Old Goucher College Buildings
Old Goucher College Buildings | |
 Old Goucher College Buildings, September 2012 | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by W. 25th St., Guilford Ave., North Ave. and Howard St., Baltimore, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°18′52″N 76°36′59″W / 39.31444°N 76.61639°W |
| Area | 25 acres (10 ha), boundary increase 75 acres (30 ha) |
| Built | 1879 |
| Architect | White, Stanford; Carson, Charles |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Romanesque, Italianate, Renaissance, Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 78003143 (original) 94001163[1] (increase) |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 25, 1978 |
| Boundary increase | September 26, 1994 |
Old Goucher College Buildings is a national historic district in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is an approximate 18-block area in the middle of Baltimore which developed in the late 19th and 20th centuries.
The neighborhood is characterized generally by two- and three-story brick row houses constructed mostly in the 19th century and several large-scale institutional and commercial buildings dating from both centuries. Stylistically, the area is characterized primarily by Italianate, Romanesque, Colonial Revival, and Art Deco influences.
The area once served as a campus for the Women's College of Baltimore, now Goucher College, until the school relocated to Towson. The school was named for clergyman John Goucher, who once served as a pastor at Lovely Lane Church.[2]
The district includes a series of large scale, multiple story brick and stone structures built for college. Three buildings designed by the nationally famous architect Stanford White are found here.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] The former main campus building has been converted into the Baltimore Lab School, and many of the other structures have been re-purposed for commercial and residential use. The site has been the focus of a number of preservation efforts by local advocacy groups.[4][5]
External links
[edit]- Old Goucher College Historic District, Baltimore City, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Boundary Map of the Old Goucher College Historic District, Baltimore City, at Maryland Historical Trust
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Lovely Lane United Methodist Church | Explore Baltimore Heritage". Explore Baltimore Heritage. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ^ Lawrence W. Principe and Sheryl H. Bernardo (March 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Old Goucher College Buildings" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ^ Perl, Larry. "Neighborhood tries to reclaim former Goucher campus". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ^ Kelly, Jacques. "Old Goucher building is home to Baltimore Lab School". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
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