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|   St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church - Baltimore MD
in Roman Catholic Churches The Saint John the Evangelist Church is a landmark in the history of Baltimore's Irish community. In the 1840s and 1850s Ireland was beset by a succession of economic, social, and political upheavals and many Irish immigrants came to Baltimore. posted by:  Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/03/2021 last visited: 09/11/2021 |
 view galleryNE0.2 km | Former St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church - Baltimore MD in This Old Church St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, now known as Sweet Prospect Baptist Church was designed by Niernsee & Neilson. It is an 1855-1856 Italianate-influenced masonry structure constructed of stuccoed brick walls. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 11/01/2022 last visited: 11/01/2022 |
 view galleryNE0.2 km |  St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church - Baltimore, Maryland
in Wikipedia Entries St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, now known as Sweet Prospect Baptist Church, is a historic Roman Catholic church located at Baltimore. It is the most intact remaining example of an Italianate public edifice in Baltimore. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/02/2021 last visited: 09/11/2021 |
 view galleryNE0.2 km |  St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church - Baltimore MD
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The Saint John the Evangelist Church is a landmark in the history of Baltimore's Irish community. In the 1840s and 1850s Ireland was beset by a succession of economic, social, and political upheavals and many Irish immigrants came to Baltimore. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/04/2021 last visited: 09/11/2021 |
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| Former Greenmount Avenue Methodist Church - Baltimore MD in This Old Church The former Greenmount Avenue Methodist Church, now the Highway Christian Church is included in the Old East Baltimore Historic District. It was built in 1884 for the Greenmount Methodist Episcopal Church. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 06/09/2021 last visited: 09/03/2021 |
 view galleryN0.3 km |  Former Greenmount Avenue Methodist Church - Baltimore MD
in Methodist Churches The former Greenmount Avenue Methodist Church, now the Highway Christian Church is included in the Old East Baltimore Historic District. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 06/09/2021 last visited: 09/02/2021 |
 view galleryN0.3 km |  Former Greenmount Avenue Methodist Church-Old East Baltimore Historic District - Baltimore MD
in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings The Old East Baltimore Historic District is a residential area of Baltimore City that grew up northward from the original mid-eighteenth century settlement east of the Jones Falls. The district includes the former Greenmount Avenue Methodist Church. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 06/10/2021 last visited: 09/02/2021 |
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|  OLDEST - continually operating Black Catholic Educational Facility in the U. S. - St. Frances Academy - Baltimore, Maryland
in Superlatives St. Frances Academy is an independent Roman Catholic high school in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1828, it is the first and oldest continually operating Black Catholic educational facility in the United States. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 02/13/2023 last visited: 02/20/2023 |
 view galleryNW0.3 km |  FIRST - Order of Black Nuns in the world-Oblate Sisters of Providence - Baltimore MD
in First of its Kind St. Frances Academy-Father James Joubert and Elizabeth Lange founded the Oblate Sisters of Providence—a religious order of black women dedicated to educating the children of their race. This was the first order of black nuns anywhere in the world. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/24/2022 last visited: 11/12/2022 |
 view galleryNW0.3 km | St. Francis Academy-East Baltimore Historic District, Old - Baltimore MD in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings The Old East Baltimore Historic District is a mainly residential area
that grew up northward from the original mid-eighteenth century settlement east of the Jones Falls. Included in the district is St. Francis Academy posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 03/23/2021 last visited: 09/29/2021 |
 view galleryNW0.3 km | St. Frances Academy - Baltimore, Maryland in Wikipedia Entries St. Frances Academy is an independent Roman Catholic high school in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1828, it is the first and oldest continually operating Black Catholic educational facility in the United States. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 03/22/2021 last visited: 10/10/2021 |
 view galleryNW0.3 km |  St. Frances Academy-Baltimore, MD
in Civil Rights Memorials St. Frances Academy- More than thirty years before the Civil War, when blacks and women were generally viewed as property, Father James Joubert and Elizabeth Lange founded the Oblate Sisters of Providence—a religious order of black women dedicated to educating the children of their race. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 10/09/2022 last visited: 11/12/2022 |
 view galleryNW0.3 km |  St. Frances Academy Convent - Baltimore MD
