Perkins Square Gazebo - Baltimore MD
Posted by: Don.Morfe
N 39° 17.737 W 076° 37.727
18S E 359545 N 4350846
The Perkins Square Gazebo harkens back to the grandeur of Baltimore’s 19th century architectural and landscape heritage. In 1871, the gazebo was built as a spring shelter, the centerpiece for a new park.
Waymark Code: WM13NC5
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 01/14/2021
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Also known as Perkins Spring Square.
TEXT from Historical Marker erected by the Mayor of the City of Baltimore MD
"Perkins Square Gazebo- The Perkins Square Gazebo harkens back to the grandeur of Baltimore’s 19th century architectural and landscape heritage. In 1871, the gazebo was built as a spring shelter, the centerpiece for a new park. The land for the park was once part of Chatsworth, an estate originally owned by Dr. George Walker, one of Baltimore’s original commissioners. As early as the 1850s, the city became interested in preserving the natural spring and surrounding grounds as “a place of public resort for the citizens of Baltimore.” Once triangular in shape the park became known for its rock formations with creeping vines and extravagant plantings with luxuriant beds of coleus and petunias planted in shapes of stars, shields and anchors.
The gazebo, octagonal in shape, comprises eight cast-iron columns which support a metal roof. The architectural details capture Moorish influences, most notably in the arches and the roof shape. The cast-iron construction, a rarity today, also lends significance as an example of a building technology for which Baltimore was a national center of production.
In 1963, the city razed the surrounding neighborhood for the development of the Murphy Homes housing project. This development was later demolished to create Heritage Crossing, a new housing development. The gazebo stands as a centerpiece for Heritage Crossing, and remains as one of two spring shelters existing in Baltimore.
(Inscription under the image on the right)
Perkins Square Gazebo
Stephanie Rawling-Blake, Mayor, National Register of Historic Places
Street address: George St. and Myrtle Ave. located in Historic Perkins Spring Park Baltimore, MD USA 21201
County / Borough / Parish: Baltimore City
Year listed: 1983
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Periods of significance: 1850-1874
Historic function: Landscape,Recreation And Culture
Current function: Landscape, Recreation And Culture
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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