contains the historic Riley/Bolten House (1800-1815), a two-story, wood-frame house; and its attached log kitchen, built in 1850.
Mueller provided complete mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering services for the preservation and conversion of these historic buildings into a public park and house museum focusing on Josiah Henson’s life. The project also includes a new, 2,400 SF visitor center that provides a media-rich orientation to the site, with an auditorium, gift shop, and visitor amenities.
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Ziger|Snead
"The new Josiah Henson Museum is a well designed addition to the park. It’s a contemporary take on residential forms that is respectful of existing structures…The new visitor center transforms the guest experience and serves as a model to the importance of providing access to cultural resources associated with enslavement and the enslaved experience.”AIA Baltimore Awards Jury
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