- Chamber of Commerce Building (Baltimore, Maryland)
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Chamber of Commerce Building
Location: 17 Commerce St., Baltimore, Maryland Coordinates: 39°17′20″N 76°36′36″W / 39.28889°N 76.61°WCoordinates: 39°17′20″N 76°36′36″W / 39.28889°N 76.61°W Built: 1904 Architect: Cassell,Charles E. Architectural style: Renaissance Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 83002929
[1]Added to NRHP: February 02, 1983 The Chamber of Commerce Building is a historic office building located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a Renaissance Revival-style red brick building five floors in height, eleven bays long and three bays wide, and built 1904-05. It was built during the rebuilding of the financial area in Baltimore following the Great Fire of 1904 and features many terra cotta decorative elements. The rebuilt structure was designed by Baltimore architect Charles E. Cassell. [2] The original pre-fire building was designed by John Rudolph Niernsee in 1880 and was used by the Corn and Flour Exchange, which maintained a trading floor on the fifth level.[3]
Chamber of Commerce Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "Maryland Historical Trust". Chamber of Commerce Building, Baltimore City. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-11-21. http://www.mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=729&COUNTY=Baltimore%20City&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Baltimore%20City.
- ^ Dorsey, John; Dilts, James D. (1981). A Guide to Baltimore Architecture (Second ed.). Centreville, Maryland: Tidewater Publishes. pp. 84–85. ISBN 0-87033-272-4.
External links
- Chamber of Commerce Building, Baltimore City, including photo from 1983, at Maryland Historical Trust
U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Lists by county Allegany • Anne Arundel • Baltimore County • Calvert • Caroline • Carroll • Cecil • Charles • Dorchester • Frederick • Garrett • Harford • Howard • Kent • Montgomery • Prince George's • Queen Anne's • Somerset • St. Mary's • Talbot • Washington • Wicomico • Worcester
Lists by city Other lists Keeper of the Register • History of the National Register of Historic Places • Property types • Historic district • Contributing property Categories:- Buildings and structures in Baltimore, Maryland
- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Baltimore, Maryland
- Buildings and structures completed in 1905
- Baltimore City, Maryland Registered Historic Place stubs
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