City Hall (Map) was dedicated in 1875. It replaced the Peale Museum, the forty-six year temporary home for city employees, and was an important step in Baltimore’s development as a prominent American city. Located at 100 N. Holliday Street, the baroque revival styled structure was designed by the twenty-two year old George A. Frederick. Frederick also designed the Edgar Allan Poe Monument, Hollins Market and the Cylburn House during his long and successful career. Wendel Bollman created the rotunda’s iron dome.
At the behest of then Mayor William Donald Schaefer, the building’s interior was remodeled, in 1976, after signs of dangerous deterioration were noticed. Baltimore’s City Hall is the only building of its kind in America that was renovated to continue as a city hall. In 2009 the city government voted to restore the exterior marble that was cracking. A half a million dollars was allocated and the restoration is underway.
On the second floor several statues are on display. Two Hans Schuler pieces, the Centennial Eagle and William Pinkney Whyte statue, along with Edward Berge’s likeness of Thomas Gordon Hayes, dominate the bronze exhibits.
[...] War Memorial Building with its aquatic horse statues. Behind the Negro Heroes statues rises Baltimore City Hall. This monument is sometimes also referred to as the Negro Soldier. The statue was originally [...]
Negro Heroes of the U.S. Monument (Baltimore, MD) at Monument City
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