Baltimore Gas And Electric Company Building
History and Construction
A 21-story skyscraper designed by the Boston and Baltimore-based architectural firm of Parker, Thomas and Rice, and was constructed in 1916. Standing at 88 m (289 ft) it was tied with the Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower from 1916 to 1923 as the tallest building in Baltimore. It was constructed with a structural steel skeleton and tile arch flooring structure. The exterior is clad with gray granite and gray and white marble from the first through third floors (including the mezzanine) and glazed terra cotta in a Beaux-Arts Classical Style. The building includes sculptures at the fourth floor representing "knowledge", "light", "heat" and "power."
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
A smaller addition was built in 1966, designed by Fisher, Nes, Campbell & Associates.
It was purchased in 2006 and reopened in 2007 as luxury apartments complete with two penthouse levels by Southern Management Companies.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Emporis building ID 118992". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
- ^ "Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Building". SkyscraperPage.
- ^ Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Building at Structurae
- ^ "39 West Lexington". Doors Open Baltimore. Archived from the original on 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
- ^ Dorsey, John; Dilts, James D. (1981). A Guide to Baltimore Architecture (Second ed.). Centreville, Maryland: Tidewater Publishes. p. 57. ISBN 0-87033-272-4.
- ^ David M. Facenda (June 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Building" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
External links
Media related to BGE Building (Baltimore) at Wikimedia Commons
- Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Building, Baltimore City, including photo from 2003, at Maryland Historical Trust