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Hotel Kernan 
Summary
Hotel Kernan, also known as the Congress Hotel, is a historic hotel located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a six-story plus mansard roof, French Renaissance Revival-style structure detailed in brick and terra cotta. It is constructed of steel and reinforced concrete and is U-shaped in plan. It was designed in 1903 by Philadelphia architect John Allen for theatrical impresario James Lawrence Kernan (1838-1912), who lived at the hotel until his death in 1912.[2]
Hotel Kernan | |
 Hotel Kernan, August 2011 | |
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| Location | 306-312 W. Franklin St., Baltimore, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°17′42″N 76°37′15″W / 39.29500°N 76.62083°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1903 |
| Architect | Allen, J.D. Co.; Thomas, D.W. & G.H. |
| Architectural style | Renaissance |
| NRHP reference No. | 99001079[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 3, 1999 |
Hotel Kernan was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Betty Bird and Heather Ewing (November 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hotel Kernan" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
External links edit
Media related to Hotel Kernan (Baltimore) at Wikimedia Commons
- Hotel Kernan, Baltimore City, including photo in 1999, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. MD-1114, "Hotel Kernan, West Franklin Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD"
- Congress Hotel – Explore Baltimore Heritage