Baltimore

During our recent mid-Atlantic sojourn, Nancy and I first visited Baltimore, the site of the Maryland Center for History and Culture, formerly known as the Maryland Historical Society, founded in 1844. I was there for only one night and part of one day, as I had to proceed to Alexandria, Virginia, for my board meeting. Our hotel was the century-old Lord Baltimore Hotel, one of whose hallways is graced by portraits of the six Lords Baltimore, the first five of whom are Nancy’s direct ancestors. Here are some photographs I took of the city.

This, of course, is the Lord Baltimore Hotel, which opened for business near the end of 1928. 

Looking east from outside the hotel we see the Art Deco-style Bank of America Building. Once known as the Baltimore Trust Company Building, it was constructed in 1929. At one time it was the tallest building south of New York City. It now houses office space and apartments.

 

Inside the lobby of the Lord Baltimore:

 

This is the library of the Maryland Center for History and Culture, once known as the Maryland Historical Society. Nancy did much of her research here, with the inestimable assistance of capable staff, especially Micah Connor, Library Associate and Student Research Coordinator.

Baltimore has its own Washington Monument at Mount Vernon Place. The cornerstone was laid in 1815 and was completed in 1829. This monument to the first president of the United States antedates the better-known Washington Monument in Washington, DC, by some six decades.

 

This is the Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church, which is visible from the Washington Monument. I thought its architecture interesting, so I took a photograph.