B.&O. R.R. Office Building, Baltimore, MD

The previous building for B.&O.'s Baltimore offices was destroyed in the great fire of 1904. This office building was built in 1906 and served as the offices for B.&O. for 75 years.  Currently occupied by the Kimpton Hotel Monaco and some business offices, this statuesque building remains a significant Baltimore landmark. For more info...

Era: White Border Era (1915-1930)

Publisher:  Chessler & Oberender, Baltimore, MD 

Baltimore Post Office - Fayette and Lexington Streets

This stately Italian Renaissance building, completed in 1889, was the "old" Baltimore Post Office. The nine-towered bulding was razed in 1930. According to The Historical Marker Database, "during the Great Fire of 1904, postal employees withstood immense heat to save the building by dousing its windows with buckets of water."

Era: Divided Back (1907-1915)

Publisher:  I.&M. Ottenheimer, Baltimore, MD