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Continental Trust Company Building
One Calvert Place as seen from The Bank of America Building
Location: 1 S. Calvert St., Baltimore, Maryland Coordinates: 39°17′23″N 76°36′44″W / 39.28972°N 76.61222°WCoordinates: 39°17′23″N 76°36′44″W / 39.28972°N 76.61222°W Built: 1900 Architect: Burnham,D. H. & Co.; Thompson-Starret Company Architectural style: Skyscraper Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 83002930
[1]Added to NRHP: February 03, 1983 Continental Trust Company Building, now known as One Calvert Plaza, is a historic office building located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a 16-story skyscraper of early modern construction, with steel structural members clad with terra cotta fireproofing and tile-arch floors. Its namesake was chartered in 1898 and instrumental in merging several Baltimore light and gas companies into one city-wide system. It was constructed in 1900-1901 to designs prepared by D.H. Burnham and Company of Chicago and is a survivor of the 1904 fire that destroyed more than 100 acres (40 ha) in the present financial district.[2] When it was built in 1901 it was the tallest building in Baltimore, and it kept that title until being surpassed by the Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower in 1911.
Continental Trust Company 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". Continental Trust Company Building, Baltimore City. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-11-21. http://www.mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=732&COUNTY=Baltimore%20City&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Baltimore%20City.
External links
- Continental Trust Company Building, Baltimore City, including photo from 1984, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Skyscraperpage.com
- Historical Marker Database
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 Preceded by
Fidelity BuildingTallest Building in Baltimore
1901—1911
76mSucceeded by
Emerson Bromo-Seltzer TowerCategories:- Skyscrapers in Baltimore, Maryland
- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Baltimore, Maryland
- Buildings and structures completed in 1901
- Baltimore City, Maryland Registered Historic Place stubs
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