# J. E. Schram Architect > Overview J. E. Schram Architect, LLC is a Baltimore, Maryland-based architecture firm founded in 2013 by architect Everett Schram, AIA. The firm specializes in traditionally inspired residential architecture, creating homes that are timeless in character, rooted in their surroundings, and designed for modern living. Its work draws from classical and regional vernacular traditions while interpreting them for each home’s particular place, history, and use. Everett Schram grew up in South Louisiana, where the region’s Creole and Acadian architecture and the work of architect A. Hays Town helped shape his interest in traditional design. He received his Professional Bachelor of Architecture from Louisiana Tech University and later studied urban planning in London and classical architecture at the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA) in New York. His professional experience includes work with Franck & Lohsen Architects in Washington, D.C., and nearly a decade as Village Architect of Walnut Grove TND in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Schram founded J. E. Schram Architect to create architecture that feels connected to its place rather than simply recreating the past. The firm’s residential work has received recognition from the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, Baltimore Magazine, and other organizations, and has been featured in publications including House Beautiful, New Old House, Annapolis Home Magazine, Louisiana Life, and Baltimore Magazine. Areas Served J. E. Schram Architect is based in Baltimore, Maryland and serves residential clients throughout Maryland and the greater Washington, D.C. region. Primary markets include Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Annapolis, along with communities throughout Anne Arundel, Howard, Baltimore, Harford, Montgomery, and Prince George’s counties. The firm’s work extends to communities including Arnold, Crofton, Edgewater, Ellicott City, Fulton, Highland, Severna Park, Bel Air, Lutherville, Monkton, Ruxton, Timonium, Chevy Chase, Potomac, and Bowie. J. E. Schram Architect also serves clients in Western Maryland, including Frederick and Hagerstown. Services J. E. Schram Architect provides comprehensive residential architectural services for custom homes, additions and renovations, historic preservation and restoration, and master site planning. The firm’s approach is grounded in classical and regional architectural traditions, with particular experience designing homes influenced by vernacular and historic styles. New construction and additions are designed to respond naturally to their setting while supporting the needs of contemporary life. Services can extend from early historic research, site planning, and schematic design through construction documents, bidding, and construction administration. J. E. Schram Architect also develops the architectural details that give each project its character, including kitchens and baths, custom millwork, cabinetry, staircases, moldings, windows, doors, and other traditionally inspired elements. The firm works with clients and builders throughout the process to maintain the architectural intent and craftsmanship of the completed project. ## Pages - [Kernewood Kitchen](https://jeschram.com/completed-projects/kernewood-kitchen): Kernewood House is a tucked-away urban estate, built in the city of Baltimore in 1927, occupying almost an entire city... - [Chestnut Ridge](https://jeschram.com/completed-projects/chestnut-ridge): This historic Colonial Revival farmhouse in the Baltimore countryside has stood over its site for generations. It has seen multiple... - [Peppervine Cottage](https://jeschram.com/completed-projects/peppervine-cottage): This charming beach bungalow on Bald Head Island was ravaged by Hurricane Florence and left in tatters upon its stilts.... - [Sycamore Hollow](https://jeschram.com/completed-projects/sycamore-hollow): This country home outside of Baltimore is not only a “house with a story” in terms of its architecture, but... - [Hygge Cottage](https://jeschram.com/completed-projects/hygge-cottage): The new kitchen in Hygge Cottage was a long time coming... It is the personal home of our Principal, Everett... - [Bartelmy House](https://jeschram.com/completed-projects/bartelmy-house): This West-Indies residence is most noted for its details... the pavilion roof... turned posts over Corinthian columns ... the dramatic... - [La Maison Bosque](https://jeschram.com/completed-projects/la-maison-bosque): This Creole West-Indies Raised Cottage is nestled into the back of the Traditional Neighborhood Development of Walnut Grove in Southwest... - [Chalet de