Monument Square,North Calvert Street,Baltimore,Maryland,MD,HABS,Historic Survey
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Monument Square,North Calvert Street,Baltimore,Maryland,MD,HABS,Historic Survey. See also HABS No. Survey number: HABS MD-1126. Maryland -- Independent City -- Baltimore. Courthouse Square. Building/structure dates: 1768-1985 Initial Construction. We use extra thick, stay-flat envelopes to get your photos to you as quickly and as safely as possible. You found it!!! Now buy it!!! Description of PhotographThis is an 8x12 inch Reproduction Photograph made from a high quality scan of the original. When evaluating the quality of the photo, please keep in mind that most photos in our collection were taken over 100 years ago.Title: Monument Square, North Calvert Street between Fayette & Lexington Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD Other Title: Government Square Courthouse Square Creator(s): Historic American Buildings Survey, creator Related Names: Godefroy, Maximilian Carson & Sperry Wyatt & Nolting Capellano, Antonio Lewis, James E Westmore, James A Baldwin & Pennington McKim, Mead & White Rosenthal, James W , photographer Ossman, J Laurie , historian Date Created/Published: Documentation compiled after 1933 Color Transparencies: 3 Data Page(s): 29 Photo Caption Page(s): 2 Notes: See also HABS No. MD-185. Significance: Monument Square is the site of the first of the Baltimore monuments that led President John Quincy Adams, in 1827, to refer to the city as 'the Monumental City,' a nickname that is still in use. Maximilian Godefroy's Battle Monument (1815-25) at the center of the square is believed to be the first military monument commemorating the soldiers, rather than the heroes or officers, associated with a battle (in this case, the 1813 Battle of North Point during the War of 1812). The Battle Monument stands on the site of Baltimore's first courthouse (1768), and the two succeeding courthouse structures have been erected on the square in deference to this historic location, at the heart of the original 64-acre chartered tract of the city. Throughout the nineteenth century, the square housed prominent citizens, and its hotels hosted prominent visitors. The present courthouse and 1889-94 Equitable Building (southwest corner of Calvert and Fayette) mark the northern boundary of the Great 1904 Fire that destroyed most of Baltimore's commercial district and, indeed, neighboring buildings adjacent to them on the square. By the early twentieth century, the erection of the Federal Reserve and central Post Office on the square cemented the site's institutional identity. Sculptor James E. Lewis's Black Soldier Memorial Sculpture (1985) stands to the immediate north of the 1815 Battle Monument, thereby updating and reinforcing the civic significance of the monument and its square. Survey number: HABS MD-1126 Building/structure dates: 1768-1985 Initial Construction Subjects: squares (open spaces) Office buildings war (War of 1812) commemoration Business & finance Law & legal affairs Politics & government Fires urban growth Place: Maryland -- Independent City -- Baltimore Latitude/Longitude: 39.29028, -76.6125 Bookmark /md1573/ Bookmark:md1573 Bookmark:md1573SizeApproximately 8x12 inches.Note: Some images may have white bars on the sides or top if the original image does not conform to the 8x12 dimensions.Want to purchase the Original?The original is not for sale.Return PolicyWe are so confident in the quality we provide that we back every order with a money-back guarantee! This means if you are not satisfied, for ANY reason, a refund will be given.(No need to return the photo )QualityThis Photograph is a Archive Quality Reproduction created directly from the original photograph. Our laboratory uses premium DNP Dye-Sublimation Paper guaranteeing brighter colors, sharper whites, and prints that will last a lifetime.ShippingWe have taken extra steps to ensure that your prints arrive to you safely and undamaged. We use extra thick, stay-flat envelopes to get your photos to you as quickly and as safely as possible.Source: Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
