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Roosevelt Park and the FRP

Today, Roosevelt Park is a quiet, green space with mature trees, playing fields, gardens, a recreation center, and a community skate park. The park dates back to the late nineteenth century when it鈥�

One of a few (possibly the only!) fully intact late-nineteenth-century urban mansions designed almost exclusively by acclaimed by New York architect, Standford White of McKim, Mead & White, the Ross鈥�

Round Falls

By Nathan Dennies

Hampden Falls, now known as Round Falls, was once part of a dam servicing Rock Mill. Completed in the early nineteenth century and rebuilt several times, it became a popular subject for local鈥�

Royer's Hill Methodist Episcopal Church

By Eli Pousson

The former Royer's Hill Methodist Episcopal Church at 400 West 24th Street is a small stone building with a gable roof used in 2010 as a garage. Despite several modern additions and changes, the鈥�

S.S. John W. Brown

By Philip R. Byrd

During World War II, the SS John W. Brown belonged to a fleet of 2,700 Liberty Ships transporting war materiel and allied troops across dangerous waters. Today, the ship is one of just two Liberty鈥�

Saint Alphonsus Church

By Eli Pousson

Designed by early Baltimore architect Robert Cary Long in 1845, the St. Alphonsus Church has been called "the German cathedral" for its Southern German neo-Gothic style. The church was originally鈥�

Saint Ignatius Church

By Nathan Dennies

Stretching along Calvert Street between Madison and Monument Streets, stands a massive Italianate palace, built for the Society of Jesus, a Catholic religious order. Decorating the facade are arched鈥�

Saint James A.U.M.P. Church: Towson's Second Oldest Church and the East Towson Black Community

By Gabrielle Clark

The origins of this two-story frame church on Jefferson Avenue began in 1861 when a group of Black Baltimore County residents established the Saint James African Union First Colored Methodist鈥�

Saint James' Episcopal Church

By The Explore 91视频 team

Founded in 1824, St. James鈥� Episcopal Church is the nation鈥檚 second oldest African Episcopal congregation and the first Episcopal church organized by African Americans south of the Mason-Dixon line.鈥�

Saint John's in the Village: A Waverly Landmark since 1843

By Saint John's Church

The Episcopalian congregation of Saint John's Church has worshiped together on the same site in Waverly since 1843. At that time the area was the small village of Huntingdon, Maryland: a collection鈥�

Saint Mary's Seminary Chapel

By The Explore 91视频 team

The Seminary Chapel at the St. Mary's Spiritual Center is a historic gem. Completed in 1808, the chapel was designed by Maximilian Godefroy, the architect of many historically important structures in鈥�

Saint Mary's Seminary on Roland Avenue

By The Explore 91视频 team

Founded in 1791, St. Mary's Seminary and University was the first Catholic seminary in the United States. It was granted a civil charter by the State of Maryland in 1805 and in 1822, Pope Pius VII鈥�

Saint Peter the Apostle Church

By The Explore 91视频 team

St. Peter the Apostle Church served southwest Baltimore's large Irish Catholic community for over 160 years. From its dedication in September 1844 through its final service in January 2008, the church鈥�

School 33 Art Center

By The Explore 91视频 team

School 33 Art Center was established in 1979 as a center for contemporary art in South Baltimore. Formerly known as Public School 33, Baltimore City erected the brick and brownstone building in 1890.鈥�

Schuler School of Fine Arts: Hans Schuler's Home and Studio

By Nathan Dennies

Baltimore is a city known for its sculptures. John Quincy Adams famously toasted "Baltimore鈥攖he monumental city" during a visit in 1823. The moniker is well deserved. Baltimore possess the first鈥�

Scottish Rite Temple

By The Explore 91视频 team

The Scottish Rite of Freemasons began construction of the temple building on North Charles Street in 1930, and the building was opened in 1932. The building was designed by noted architect (and鈥�

Second Chance Architectural Salvage: Creating Jobs and Reusing Architectural Treasures

By The Explore 91视频 team

Second Chance was founded in 2001 to develop solutions to sustainable employment and environmental issues. In 2003, a training and employment program was created to address the pressing needs of鈥�

Sellers Mansion

By The Explore 91视频 team

Built in 1868, the Sellers Mansion (801 North Arlington Street) is a three-story Second Empire brick house with a mansard roof that rivaled its outer suburban contemporaries in size, quality of鈥�

Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse

By Mary Zajac

Seven Foot Knoll lighthouse takes its name from its original location鈥攖he rocky shoals where the mouth of the Patapsco River meets the Chesapeake Bay. The sandy, soft bottom of these shoals鈥�

Severn Teackle Wallis Statue: The Municipal Art Society's Memorial to a Maryland Lawyer

By Eli Pousson

The Severn Teackle Wallis Statue by French sculptor Laurent-Honor茅 Marqueste was dedicated on January 9, 1906 in the south square of Mount Vernon Place in front of the new building of the Walters Art鈥�

Sharp Street Memorial United Methodist Church

By Sierra Hallmen

The congregation at Sharp Street Memorial United Methodist Church began in 1787, the first African American Methodist congregation in Baltimore. By 1802, the congregants had purchased their first鈥�

Shipbuilders and Sea captains on Fell Street

By Preservation Society of Fell's Point and Federal Hill

During the War of 1812, Fell Street ran down a narrow stretch of land, with valuable water on both sides. William Price, who owned a shipyard at the east end of Thames, lived on Fell Street at 912鈥�

Sid鈥檚 Ranch House Tavern

By Ashley Minner Jones

Sid鈥檚 Ranch House Tavern occupied a building that had been converted into a movie theater during the first part of the twentieth century. It had been the Teddy Bear Parlor ca. 1908 鈥� 1919, and the鈥�

Silo Point

By Mary Zajac

Of the many repurposed industrial buildings in Baltimore鈥檚 urban landscape, perhaps none is as extraordinary as Silo Point. Looming high above the brick rowhomes of Locust Point, Silo Point luxury鈥