{"id":11544443,"date":"2025-07-08T09:18:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T13:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/?p=11544443"},"modified":"2025-07-08T09:18:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T13:18:37","slug":"hot-property-25-room-stevenson-mansion-for-4-25m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/2025\/07\/08\/hot-property-25-room-stevenson-mansion-for-4-25m\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot Property: 25-room Stevenson mansion for $4.25M"},"content":{"rendered":"

Address:<\/strong> 16 Merry Hill Court, Pikesville<\/p>\n

List price: <\/strong>$4,250,000<\/p>\n

Year built:<\/strong> 1899<\/p>\n

Realtor:<\/strong> Karen Hubble Bisbee, Hubble Bisbee Christie’s International<\/p>\n

Last sold price\/date: <\/strong>$2,093,750 \/ March 26, 1992<\/p>\n

Property size:<\/strong> 3.47 acres<\/p>\n

Unique features:<\/strong> Aging gracefully is a challenge, for homes and for humans. This 19th-century mansion near Stevenson seems to have weathered time well: its joints don’t creak, and the only crow’s feet are those of real birds on the nearly 3.5-acre wooded estate.<\/p>\n

Built in 1899, the four-story, brick Georgian home has 25 rooms, an Old World elegance, and prominent ties to Baltimore’s academic lore. It was the country estate of the late Robert Brent Keyser, once president of Johns Hopkins University’s Board of Trustees, whose family helped establish the school’s Homewood campus in 1914.<\/p>\n

The house features a marble foyer, a wood-paneled library and seemingly endless passageways throughout. Wherever you go, one of eight bathrooms is nearby. Two of the four bedrooms have fireplaces. One of the home’s seven hearths is in the master suite, which boasts two bathrooms \u2014 with both stone and marble floors \u2014 plus a spacious sitting room. Several stained-glass windows and French doors lend a rich atmosphere. Even the attic is classy, with its vaulted ceiling beneath the mansion’s slate roof.<\/p>\n

The grounds are peppered with patios and terraces, as well as stone fences and benches. Out front, there’s an old-fashioned fountain to welcome arrivals; out back, there’s an in-ground pool to really make their day.<\/p>\n

Have a news tip? Contact Mike Klingaman at jklingaman@baltsun.com and 410-332-6456.<\/em><\/p>\n