Built in 1905, the Rochambeau Apartments once stood on the corner of Charles and Franklin Streets. The building was built by noted Baltimore architect Edward Glidden, who also designed the Washington Apartments on Charles Street in Mt. Vernon, the Furness House, and many other buildings in Baltimore. The Rochambeau was a contributing building in the Cathedral Hill National Register Historic District. It was also a truly iconic building along Baltimore’s historic Charles Street. The Archdiocese of Baltimore demolished the building in 2006 and intends to erect a prayer garden on the site.
1820s Houses / 300 Saint Paul Place
Built during the 1820s, the row of houses on the 300 block of Saint Paul Place was erected in the aftermath of the War of 1812 and constituted some of the oldest buildings in Baltimore. This row was the last row of its type downtown. By 1890, the houses played a central role in Baltimore’s African American community as the location of the school for the St. Francis Xavier Church, the first Catholic Church for African Americans in the country. In the early 1900s, the row had both black and white residents at a time when mixed-race blocks were illegal in Baltimore. Mercy Hospital demolished the buildings in 2007, intending to build a new building on the site.
Monumental Motorcar Company
Built in 1915, the Monumental Motorcar Company showroom was one of the last surviving buildings relating to the early automobile era along Mount Royal Avenue between Bolton Hill and Mount Vernon. The University of Baltimore razed the building in 2004 over the objections of Baltimore Heritage, the Mount Vernon Belvedere Association, and the Maryland Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (the first and so far only time this state cabinet-level body has issued such an objection). The site now houses the University of Baltimore Student Center.
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The Rochambeau Apartments
Built in 1905, the Rochambeau Apartments once stood on the corner of Charles and Franklin Streets. The building was built by noted Baltimore architect Edward Glidden, who also designed the Washington Apartments on Charles Street in Mt. Vernon, the Furness House, and many other buildings in Baltimore. The Rochambeau was a contributing building in the Cathedral Hill National Register Historic District. It was also a truly iconic building along Baltimore’s historic Charles Street. The Archdiocese of Baltimore demolished the building in 2006 and intends to erect a prayer garden on the site.
1820s Houses / 300 Saint Paul Place
Built during the 1820s, the row of houses on the 300 block of Saint Paul Place was erected in the aftermath of the War of 1812 and constituted some of the oldest buildings in Baltimore. This row was the last row of its type downtown. By 1890, the houses played a central role in Baltimore’s African American community as the location of the school for the St. Francis Xavier Church, the first Catholic Church for African Americans in the country. In the early 1900s, the row had both black and white residents at a time when mixed-race blocks were illegal in Baltimore. Mercy Hospital demolished the buildings in 2007, intending to build a new building on the site.
Monumental Motorcar Company
Built in 1915, the Monumental Motorcar Company showroom was one of the last surviving buildings relating to the early automobile era along Mount Royal Avenue between Bolton Hill and Mount Vernon. The University of Baltimore razed the building in 2004 over the objections of Baltimore Heritage, the Mount Vernon Belvedere Association, and the Maryland Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (the first and so far only time this state cabinet-level body has issued such an objection). The site now houses the University of Baltimore Student Center.