Home of Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney and his wife, Anne Key Taney

Description

Two-story brick Georgian-style home of Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney and his wife, Anne Key Taney, 121 S. Bentz St., Frederick, Maryland. Anne was the sister of Francis Scott Key. A flag of the United States of America flies from a flagpole on the left side of the front yard. Five windows, three across the second story and two on the left side of the first story adorn the front of the house. A plaque explaining the ownership of the home and the admission information hangs between central window and the front door on the right side of the house. A wooden box sits on the porch on either side of the front door.
October 22, 1939 (air date)
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Typewritten note attached to the back, ""The Taney House", Frederick, Marylandߪ home of Chief Justice Teny and his brother-in-law, Francis Scott Key ߪ where "the Star Spangled Banner still waves". Handwritten on back, "Chief Justice Taney home. Closely assoc with Francis Scott Key. from Edward S. Delaplaine." Stamped on back, "FELLOWS-ROGERS STUDIO. 8 W. PATRICK ST. FREDERICK, MD. PHONE 1422."