422-424 W. Redwood Street-Loft Historic District North - Baltimore MD - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form

The Loft Historic District North area is architecturally significant for its excellent, massive, brick vertical manufactories which date from 1870-1915 and represent the finest collection of large Victorian, Romanesque and early modern industrial design in Baltimore. They are the works of important local architects including George Frederick, Parker & Thomas, Charles L. Carson and Charles Cassell. The buildings are noteworthy as local adaptations of industrial designs in other American cities by such noteworthy nationally important architects as H. H. Richardson. Many have fine architectural features such as cast iron storefronts that are among the best examples of this building element in Baltimore City.

Historically, this area housed some of Baltimore's leading industrial firms, especially clothing manufacturers. At the turn of the century, Baltimore was a national leader in the manufacture of ready-to-wear clothes with the major industry in the metropolitan district being clothing. The city was also a leader in the country in both the amount and factory value of the production of straw hats. The district takes in some of the most notable firms of the late nineteenth century Baltimore industry including E. Rosenfeld & Company, Hamburger Brothers, Brigham Hopkins Company, Strauss Brothers and M. S. Levy & Sons.

The district is also associated with the important people who owned and ran these companies. These individuals were among Baltimore's business, civic and social leaders that helped guide the City's development in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

422-424 Redwood Street-Photo 14

Page 6 Nomination Form-The adjoining building a the northeast corner of Redwood and Paca Streets, 422-424 West Redwood Street , is a five story high, six bay wide and four bay deep brick loft that has been renovated . The building has little ornamentation except rough stone sills and a dentelle cornice . New windows which are not very sympathetic to the original design have been added, but this alteration has not irreparably damaged the integrity of the building .

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Loft Historic District North Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link] Address: 422-424 W. Redwood Street, Baltimore MD 21201 How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below) Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link] NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): Not listed

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