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Bromo-Seltzer Tower

Engineer / Architect: Joseph E. Sperry
Location: 21 S Eutaw St
Baltimore, MD
Year Built: 1911
Structural Form: tower; steel frame with masonry facade
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
Image Source(s): Rachel Sangree
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: Link;
National Park Service "Batlimore: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary", Retrieved April 5, 2005 from: Link

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