Old Goucher College Buildings - Baltimore MD
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Don.Morfe
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Goucher Hall-The Woman’s College of Baltimore was founded in 1884. The first class of 48 women studied the sciences-a rigorous curriculum based on that of The Johns Hopkins University, which then excluded women. Before the turn of the century, Goucher had graduated the first two women doctors in Baltimore.
Waymark Code: WM13NYA
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 01/18/2021
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TEXT on the Historical Plaque placed on the building by the Mayor of the City of Baltimore:
" Goucher Hall-The Woman’s College of Baltimore was founded in 1884, when Reverend John Franklin Goucher, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and his wife, Mary C. Fisher, offered land and $150,000 to establish a college for women.
The first class of 48 women studied physics, biology, astronomy, math, languages, history and philosophy—a rigorous curriculum based on that of The Johns Hopkins University, which then excluded women. Before the turn of the century, Goucher had graduated the first two women doctors in Baltimore.
The design of this building, the school’s first, was based on a plan developed for the area by Stanford White, architect of the adjacent Lovely Lane Church. Local architect Charles L. Carson and builder Benjamin F. Bennett adapted White’s design into the shape of the letter “E” as a memorial to the founder’s deceased daughter Eleanor.
In 1910 the college was renamed Goucher in honor of its founders. Throughout their long career, the Gouchers energetically supported Methodist education, particularly in the Far East. At one time, their funds maintained 120 primary schools in India alone. Goucher
College, still one of the most prestigious women’s colleges in the nation, moved to the wooded countryside of Towson in 1953.
Street address:
2220 St Paul Street
Bounded by 24th, N. Calvert, and 23rd Sts, and Maryland Ave
Baltimore, MD USA
21218
County / Borough / Parish: Baltimore City
Year listed: 1978
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Historic function: Education
Current function: Commerce/Trade, Government, Socia
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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