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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6LP_the-enoch-pratt-house_Baltimore-MD.html
Enoch Pratt (1806-1896) moved to Baltimore in 1831 to launch a wholesale hardware business on South Charles Street. By 1851 he had invested in western Maryland coal mines and iron foundries in the Baltimore neighborhood of Canton. He made his own …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6LO_maryland-historical-society_Baltimore-MD.html
The Maryland Historical Society (MdHS) is the state's oldest continuously operating cultural institution. Founded in 1844, it was first located in the Athenaeum at St. Paul and Saratoga Streets. In 1919 it moved to its current location on W. Monum…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6LN_walters-art-museum_Baltimore-MD.html
William T. Walters (1819-94) made his fortune in the liqour trade and in East Coast railroads. He assembled a splendid collection of 19th cenutry European painting and Asian art. When William died, he bequeathed his collection to his son Henry (18…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6G1_wilkens-building_Baltimore-MD.html
In the 1840's, William Wilkens, a German immigrant, founded the Wilkens Brush Company. Wilkens was a pioneer of large-scale industrial production in Baltimore. The Wilkens Building was constructed with a cast-iron front manufactured by Bartlet and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6G0_baltimore-infirmary_Baltimore-MD.html
On this site in 1823 the faculty of the University of Maryland College of Medicine erected the Baltimore Infirmary, the first teaching hospital associated with a degree-granting school of medicine and the original residency program in medical educ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4T0_washington-monument_Baltimore-MD.html
The Washington Monument, constructed between 1815 and 1829, was the nation's first formal tribute to the leader of the United States. Following the custom of the day, the design was chosen in a competiton and the cost defrayed by a public lottery.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4SW_structures-of-restriction_Baltimore-MD.html
Fences have played an integral part in Mount Vernon Place's history. The small interior fence was originally installed in 1935 to keep jackrabbits from eating the gardens during a Baltimore jackrabbit epidemic. The rabid rodents plagued this neigh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4SV_a-place-of-invention_Baltimore-MD.html
This fountain was installed during the creation of Mount Vernon Place so that those wealthy enough to own wooden teeth could rinse and wash them in the park. These teeth cleaners were common all over America in the 1800s. At the time, it was thoug…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4SU_a-monumental-mistake_Baltimore-MD.html
These four sculptures were donated by art collector Henry Walters for the interior of the park facing the Washington Monument. The statuaries, made by French sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye, depict a man and a boy accompanied by various animals. The …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4ST_the-axe-and-the-cherry-tree_Baltimore-MD.html
The landscape design of Mt. Vernon Place has changed quite a bit since its creation in 1828. Originally, the area was known as Howard's woods but when Col. John Eager Howard donated part of his property for Mt. Vernon Place, the tree were cleared …