Colibri](https://jeschram.com/completed-projects/chalet-de-colibri): This bold new home exemplifies a marriage between the tradition of the English Arts & Crafts movement with the bright... - [Bridget Farmhouse](https://jeschram.com/completed-projects/bridget-farmhouse): This charming, traditional American Farmhouse was created in conjunction with Our Town Plans and tells a story of how these simple, every-town... - [Instagram](https://jeschram.com/instagram): “Sometimes it’s the beautiful little things you come across during the course of a day that make the whole thing... - [Awards & Press](https://jeschram.com/awards-press): AWARDS PRESS - [Contact](https://jeschram.com/contact): Please contact Everett Schram with inquiries. - [Homepage](https://jeschram.com/): J. E. Schram Architect Overview J. E. Schram Architect, LLC is a Baltimore, Maryland-based architecture firm founded in 2013 by... - [Background](https://jeschram.com/background): Everett Schram, AIA, is the president and founder of his Baltimore-based firm, J. E. Schram Architect, LLC. While growing up... - [Profile](https://jeschram.com/profile): The firm of J. E. Schram Architect, LLC, creates work that is timeless in nature and rooted to its place... - [On the Boards](https://jeschram.com/on-the-boards): On the Boards New pocket neighborhood and architecture in the Acadian vernacular style Interior & exterior renovations to a historic... - [4 Winds](https://jeschram.com/completed-projects/four-winds): This Shingle Style residence began with the client’s love of Robert A. M. Stern’s Life Magazine Dream House. The home... - [Maison Coulee Mine](https://jeschram.com/completed-projects/maison-coulee-mine): This grand “house with a story” sits at the back of an established neighborhood along an old coulee. In the... - [Completed Projects](https://jeschram.com/completed-projects) # # Detailed Content ## Pages Kernewood House is a tucked-away urban estate, built in the city of Baltimore in 1927, occupying almost an entire city block, for the White family. It is a Georgian-style compound designed by Pleasants Pennington and inspired by Annapolis’ famous Hammond-Harwood House. The roughly 2-1/2 acres of walled formal gardens predate the house, as they were designed by the legendary David Wilson in 1860 for a prior residence that burned on the site. We have had the privilege of being part of a number of projects in the restoration of Kernewood House for its current owners and stewards. This featured project focuses on the kitchen-wing of the residence. Formerly an area intended to be seen and used only by servants, it was imperative to the home’s current residents to make this a warm, beautiful, and welcoming space... well... cool actually, as this wing had never been air-conditioned prior to this project. What had previously been broken into a Butler’s Pantry, Kitchen, Cold-storage Room, Service Hall, and Servants' Dining Room housed a number of challenges within... from a walk-in silver safe, central service stairs, and a chimney. So there were a number of limitations as to what could be done. We sensitively re-created the Butler’s Pantry to tie seamlessly to what had already been there... converted the Service Hall into a new Mudroom... the Servants Dining into a Scullery and Floristry... created an all-new Kitchen, opening it into the prior Cold-storage to gain a Morning Room... adding a groin-vault ceiling and arched... This historic Colonial Revival farmhouse in the Baltimore countryside has stood over its site for generations. It has seen multiple rebirths over the centuries, being changed and altered for each period’s way of life. In the preparation for the current renovation, much structural degradation was found sporadically throughout the house. This gave the design team the freedom to reevaluate the spaces and sensitively reconfigure them to live for the modern, young family who had become its stewards. This family also wanted to showcase their blended cultures through the design. The architecture’s historical reverence maintaining its Maryland roots, while the décor and millwork details showcase her native United Kingdom. As the house had to be taken down to its principal structure, it was important to infuse it with a story. Creating a narrative that implies the home’s evolution over time. Yet, at the same time, revealing its authenticity with a quiet wink. The reorganized foyer and under-made, new stair has elements from the Colonial Revival period in its millwork... however, by over-scaling the custom-turned spindles, it hints that it’s not actually as old as it first appears. As one moves through the home, each space becomes more restrained than the one before, until you enter a completely contemporary