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Washington Monument

 

                 photography: Rachel H. Sangree

 

 Structural Form:

Tower; masonry
Engineer / Architect: Robert Mills
Year Built:

1815-29
Location:

Washington Place and Mount Vernon

Place, Baltimore, MD  [Standalone Map]
Historical Details: Mills won the design competition to build the first monument dedicated to General Washington.  [more]
Technical Details:

N/A
References:

J. Dorsey and J.D. Dilts, A Guide to Baltimore Architecture (Third Edition), Tidewater Publishers, Centreville, MD (1997), p. 115. [more]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Historical Details:

 

 Mills won the design competition to build the first monument dedicated to General Washington.  At the time of its construction, this area was north of Baltimore and known as Howard's Park.  Consequently, the tower helped shape the Mount Vernon neighborhood as it is known today. 

 
References: J. Dorsey and J.D. Dilts, A Guide to Baltimore Architecture (Third Edition), Tidewater Publishers, Centreville, MD (1997), p. 115.

M.E Hayward and F.R. Shivers, Jr., the Architecture of Baltimore: An Illustrated History, The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore (2004), p. 81.