Johnston Building was a historic wholesale building located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States designed by Jackson C. Gott. It is a five-story loft building constructed in 1880. The cast iron façade reflected the influence of the Queen Anne style. It housed wholesale companies dealing in tobacco, hats, shoes, clothing, and home and office furnishings, including Samuel Hecht, Jr. & Sons. It was demolished in 2002.[2]
Johnston Building | |
 Johnston Building, HABS Photo | |
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| Location | 26-30 S. Howard St., Baltimore, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°17′17″N 76°37′11″W / 39.28806°N 76.61972°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1880 |
| Architect | Jackson C. Gott |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| MPS | Cast Iron Architecture of Baltimore MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 94001166[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 26, 1994 |
Johnston Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Robert Weis and Philip Kahn (November 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Johnston Building" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
External links
edit- Johnston Building, Baltimore City, including photo from 1989, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. MD-1118, "Johnston Buildings, 26-28 South Howard Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD", 4 photos, 1 photo caption page