back-of-house, with an open Kitchen and Family Room, wrapped in plaster and antique beams and void of traditional mouldings entirely. These spaces open to a Snug and Morning Room that appear to have enclosed an old, timber-framed porch with modern steel & glass... This charming beach bungalow on Bald Head Island was ravaged by Hurricane Florence and left in tatters upon its stilts. Working closely with the family, it was brought back to life and made better than it had ever been, with the addition of thoughtful elements and details throughout. With large, new windows, many to the floor, and expanses of glazed doors facing the ocean, the house brings the outdoors in from every angle. It’s soft, creamy palette on differing patterns of wood-plank walls allows for an open connection between interior spaces while defining them with their own individual character elements. The addition of a fireplace adds another touch of warmth to the charming Living Room. Five bedroom suites welcome guests all year round in gracious comfort while the upstairs Family Room entices game nights, movies and star gazing each and every time that the sun sets. The injection of the owner’s personal style has taken this from a “house at the beach” to an ideal vacation home. Photography: Adam Macchia This country home outside of Baltimore is not only a “house with a story” in terms of its architecture, but also in its origin. It is a multi-generational family compound, housing three generations, and three dogs! How does one create a home for grandparents, children and grand children to all live together, while having privacy for their own lives, entertaining, etc... ? While taking the concept of “vernacular progression” and designing the house to feel as if it had been constructed over time, it lends itself to the perfect homestead for such a family dynamic. The second and third generation occupy the “main house” while the first generation reside in the “cottage” that would’ve theoretically been built first. Both families have their own Entry Porch, which faces towards the Arrival-Motor Court. This gives the opportunity for neighborly morning chats across the shared outdoor space. In opposition of that, are the individually, outward-facing “Front Porches” on each building, which look out over the horse-laden hills and can’t be seen from one another... giving each family a place to tuck away for a more introverted afternoon reading session or evening cocktail. The two homes are then joined together through an anteroom off of the stair hall. The creation of Sycamore Hollow will allow the families that inhabit it to age in place and stay for generations to come, truly creating a Forever Home. Interior Decorating: Kate KozeraKitchen Design: Mill Valley Kitchens & JESABuilder: Duerbeck ConstructionPhotography: Adam Macchia The new kitchen in Hygge Cottage was a long time coming... It is the personal home of our Principal, Everett Schram and his family. They had lived in their house for a decade, and long dreamt of their “dream kitchen”. So once they decided to make it happen, all of the stops were pulled out! Working with incredible people and companies from Case Builders to Crown-Point Cabinetry and Classic-Brass to Urban Electric Co. , they created the optimal working kitchen for their lifestyle. As avid cooks and lovers of “the little details”, the space had to be functional and thoughtfully composed while being beautiful and unique at the same time. There are wonderful storage solutions throughout and details that will help it wear well over time. Kitchens are actually Everett’s favorite spaces to design, as he compares them to puzzle solving while creating beauty. It was a true gift for Everett to be able to create this space for and with his family. They will surely enjoy it for many years to come. Interior Design: Everett & Jessica SchramBuilder: Case BuildersPhotography: Adam MacchiaOrganizing and Styling: Lesley Drane This West-Indies residence is most noted for its details... the pavilion roof... turned posts over Corinthian columns ... the dramatic shutter wall gracing the entry to its porch and adorned by its whimsical, custom gas lantern, offering a warm and welcoming glow to all who visit. But Bartlemy House is more than that ... it’s an anchor to a street corner in a Traditional Neighborhood Development, providing a graceful experience to drivers and pedestrians alike ... it’s a bridge, as it connects multiple parts of the community together as the scale of the buildings change around it ... it’s a terminus, holding the valiant position of the terminated vista of a street beyond the park, creating not only a backdrop but an icon in the distance upon arrival. In the language of vernacular progression, one can see how the different assemblages may have come together over time.  