Samester Parkway Apartments - Baltimore MD
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 22.008 W 076° 42.324
18S E 353087 N 4358869
The Samester Parkway Apartment complex, constructed in 1939, is an excellent example of an Art Deco style garden apartment complex.
The Samester Parkway Apartments illustrate the impact of European modernism on American architectural design.
Waymark Code: WM14ATX
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 05/31/2021
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National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
The Samester Parkway Apartment complex, constructed in 1939, is an excellent example of an Art Deco style garden apartment complex. Designed by architect Hal A. Miller for prominent Baltimore developer Samuel L. Hammerman, the Samester Parkway Apartments illustrate the impact of European modernism on American architectural design.
The Samester Parkway Apartment complex incorporates the façade geometry, stylized ornament, surface contrast, and emphasis on new materials found in Art Deco styling. It illustrates the important role Federal Housing Administration (FHA)'s federally insured mortgages played in the development of garden apartments in the mid-20th century and offers a distinct, local variation of the garden apartment typology.
The locally significant complex meets National Register Criterion A as an early example of FHA-financed garden apartments in Baltimore and Criterion C as an excellent example of the American translation of European modern architectural style.
Street address:
7000-7022 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD United States
21215
County / Borough / Parish: Baltimore (Independent City)
Year listed: 1998
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1925-1949
Historic function: Domestic
Current function: Domestic
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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