in Abbeys, Convents and Monasteries Father James Joubert and Elizabeth Lange founded the Oblate Sisters of Providence—a religious order of black women dedicated to educating the children of their race. In 1870 the convent and school moved to their current building on 501 East Chase St. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/24/2022 last visited: 11/12/2022 |
 view galleryNW0.3 km |  St. Frances Academy-Baltimore, MD
in Signs of History St. Frances Academy- More than thirty years before the Civil War, when blacks and women were generally viewed as property, Father James Joubert and Elizabeth Lange founded the Oblate Sisters of Providence—a religious order of black women dedicated to educating the children of their race. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 11/05/2019 last visited: 09/25/2021 |
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|  Former Institute of Notre Dame - Baltimore MD
in Former Schools The Institute of Notre Dame was a private Catholic all-girls high school located in Baltimore. After 173 years, the school closed on June 30, 2020. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 08/20/2022 last visited: 08/17/2022 |
 view galleryE0.3 km | Institute of Notre Dame-Old East Baltimore Historic District - Baltimore MD in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings In 1847 the Redemptorist Fathers at St. James Church invited the School Sisters of Notre Dame to come from Germany to teach school at the church. They moved into a small building south of the church and developed the Institute of Notre Dame. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/03/2021 last visited: 09/11/2021 |
 view galleryE0.3 km | Institute of Notre Dame - Baltimore MD in Wikipedia Entries The Institute of Notre Dame was a private Catholic all-girls high school located in Baltimore. After 173 years, the school closed on June 30, 2020. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/02/2021 last visited: 09/11/2021 |
 view galleryE0.5 km | St. James the Less Roman Catholic Church - Baltimore MD in Roman Catholic Churches The Saint James parish, founded in 1833 originally served a mixed population of German and Irish immigrants. By 1841 the German population in the neighborhood had increased greatly and the Irish population center had shifted closer to Jonestown. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/03/2021 last visited: 09/11/2021 |
 view galleryE0.5 km | Former St. James the Less Roman Catholic Church - Baltimore MD in This Old Church By the early 1860s the number of parishioners had grow and plans were made for construction of the present facility. The cornerstone was laid on October 22, 1865 and the building was dedicated on December 22, 1867. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 11/01/2022 last visited: 11/01/2022 |
 view galleryE0.5 km | St. James the Less Roman Catholic Church - Baltimore MD in Wikipedia Entries St. James the Less Roman Catholic Church, also known as St. James and St. John's Roman Catholic Church, is a historic Roman Catholic church located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States and was one of the earliest neighborhood parishes established in the central city (1833). On March 29, 2020 lightning struck the steeple, causing the building to catch fire and partially collaps posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/02/2021 last visited: 09/11/2021 |
 view galleryE0.5 km | St. James the Less Roman Catholic Church - Baltimore MD in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The Saint James parish, founded in 1833 originally served a mixed population of German and Irish immigrants. By 1841 the German population in the neighborhood had increased greatly and the Irish population center had shifted closer to Jonestown. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/04/2021 last visited: 09/11/2021 |
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| Null House - Baltimore MD in Wikipedia Entries Null House is a historic home located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a 2 1/2-story, three-bay wide dwelling of wood-frame construction that was built between 1782 and 1784. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/01/2021 last visited: 09/11/2021 |
 view galleryS0.5 km | Null House - Baltimore MD in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The significance of 1037 Hillen Street derives from its architecture: as a residence of wooden frame construction, it embodies the distinctive characteristic construction rarely found in central Baltimore. It was built in the late 1700's. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/04/2021 last visited: 09/11/2021 |
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|  Wells and McComas Monument - Baltimore, Maryland
in Obelisks Located at the intersection of East Monument Street and Aisquith Street in front of the Monument East Apartments. posted by:  flyingmoose location: Maryland date approved: 04/07/2023 last visited: 05/06/2023 |
 view gallerySE0.5 km |  Young Martyrs Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail - Baltimore, MD
in War of 1812 Young Martyrs-Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail-War of 1812-Daniel Wells, 19 and Henry McComas, 18, made history September 12, 1814, when they allegedly killed a British commander Major General Robert Ross. The two sharpshooters fired simultaneously. Both were quickly dead by British soldier. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 02/01/2020 last visited: 11/02/2021 |
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