Building at 409 West Baltimore Street

Summary

Building at 409 West Baltimore Street, also known as the N. Hess & Bro. Building, is a historic retail and wholesale building located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a four-story brick commercial building with a cast-iron façade above an altered storefront, erected about 1875. Built originally for a wholesale grocery company, it was subsequently occupied by a boot and shoe factory, and a series of wholesale and retail dry goods or clothing stores.[2]

Building at 409 West Baltimore Street
409 West Baltimore Avenue on the right
Building at 409 West Baltimore Street is located in Baltimore
Building at 409 West Baltimore Street
Building at 409 West Baltimore Street is located in Maryland
Building at 409 West Baltimore Street
Building at 409 West Baltimore Street is located in the United States
Building at 409 West Baltimore Street
Location409 W. Baltimore St., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates39°17′21″N 76°37′18″W / 39.28917°N 76.62167°W / 39.28917; -76.62167
Arealess than one acre
Built1875 (1875)
Architectural styleItalianate
MPSCast Iron Architecture of Baltimore MPS
NRHP reference No.94001395[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 1, 1994

The building at 409 West Baltimore Street was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1] The building next door at 407 West Baltimore, the L. Frank & Son Building, was listed at the same time.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Peter E. Kurtze (May 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: 409 West Baltimore Street" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.

External links edit

  • 409 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore City, including photo from 1986, at Maryland Historical Trust