MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

ARCHITECTURE

ARCHITECTS

[photo, 86 State Circle, Annapolis, Maryland]
  • Adams, Otto Eugene (1889-1968)
    Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Nov. 1, 1889
    Died in 1968
  • Anderson, Joseph Horatio (? - c. 1774-78)
  • Andrews, Richard Snowden (1830-1903)
    Born in Washington, DC, Oct. 29, 1830
    Died Jan. 5, 1903
  • Archer, George (1848-1920)
    Born near Churchville, Maryland, March 7, 1848
    Died Jan. 6, 1920
    • 86 State Circle, Annapolis, Maryland, June 2002. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
    [photo, adjacent doorways, West Madison St., Baltimore, Maryland]

    Adjacent doorways, West Madison St., Baltimore, Maryland, July 2009. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    [photo, Allegany County Courthouse, 30 Washington St., Cumberland, Maryland]
  • Butler, Wright (1869-1932)
    Born in Cumberland, Maryland, 1869
    Died in Cumberland, Maryland, 1932
  • Carson, Charles L. (1847-1891)
    Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Nov. 3, 1847
    Died in Baltimore, Maryland, Dec. 18, 1891
  • Cassell, Albert (1895-1969)
    Born in Towson, Maryland, June 25, 1895
    Died in Washington, DC, Nov. 30, 1969
    • Allegany County Courthouse (Wright Butler, architect), 30 Washington St., Cumberland, Maryland, June 2004. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
    [photo, Corner column design, Allegany County Courthouse, 30 Washington St., Cumberland, Maryland]

    Corner column design, Allegany County Courthouse (Wright Butler, architect), 30 Washington St., Cumberland, Maryland, October 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    [photo, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, by Rembrandt Peale, c. 1815, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 409 Cathedral St., Baltimore, Maryland]
  • Latrobe, Benjamin Henry (1764-1820)
    Born near Leeds, England, May 1, 1764
    Died in New Orleans, Louisiana, Sept. 3, 1820

    • Benjamin Henry Latrobe, by Rembrandt Peale, c. 1815, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 409 Cathedral St., Baltimore, Maryland, November 2015. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.

    [photo, Latrobe Column Capital, before Miller Senate Office Building, 11 Bladen St., Annapolis, Maryland] Benjamin Henry Latrobe introduced the profession of architecture and the Greek Revival style to the United States.

    Latrobe column capital, before Miller Senate Office Building, Annapolis, Maryland, January 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt. Designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe in 1820, this Ionic capital was part of twelve columns of the Baltimore Exchange. In 1902, it moved to the old Court of Appeals Building in Annapolis, and more recently was placed before the Miller Senate Office Building.

    [photo, Wrought iron fence at base of Washington Monument, Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, Maryland] Baltimore built the first monument to honor George Washington. Completed in 1829, the Baltimore Washington Monument was the work of architect Robert Mills (1781-1855). Mills later designed the Washington Monument erected in the nation's capital.

    Wrought iron fence at Washington Monument, Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, Maryland, April 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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