Former Manufacturers Record Building-Business and Government Historic District - Baltimore MD - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form

The Business and Government Historic District consists primarily of a cohesive group of governmental and commercial buildings that are located in the historic center of Baltimore near the Inner Harbor. The district is generally characterized by classically influenced facades that line the street. The commercial buildings range from small two and three story high storefront structures to modern twenty-five story high office towers. Although there are extant buildings from the early nineteenth century to the present day, the overwhelming majority of buildings were constructed between 1900 and 1925, most in the decade following the 1904 fire.

Generally the buildings feature classical detailing, symmetry, brick or smooth stone facades, and a heavy cornice at the roof line, however there is a wide range of styles in this heterogeneous, urban district. Among the most distinctive structures in the district are the small classical banks, early high rise office buildings, "revival buildings" (small commercial structures designed as a revival of a foreign architectural style) and the courthouses.

The street plan conforms to a fairly strict grid pattern. Major landscaping features are Monument Square centered on the 52 foot marble Battle Monument erected 1815-1825, War Memorial Plaza to the west of the War Memorial building, and the open space in front of the Fish Market.

Former Manufacturers Record Building 218-220 E. Lexington Street
(now the Knickerbocker Apartments)

Page 7-Most of the few late nineteenth century buildings featuring Romanesque detailing are located north of Lexington Street. Among these buildings are the Vansant Building (210 East Lexington Street), the Manufacturers' Record Building (218-220 East Lexington Street), and 216 North Calvert Street. These buildings feature some architectural details that are unusual for the district including projecting bay windows, rough stone band courses, grotesque heads, corbelled brick work, and intricately carved stone decorations.

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Business and Government Historic District Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link] Address: 218-220 E. Lexington Street, Baltimore MD 21202 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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