Rent the Alumni Lodge

Lower Level

The Lodge has a living/dining room combination and a kitchen on the lower level.  A screened-in porch overlooks the St. Mary’s River and is located just off the dining room for guests’ enjoyment. The living room has a fireplace, but firewood is not provided by the College.

Upstairs Level

There are three bedrooms and one bathroom on the upstairs level.
Bedroom #1 has one double bed, bedroom #2 has one double bed, and bedroom #3 has a set of twin beds.

There is a maximum of six guests per night. If more guests are found staying at the Lodge, all guests will be asked to leave and refunds will not be issued.  Infants and small children that sleep in portacribs provided by the parents are not included in the number of guests.

Kitchen Facilities

Guests are welcome to use the kitchen, which includes a variety of cookware, as well as a coffee pot and charcoal grill.  Please wash all dishes used and remove all leftover food.

GPS Address

47487 Trinity Church Road
St. Mary’s City, MD 20686

Check In/Out

Check-In: 3 pm
Check-Out: 10 am on weekdays, 3 pm on Sundays

Lodge Keys

Keys should be picked up from the Office of Public Safety at 47455 Old State House Road, St. Mary’s City, MD 20686.
When leaving, place the keys in the mailbox on the front door of the Lodge.
Guests will be charged $50.00 for keys that are not returned.

Phone use

Lodge Phone Number: (240) 895-4383
Dial “9” for a local outside line.  Dial “0” to reach the College operator.
Long-distance calls must be put on a calling card.

Pets

The Lodge does not accommodate pets.

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted in the Lodge, or on the screened porch.

Cancellation Policy

Refunds amounting to 95% will be given with a one-week notice of cancellation.  No refunds will be granted within one week of the date reserved.

Important Phone Numbers

May Russell Alumni Lodge: (240) 895-4383
Office of Alumni Relations: (240) 895-4280
Office of Events and Conferences: (240) 895-3246
Office of Public Safety: (240) 895-4911

Over the years, the May Russell Alumni Lodge has been an integral part of the St. Mary’s College campus.  You might be surprised to learn that the building was first a horse and wagon stable and was one of the first two buildings built in 1844 for St. Mary’s Female Seminary.  The other building was Calvert Hall.  It’s been said that bricks from the 1676 State House were used to construct the original stable.  The horse and wagon stable continued to be used for 80 years.  This would change dramatically when Calvert Hall burned to the ground on January 5, 1924.  With bricks from the ruins of Calvert Hall and $2,000 in alumnae donations, the stable was transformed into a red brick cottage to be used as faculty housing until Calvert Hall was rebuilt.  On July 4, 1924 it was dedicated as the Alumnae Lodge, seven years after the Alumnae Association was formed.  Known for decades as the “Old Stable,” it was the most historic campus building even as its uses changed.  During the 1930s and 1940s, it was the home economics lab and also served as the Seminary’s guest house.  In 1948, May Russell was named president of St. Mary’s Seminary Junior College and during part of her presidency she would make the “Old Stable” her home.  After she left the College in 1969, the St. Mary’s City Commission (predecessor or Historic St. Mary’s City) would periodically hold commission meetings in the Lodge until December 1974.  In 2006, in memory of May Russell, the College renamed the “Old Stable” the May Russell Alumni Lodge.