Heiser, Rosenfeld, and Strauss Buildings
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Heiser, Rosenfeld, and Strauss Buildings, also known as Inner Harbor Lofts I, is a historic loft
building located at Baltimore
, Maryland
, United States
. It is a complex of three structures. The Heiser Building is a Romanesque Revival
style, six-story brick, stone, and iron structure, eight bays
wide and 14 bays deep, built as a show factory in 1886. The Rosenfeld Building
is a six-story, five-bay loft building, with Beaux Arts styling and built for E. Rosenfeld and Company in 1905. The Strauss Building is a six-story high, six-bay wide, and 11-bay deep loft structure built in 1887 for the Kinny Tobacco Company, cigarette
manufacturers, and later occupied by the Strauss Brothers, clothing manufacturers and became part of the Rosenfeld complex around 1910.
Heiser, Rosenfeld, and Strauss Buildings was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1980.
Loft
A loft can be an upper story or attic in a building, directly under the roof. Alternatively, a loft apartment refers to large adaptable open space, often converted for residential use from some other use, often light industrial...
building located at Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, United States
United States
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. It is a complex of three structures. The Heiser Building is a Romanesque Revival
Romanesque Revival architecture
Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture...
style, six-story brick, stone, and iron structure, eight bays
Bay (architecture)
A bay is a unit of form in architecture. This unit is defined as the zone between the outer edges of an engaged column, pilaster, or post; or within a window frame, doorframe, or vertical 'bas relief' wall form.-Defining elements:...
wide and 14 bays deep, built as a show factory in 1886. The Rosenfeld Building
Faultless Pajama Company
The Faultless Pajama Company, originally E. Rosenfeld and Company and then the Rosenfeld & Steppacher Company, was a Baltimore-based garment manufacturer that began operation in 1881. The factory was located in downtown Baltimore, on the corner of South Paca and Lombard Streets, in what is now...
is a six-story, five-bay loft building, with Beaux Arts styling and built for E. Rosenfeld and Company in 1905. The Strauss Building is a six-story high, six-bay wide, and 11-bay deep loft structure built in 1887 for the Kinny Tobacco Company, cigarette
Cigarette
A cigarette is a small roll of finely cut tobacco leaves wrapped in a cylinder of thin paper for smoking. The cigarette is ignited at one end and allowed to smoulder; its smoke is inhaled from the other end, which is held in or to the mouth and in some cases a cigarette holder may be used as well...
manufacturers, and later occupied by the Strauss Brothers, clothing manufacturers and became part of the Rosenfeld complex around 1910.
Heiser, Rosenfeld, and Strauss Buildings was 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
- Heiser, Rosenfeld, and Strauss Buildings, Baltimore City, including photo from 1976, at Maryland Historical Trust