As a piece of the Louisiana landscape, it is bringing together different aspects of its cultural history, primarily as a West-Indies urban dwelling, but with elements of New Orleans’ Creole heritage and flair.  Bartelmy House plays many important roles, but it’s mostly being that of home ... home to its colorful and creative, loving family. Designed while practicing as the Village Architect of Walnut Grove and Principal of the Walnut Grove Design Group. Builder: Walnut Grove ConstructionPhotography: Adam Macchia This Creole West-Indies Raised Cottage is nestled into the back of the Traditional Neighborhood Development of Walnut Grove in Southwest Louisiana. A community built with the simple goal of timelessness and being rooted in its place ... its vernacular traditions. The design of this home draws its inspiration from the colonial period of Louisiana and one of the oldest remaining residences in the state... the iconic 18th century New Orleans dwelling ... the Pitot House. In creating our rendition, we incorporated the language of A. Hays Town and the influence of vernacular progression.  While the house’s entry gallery sits beside the neighborhood’s network of tree-lined sidewalks, it’s otherwise pulled back in a romantically private setting, overlooking its parterre garden.  In moving around the buildings, one can see how the “additions” create a nestling of masses that appear to have been assembled over time. In the end, la Maison Bosque is a home built for a modern family, with the expectations of contemporary living, but with all of the benefits of centuries of architectural details formed by Louisiana’s landscape, climate, and history of intense weather events.  In its short time, it has already proven the value of its vernacular traditions. Designed while practicing as the Village Architect of Walnut Grove and Principal of the Walnut Grove Design Group Landscape Architect: Broadlands Inc. Builder: Walnut Grove ConstructionPhotography: Adam Macchia This bold new home exemplifies a marriage between the tradition of the English Arts & Crafts movement with the bright and airy environment of the contemporary American Farmhouse. The romantic assemblage of building massings with their simple, yet dramatic roof forms embrace the Entry Court, while the bright white masonry and contrasting windows and woodwork bring it into its current time and place. While the front presents a more private and humbly scaled façade, the rear is expansive and filled with glazing, almost turning the home inside-out, especially in the evening when it sits as a lantern in the garden. Upon entering the front porch, one is given a glimpse of that outdoor connection with the axis through the home, but the traditional plan offers only a tease of what’s to come ... discovering the rest as you pass through the home. Chalet de Colibri is truly a traditionally-rooted home that is built for modern living. Interior Designer: Lauren Hurlbrink InteriorsLandscape Architect: Beechbrook Landscape ArchitectureBuilder: Delbert Adams ConstructionPhotography: Adam Macchia This charming, traditional American Farmhouse was created in conjunction with Our Town Plans and tells a story of how these simple, every-town mainstays often adapt over time to accommodate the ever-changing needs of the new, modern family.   Its wrap-around front porch and large chimney immediately welcome one into a comfortable place that feels so familiar, while its infilled porch bay gives a nod of what’s to come, hinting at the changes that’ll be experienced within.  Once crossing the threshold, the Living Room is opened to the home’s large kitchen, while still anchored by the expected traditional fireplace.  There’s a glimpse through a transom-crowned cased opening into the dining room that now lives on the porch ... in the garden ... the perfect place to spend each meal.  Traditional mouldings and details contrast modern amenities such as a down-stairs master suite and mud/laundry.   The Bridget Farmhouse proves that you can actually have it all ... charm, grace, timelessness and a modern lifestyle. 