The Keith House - Part I

The large stone manor house with distinctive blue trim is known as the Keith House. The blue color is based on paint analysis and was the color Dr. Graeme chose in the later 1700s. The house was built circa 1722 for Sir William Keith, Lt. Governor of Pennsylvania from 1717-1726. In 1739 the property, which was originally named Fountain Low, was purchased by Keith's son-in-law, Dr. Thomas Graeme, and was later inherited by Dr. Graeme's daughter, the writer Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson. The path from the parking lot leads you to the back of the house and the herb garden, which is maintained by the volunteers from the Gardeners of the Crooked Billet.

Historic Oxford Walking Tour
  1. Walking Tour Welcome
  2. Introduction
  3. Town Park (100 S Morris St)
  4. Oxford Museum (101 S Morris St)
  5. Academy House (205 N Morris St)
  6. Barnaby House (212 N Morris St)
  7. Molly Stewart / Postmistress House (216 N Morris St)
  8. Grapevine House (309 N Morris St)
  9. Stewart House (319 N Morris St)
  10. Town Point #1 Customs House
  11. Town Point #2 Ice House / Tred Avon Yacht Club
  12. Sandaway Suites and Beach - (103 W Strand)
  13. The Story of Robert Morris, Sr.
  14. Robert Morris Inn (314 N Morris St)
  15. Oxford - Bellevue Ferry (101 E Strand)
  16. The Strand, Kerr’s Island (100 E Strand to 512 E Strand)
  17. Oxford Boatyard | Packing House | Docks
  18. Cutts and Case and Byberry House (306 Tilghman St)
  19. Odd Fellows Hall (201 Tilghman St)
  20. African American Schoolhouse, Sail Loft (208 Tilghman St)
  21. Waters United Methodist Church (205 Market St)
  22. Oxford Library (101 Market St)
  23. The Bringmans
  24. Oxford Social Cafe, formerly part of The Eastford Hall Hotel (102 S Morris St)
  25. Maryland Military and Naval Academy
  26. Red Men’s Hall (202 S Morris St)
  27. Mystery Loves Company
  28. The Mews (105 S Morris St)
  29. Saint Paul's Church (225 S Morris St)
  30. Maplehurst (221 South St)
  31. Applegarth Boatyard (317 S Morris St)
  32. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (502 S Morris St)
  33. Pope’s Tavern (504 S Morris St)
  34. Oxford Community Center, formerly Oxford High School/Elementary School (200 Oxford Road)
  35. Oxford Cemetery (Oxford Cemetery Road)
  36. John Wesley Church (Oxford and Evergreen Road)
  37. Conclusion