Patapsco River Project, 1977: A South Baltimore Gateway for the Baltimore Sculpture Symposium

By Cindy Kelly

Artist Jim Sanborn鈥檚 first public sculpture, the Patapsco River Project was created as part of the Baltimore Sculpture Symposium sponsored by the city and administered by the Department of Housing and鈥�

Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument

By Commission to Review Baltimore's Public Confederate Monuments

This sculpture is depicts Glory, an allegorical figure that looks in this sculpture like an angel, holding up a dying Confederate soldier in one arm while raising the laurel crown of Victory in the鈥�

William 鈥淟ittle Willie鈥� and Victorine Q. Adams Residence

By Courtney C. Hobson

On October 13, 1935, William 鈥淟ittle Willie鈥� Adams and Victorine Quille were married at Saint Peter Claver Catholic Church. The young businessman and the school teacher each came from different鈥�

Appold-Faust Building

By Dan Windmueller & Theresa Donnelly

The Appold- Faust Brothers Building at 307-309 West Baltimore Street is one of a handful of surviving cast-iron fronted buildings in Baltimore and one of the only structures in the city that can boast鈥�

Orchard Street Church

By David Armenti

Constructed in 1882, the Orchard Street United Methodist Church is one of the oldest standing structures built by a Black congregation in Baltimore. The church was established by Trueman Pratt, a free鈥�

Watson Monument: Erected by the Maryland Association of Veterans of the Mexican War

By Richard Hardesty & David Patrick McKenzie

On an auspicious afternoon in late September 1903, a crowd of Baltimoreans converged onto the intersection of Mount Royal Avenue and Lanvale Street to witness the unveiling of the William H. Watson鈥�

St. Mary's Community Center: A Church-Turned-Community Center in Hampden

By David Stysley

The story of Hampden鈥檚 name can be traced back to St. Mary鈥檚 Community Center. Originally established as St. Mary鈥檚 Episcopal Church, the congregation started meeting in Hampden in the 1850s. Under鈥�

Hampden Hall: A Gathering Place Since 1882

By David Stysley

Hampden Hall was an important part of Baltimore even before the neighborhood of Hampden was a part of Baltimore. Six years before Hampden was incorporated into Baltimore City, Hampden Hall was鈥�

The Ideal Theater

By David Stysley

In the Progressive Age (1890-1920), movie theaters were a new and popular form of entertainment. They were being built all over Baltimore, and Hampden was no different. In 1908, Marion Pearce and鈥�

The Hampden Theater

By David Stysley

For 50 years, the Hampden and Ideal Theaters operated within a few doors of each other in the 900 block of 36th Street in Hampden. Julius Goodman, who ran the Ideal for many years, described the鈥�

Pascault Row

By David Thomas & Theresa Donnelly

In 1819, wealthy French merchant Louis Pascault, the Marquis de Poleon, constructed a row of eight houses on Lexington Street that now remain as the one of the earliest examples of the Baltimore鈥�

Pine Street Station

By Dorothy Beyer & Theresa Donnelly

Pine Street Station, the handsome, slate-roofed High Victorian Gothic building was built between 1877 and 1878 and designed by architect Francis E. Davis. The red brick structure, which is trimmed鈥�

James Mosher Elementary School

By Dr. Edward Orser

James Mosher Elementary (#144) was built in 1933. The original brick structure, facing Wheeler Avenue, was constructed in simple Art Deco style. In an era of segregation, it was designated a 鈥渨hite鈥濃��

2500 block of Harlem Avenue

By Dr. Edward Orser

In 1967, the Baltimore Afro-American called the home in the 2500 block of Harlem Avenue "a typical slice of Baltimore:" "The 2500 block of Harlem Avenue is a microcosm of middle-class Baltimore. . .鈥�

Greater Rosemont and the Movement Against Destruction

By Dr. Edward Orser

Today, the parking lot of the West Baltimore MARC Station and the concrete highway lanes to the east dominate this site, symbols both of the weight of the past and prospects for the future. In the鈥�

Columbus Monument: A Controversial Obelisk on Harford Road

By Dustin Linz & Eli Pousson

The Columbus Monument is a forty-four foot tall brick and cement obelisk standing in a small park at Harford Road and Walther Boulevard. The monument to Christopher Columbus was erected by French鈥�

Mount Royal Reservoir

By Eben Dennis

The Mount Royal Reservoir was once an essential element within an extensive system of waterworks built to deliver clean drinking water to a growing, thirsty city. In 1857, the Baltimore City Council鈥�

Hampden Reservoir

By Eben Dennis

Only long-time residents of Baltimore can remember the Hampden Reservoir, buried since 1960 under debris from the construction of the Jones Falls Expressway and used as Roosevelt Park. The Hampden鈥�

Druid Lake

By Eben Dennis

In 1863, the Baltimore City Council approved a $300,000 loan to construct a billion gallon capacity reservoir in the newly established Druid Hill Park. Though the new city waterworks project from Lake鈥�

Washington Monument

By Eli Pousson

The Washington Monument in the elegant Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland was the first architectural monument planned to honor George Washington. In 1815, a statue was designed by鈥�

Harlem Park

By Eli Pousson

Harlem Park started as one of the largest squares in West Baltimore, 9 戮 acres, more than double the size of Franklin, Lafayette, or Union Square. The grounds of the park and much of the land around鈥�

Perkins Square

By Eli Pousson

As early as the 1840s, a small oasis of green known as Perkins' Spring became a popular destination at the edge of the rapidly growing city. The park's unique value to local residents came from the鈥�

Howard Street Bridge

By Eli Pousson

Built in 1938, the Howard Street Bridge is nearly 1,000 feet long with two steel arches spanning the Jones Falls Valley. This award winning bridge (voted one of the most beautiful by the American鈥�

Public School 32: 19th Century School Reused as a 21st Century Charter School

By Eli Pousson

Built in 1890, Public School No. 32, now better known as home to the Baltimore Montessori School, is a rare historic community school building, one of scores built in the late 19th century to support鈥�

Centre Theatre: Bright Marquee Lights and a Restored North Avenue Landmark

By Eli Pousson

The Centre Theatre opened on a February evening in 1939 with a Hollywood-style opening as "a thousand invited guest walked through the glare of spotlights while newsreel photographs turned their鈥�

Morgan Millwork Company: Former Factory Turned MICA Graduate Studios

By Eli Pousson

The Morgan Millwork Company, now known as the MICA Graduate Studio Center, is a product of Baltimore's once vibrant industrial development and a clear reflection of how industry has struggled in鈥�

The Severn

By Eli Pousson

"Huge and, alas! we must say ungainly," is how the Baltimore Sun described The Severn in 1907. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1972, few locals would still dismiss the grand Severn鈥�

The Marlborough

By Eli Pousson

The Marlborough Apartments is an eleven-story landmark well-known for its architecture and as the home to the famous Baltimore art-collecting Cone Sisters. Before the construction of the Marlborough,鈥�

Washington Apartments

By Eli Pousson

The Washington Apartment House at the northwest corner of Charles Street and Mt. Vernon Place is a one of the finest Beaux Arts apartment houses in Baltimore. After the controversial construction of鈥�

The Walbert

By Eli Pousson

The Walbert building stands out in the Station North skyline with a bright coat of paint and rich Beaux Arts details.