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Hays Town Awards Architecture | Small Residential New Construction - Honorable MentionThe Institute of Classical Architecture and Art Louisiana Chapter 2023 John Russell Pope Award for Urban DesignThe Institute of Classical Architecture and Art WMA Chapter 2023 Home & Design AwardsOutdoor Living, Speciality Room, & Design/BuildBaltimore Magazine PRESS House Beautiful, This Century-Old Kitchen Used to Have a Service Porch and Ice Larder, Summer 2026 House Beautiful, Proper English, January/February 2026 New Old House, Architect Everett Schram Designed a New Kitchen for His 1928 Baltimore Cottage, Winter 2025 House Beautiful, This Architect Used Every Brilliant Trick He Knows to Pack His Own Kitchen with Storage, September 2024 Annapolis Home Magazine, A Contemporary Dutch Colonial, September 2024 Louisiana Life, Tradition at Home, December 2023 New Old House, Bayou Bliss, November 2022 Apartment Therapy, 5 Home Features That Preservation Experts Can’t Stand to See Altered, February 2022 The Scout Guide, J. E. Schram Architect's Take on a Southern Modern Farmhouse, February 2020 New Old House, A Traditional Farmhouse in Louisiana, November 2018 Baltimore Magazine, Modern Classic, October 2018 The Scout Guide, An Inside Look At an Architectural Gem by J. Everett Schram, August 2018 The Scout Guide, How to Make Your House Feel Inviting, August 2018 Baltimore Magazine, Faces of Baltimore 2018, July 2018 The Scout Guide, A Sense of Place with Architect Everett Schram, January 2018 Thrive Magazine, First Person with Everett Schram, December 2013 Please contact Everett Schram with inquiries. J. E. Schram Architect Overview J. E. Schram Architect, LLC is a Baltimore, Maryland-based architecture firm founded in 2013 by architect Everett Schram, AIA. The firm specializes in traditionally inspired residential architecture, creating homes that are timeless in character, rooted in their surroundings, and designed for modern living. Its work draws from classical and regional vernacular traditions while interpreting them for each home’s particular place, history, and use. Everett Schram grew up in South Louisiana, where the region’s Creole and Acadian architecture and the work of architect A. Hays Town helped shape his interest in traditional design. He received his Professional Bachelor of Architecture from Louisiana Tech University and later studied urban planning in London and classical architecture at the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA) in New York. His professional experience includes work with Franck & Lohsen Architects in Washington, D. C. , and nearly a decade as Village Architect of Walnut Grove TND in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Schram founded J. E. Schram Architect to create architecture that feels connected to its place rather than simply recreating the past. The firm’s residential work has received recognition from the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, Baltimore Magazine, and other organizations, and has been featured in publications including House Beautiful, New Old House, Annapolis Home Magazine, Louisiana Life, and Baltimore Magazine. Areas Served J. E. Schram Architect is based in Baltimore, Maryland and serves residential clients throughout Maryland and the greater Washington, D. C. region. Primary markets include Baltimore, Washington, D. C. , and Annapolis, along with communities throughout... Everett Schram, AIA, is the president and founder of his Baltimore-based firm, J. E. Schram Architect, LLC. While growing up in South Louisiana, he was drawn to the heritage architecture that defines the area. His interest was encouraged and reinforced by traveling across the state to visit historic homes and plantations. He also spent time in homes by the esteemed A. Hays Town, which further inspired his lifelong architectural passion. Today, Everett and his family live in an Olmsted Brothers-designed neighborhood in Baltimore that epitomizes the garden city moment and Maryland’s iconic architectural styles. Everett received his Professional Bachelor of Architecture from Louisiana Tech University. He also had the opportunity to study urban planning in London and classical architecture at the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA) in New York. Everett acquired a deep working knowledge of mixed-use development and the principles of New Urbanism in a range of densities, scales, and locations. Employment and mentorship followed at the Washington, DC, firm of Franck & Lohsen Architects where the values of classical architecture became the focus before Everett spent the better part of a decade as the Village Architect of Walnut Grove TND in his hometown of Lake Charles, LA. His collective professional experience not only informs his practice today, but also community-minded priorities such as serving on the Historic Homeland Architecture Review Committee and his volunteer participation (2006-09) on the boards of the ICAA Mid-Atlantic Chapter and Build DC, an organization that aims to develop the next 100-year-plan in the... The firm of J. E. Schram Architect, LLC, creates work that is timeless in nature and rooted to its place while