Baltimore Basilica
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Baltimore Basilica | |
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Site Information | |
Address | 409 Cathedral Street |
Geo-reference | 39°17′40″N 76°36′58″W / 39.29443°N 76.61617°W |
Owner | Archdiocese of Baltimore |
Building Data | |
Building Type | Church |
Architectural Style | Neoclassical |
Material | silver-gray gneiss |
Design | |
Architect | Benjamin Henry Latrobe |
Construction | |
Start Date | January 1806 |
Completed | January 1821 |
Opened | May 31, 1821 |
Renovation | |
Date | 1879 |
Firm | Baldwin & Pennington |
America's first cathedral.