Home of the Friendless is a historic orphanage at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a three bay wide, five story high Second Empire style brick building constructed in 1870 as an orphanage. The building provided a home for orphaned and deserted children for six decades and was part of a three-building complex that housed from 100 to 200 children each year. By 1922 the Board of Managers and Trustees had decided to sell the property and move to the suburbs. The institution is now known as Woodbourne Center.[2]
Home of the Friendless | |
 Home of the Friendless, March 2012 | |
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| Location | 1313 Druid Hill Ave., Baltimore, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°18′8″N 76°37′45″W / 39.30222°N 76.62917°W |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| Built | 1870 |
| Architect | Ortwine, William |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| NRHP reference No. | 03001205[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 8, 2003 |
Home of the Friendless was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Fred B. Shoken (June 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Home of the Friendless" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
External links
edit- Home of the Friendless, Baltimore City, including photo from 2002, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Woodbourne Center website