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Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Building
Location: 39 W. Lexington St., Baltimore, Maryland Coordinates: 39°17′35″N 76°37′2″W / 39.29306°N 76.61722°WCoordinates: 39°17′35″N 76°37′2″W / 39.29306°N 76.61722°W Built: 1916 Architect: Parker, Thomas and Rice Architectural style: Beaux Arts, Skyscraper Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 03001325
[1]Added to NRHP: December 29, 2003 Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Building, now known as the Constellation Energy Building, is a historic office building located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a 21-story skyscraper designed by the Boston and Baltimore-based architectural firm of Parker, Thomas and Rice, and was constructed in 1916. Standing at 289 feet (88 m) it was tied with the Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower from 1916 to 1923 as the tallest building in Baltimore.[citation needed] It was constructed with a structural steel skeleton and tile arch flooring structure. The exterior is clad with gray granite and gray and white marble from the first through third floors (including the mezzanine) and glazed terra cotta in a Beaux-Arts Classical Style. It serves as the corporate headquarters of the Constellation Energy.[2] The building includes sculptures at the fourth floor representing "knowledge", "light", "heat" and "power."[3]
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]
A smaller addition was built in 1966, designed by Fisher, Nes, Campbell and Associates.[3]
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". Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Building, Baltimore City. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-11-21. http://mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=1444&COUNTY=Baltimore%20City&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Baltimore%20City.
- ^ a b Dorsey, John; Dilts, James D. (1981). A Guide to Baltimore Architecture (Second ed.). Centreville, Maryland: Tidewater Publishes. p. 57. ISBN 0-87033-272-4.
External links
- Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Building, Baltimore City, including photo from 2003, 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 Preceded by
Emerson Bromo-Seltzer TowerTallest Building in Baltimore with Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower
1916—1923
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Silo PointCategories:- Skyscrapers in Baltimore, Maryland
- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Baltimore, Maryland
- Buildings and structures completed in 1916
- Beaux-Arts architecture in Maryland
- Baltimore City, Maryland Registered Historic Place stubs
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