Buildings at 10, 12, 14, and 16 East Chase Street
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Buildings at 10, 12, 14, and 16 East Chase Street is a historic set of rowhouses located at Baltimore
, Maryland
, United States
. Number 10 is a -story brick townhouse with a 3-bay front façade, fitted with marble facing from ground to first floor level. It is believed to have been designed by Bruce Price
and / or E. Francis Baldwin
, architects of neighboring Christ Church. Numbers 12, 14, and 16, by contrast, are identical -story, two-bay houses constructed of green serpentine marble
with contrasting stone detail. The group dates from between 1870 and 1875. They represent a fine example of the Gothic Revival
style as interpreted for domestic architecture.
The Buildings at 10, 12, 14, and 16 East Chase Street were listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1980.
Baltimore
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, Maryland
Maryland
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, United States
United States
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. Number 10 is a -story brick townhouse with a 3-bay front façade, fitted with marble facing from ground to first floor level. It is believed to have been designed by Bruce Price
Bruce Price
Bruce Price was the American architect of many of the Canadian Pacific Railway's Château-type stations and hotels...
and / or E. Francis Baldwin
Ephraim Francis Baldwin
Ephraim Francis Baldwin was an American architect, best known for his work for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and for the Roman Catholic Church.-Personal life:...
, architects of neighboring Christ Church. Numbers 12, 14, and 16, by contrast, are identical -story, two-bay houses constructed of green serpentine marble
Marble
Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite.Geologists use the term "marble" to refer to metamorphosed limestone; however stonemasons use the term more broadly to encompass unmetamorphosed limestone.Marble is commonly used for...
with contrasting stone detail. The group dates from between 1870 and 1875. They represent a fine example of the Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
style as interpreted for domestic architecture.
The Buildings at 10, 12, 14, and 16 East Chase Street were listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1980.
External links
- Buildings at 10, 12, 14, and 16 East Chase Street, Baltimore City, including photo from 1987, at Maryland Historical Trust