fulfilling the lifestyle of the intended, modern user. The firm’s designs are driven by the feelings they are intended to conjure; a connection to earlier buildings and spaces while allowing creative interpretations to anchor them to their own place in history. The intent is not to recreate idyllic replications of the past, but to evoke the elegant repose of an earlier era. The firm achieves beautiful place-making through its traditionally inspired, regional architecture by connecting to vernacular traditions. (more... ) On the Boards New pocket neighborhood and architecture in the Acadian vernacular style Interior & exterior renovations to a historic Georgian estate in the mid-Atlantic Interior & exterior renovations to a historic home in an Olmsted neighborhood New urban-farmstead in SE Texas with a nod to the family’s Louisiana heritage New farmstead compound, residence and masterplan in the Creole and Acadian vernacular Renovation to an American Arts & Crafts farm cottage in the mid-west Renovation of a historic Talbot County waterside estate Renovation of a historic Pennsylvania colonial-style stone cottage Re-envision mid-century Federal-style home outside of Baltimore Extensive renovation and addition to a waterfront home in Talbot County Renovation to a significant Shingle Style home in an Olmsted neighborhood Renovation to a contemporary condo overlooking the Potomac River in Georgetown Substantial renovation and addition to a Virginia cottage for a sought-after interior designer’s personal home Renovation and additions to a Federal Style home in Baltimore County Refreshing a Georgian-style home in Richmond, VA Creating an Accessory Dwelling Unit for a generational home outside of Baltimore Complete re-envision of a mid-century home in Baltimore County to a warm, contemporary getaway Renovation of a charming English romantic house on the lakes of an Olmsted neighborhood Substantial restoration and renovation to a significant historic estate in the Shenandoah Valley New buildings and master planning of a historic Virginia estate Renovation and addition to a historic Virginia Federal-style home Restoration and renovation of a Victorian townhouse in Maryland’s capital city New retirement cottage among... This Shingle Style residence began with the client’s love of Robert A. M. Stern’s Life Magazine Dream House. The home was originally conceived by the firm as a well-designed, yet attainable Shingle Style residence that was intended to raise the bar of builder’s houses. As stated by RAMSA, the home is a “compact shingled mass relieved by porches, shuttered windows and dormers. ” To achieve the goals and expectations of the client, J. E. Schram adjusted the design, albeit, while respectfully honoring the original. The home rests along a gentle hillside, offering a commanding view of the forward gable upon arrival, while an allée-framed series of lawn stairs gracefully connect the rear of the home to the principal green. Intended to evoke the charm and grace of an old house yet address contemporary living, a large kitchen and integrated dining space are at the heart of the home and open to a sun-drenched den. This extended area serves as the hub of daily life. Meanwhile, the grandeur of the great room with its 14’ ceilings and open staircase offers a cozy respite by way of the inglenook for a bit of fireside reading. This space flows to the veranda via French doors, making a connection between the indoor and outdoor living areas. The home offers an elegant lifestyle and genteel humility in a single composition. Interior Designer: Hall & Co. Landscape Architect: Walsh Landscape Architecture Builder: J Paul Builders Photography: Erin Horton, Adam Macchia This grand “house with a story” sits at the back of an established neighborhood along an old coulee. In the tradition of antebellum-era homes in South Louisiana, the house fronts the waterway, while offering a gracious rear elevation to those who arrive by land. The home, reminiscent of those by A. Hays Town, is made up of multiple buildings that appear to have been constructed at different times. The Owner’s Cottage has the primitive details of an Acadian cabin, while the Main House is executed in the more refined, but still simple, Creole tradition. A Carriage House is seemingly the final building of the compound, standing as an axial terminus as one enters the motor court, functioning as an outdoor foyer to the home. Maison Coulee Mine’s porches serve as the outward identity of the house, with each one serving its own purpose. The porches maintain a constant, comfortable environment and make the home feel both graceful and inviting. Landscape Architect: Walsh Landscape ArchitecturePhotography: Eric Roth