Terminal Warehouse (Baltimore, Maryland)

 NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, 1984_construction, self storage

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The six-story Terminal Warehouse was built in 1894 with “superior grade” hard pressed brick and solid wooden beam construction. It is one of the few buildings in the area to survive the 1904 fire. Touted as fire-proof (although not tested in 1904), it began as a flour warehouse. Flour and other commodities arrived from the West by railroad and were stored in the building awaiting transportation throughout Baltimore. At its creation, the building was noted for its “superior workmanship” and materials, including the use of Port Deposit stone and 12-over-12 windows in segmental arched frames, both at extra cost. A wrought iron fire escape on the Davis Street side was another unusual feature for the day and exemplifies the nineteenth century interplay between art and technology. The signature octagonal water tower on the roof, to be used in case of fire, has been a landmark for downtown for over a century. The building was designed by architect Benjamin Buck Owens, who also worked on the Pennsylvania Steel Company’s Sparrow’s Point plant and school building in the late 1890s and early 1900s. The building was included on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 and is listed as a notable property under Baltimore’s Central Business District Urban Renewal Ordinance.

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