Difference between revisions of "Baltimore American Building"
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| − | }}The Baltimore American Building has the distinction of being the first office building constructed after the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904. In a city scrambling to reassemble itself in the face of devastation, the Baltimore American Building was a triumphant design by Simonson & Pietsch in the months after the fire. Construction was completed in early 1905. The office, designed in the Beaux-Arts style popular at the time, was the home of Baltimore News-American. Opposed to Baltimore Sun, Baltimore News-American was an afternoon paper targeting a working class readership. By April 1905, Simonson & Pietsch moved their firm’s office to the twelfth floor of the building, which was unique as they themselves had designed it. | + | }} |
| + | The Baltimore American Building has the distinction of being the first office building constructed after the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904. In a city scrambling to reassemble itself in the face of devastation, the Baltimore American Building was a triumphant design by Simonson & Pietsch in the months after the fire. Construction was completed in early 1905. The office, designed in the Beaux-Arts style popular at the time, was the home of Baltimore News-American. Opposed to Baltimore Sun, Baltimore News-American was an afternoon paper targeting a working class readership. By April 1905, Simonson & Pietsch moved their firm’s office to the twelfth floor of the building, which was unique as they themselves had designed it. | ||
[[File:Pietsch 231 E Baltimore.jpg|border|frameless]] | [[File:Pietsch 231 E Baltimore.jpg|border|frameless]] | ||
| − | This building was featured in ''Recent Works of Simonson & Pietsch'', published in 1906 (Enoch Pratt Free Library Archives). | + | This building was featured in ''[https://collections.digitalmaryland.org/digital/collection/scpr/id/672 Recent Works of Simonson & Pietsch]'', published in 1906 (Enoch Pratt Free Library Archives). |
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Latest revision as of 15:02, July 11, 2022
| Baltimore American Building | |
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| Site Information | |
| Address | 231 E Baltimore St |
| Geo-reference | 39°17′22″N 76°36′40″W / 39.28949°N 76.61118°W |
| Building Data | |
| Building Type | Commercial |
| Design | |
| Architect | Theodore Wells Pietsch |
| Architecture Firm | Simonson & Pietsch |
| Construction | |
| Completed | 1905 |
The Baltimore American Building has the distinction of being the first office building constructed after the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904. In a city scrambling to reassemble itself in the face of devastation, the Baltimore American Building was a triumphant design by Simonson & Pietsch in the months after the fire. Construction was completed in early 1905. The office, designed in the Beaux-Arts style popular at the time, was the home of Baltimore News-American. Opposed to Baltimore Sun, Baltimore News-American was an afternoon paper targeting a working class readership. By April 1905, Simonson & Pietsch moved their firm’s office to the twelfth floor of the building, which was unique as they themselves had designed it.
This building was featured in Recent Works of Simonson & Pietsch, published in 1906 (Enoch Pratt Free Library Archives).
