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Bromo-Seltzer Tower

 

                 photography: Rachel H. Sangree

 

 Structural Form:

tower; steel frame with masonry facade
Engineer / Architect: Joseph E. Sperry
Year Built:

1911
Location:

21 S Eutaw St

Baltimore, MD  [Standalone Map]
Historical Details:

It was tallest building in the city of

Baltimore at the time of its construction.

The tower was topped with a 51 foot

rotating replica of  a Bromo-Seltzer bottle

until 1936, when it was removed due to

structural concerns.
Technical Details:

N/A
References:

J. Dorsey and J.D. Dilts, A Guide to Baltimore Architecture (Third Edition), Tidewater Publishers, Centreville, MD (1997), p. 172. [more]


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References:

J. Dorsey and J.D. Dilts, A Guide to Baltimore Architecture (Third Edition), Tidewater Publishers, Centreville, MD (1997), p. 172.

 

Spears/Votta & Associates, Inc. "Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower - Baltimore, Maryland", Retrieved April 5, 2005 from: http://www.spearsvotta.com/photos/bromo_seltzer2.html

 

National Park Service "Batlimore: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary", Retrieved April 5, 2005 from:  http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/baltimore/b17.htm