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Wilkens Building

 

                 photography: Rachel H. Sangree

 

 Structural Form:

cast iron fronted warehouse, timber and brick
Engineer / Architect: unknown
Year Built:

1871
Location:

300 West Pratt Street

Baltimore, MD  [Standalone Map]
Historical Details:

While there were probably over 100 cast iron fronted buildings standing in Baltimore a century ago... [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. 215.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Historical Details: While there were probably over 100 cast iron fronted buildings standing in Baltimore a century ago, the Wilkens building is just one of a few remaining.  The rest were destroyed by either the Baltimore fire or redevelopment projects  downtown.