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ceiling and skylight above the rotunda - Baltimore City Hall, Holliday Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD
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ceiling and skylight above the rotunda - Baltimore City Hall, Holliday Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD
Description
Frederick, George A; Karcher, Michael, photographer; Daiss, Margaret Dean, historian
Depicted place Maryland; Independent City; Baltimore
Date Documentation compiled after 1933
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HABS MD,4-BALT,123-10
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  • Significance: There are a number of significant historical and architectural facts about Baltimore's City Hall: 1. ...As significant as the fact that the Baltimore City Hall was renovated to be used for its original purpose, is the fact that usable space was increased almost twofold by fitting in two extra floors, by replacing dead storage space in the basement with offices, and by moving corridor walls to maximize office space. 2. The tall dome consisting of cast iron plates over wrought iron infrastructure is one of the finest specimens of architectural ironwork in the country. It was executed by the famous Baltimore engineer, Wendell Bollman. 3. City Hall was built for $200,000.00 less than the allotted sum. 4. The building was renovated and built almost entirely with local materials and craftsmen. 5. It was renovated for a sum comparable to the original construction cost. 6. And perhaps, too, it should be noted that Architectural Heritage, Inc., the firm that did the feasibility study on the renovation, adopted a new name for the project, Architectural Heritage-Baltimore, Inc.
  • Survey number: HABS MD-46
  • Building/structure dates: 1867-1875
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/md0957.photos.085899p
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Object location39° 17′ 25.01″ N, 76° 36′ 45″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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