Reservoir Hill in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Towers, Gates & Pavilions
Druid Hill Park
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In 1862, the Park Commission hired nineteen-year-old architectural draftsman, George Aloysius Frederick. Directed by widely-traveled Commissioner John H.B. Latrobe, Frederick designed and supervised the construction of an astonishing number of park features.
Among these structures were several grand entrance gateways, six streetcar pavilions, including the Council Grove Station near the zoo entrance (1863) and the Chinese Station now at the zoo entrance (1864), the Bandstand (1865), the Moorish Tower at Druid Lake (about 1870), the Fish Hatchery (after 1872), the Maryland Building, constructed in 1876 for the nation's Centennial International Exposition in Philadelphia and later installed near the Mansion and the Palm House Conservatory (1888).
Erected by Baltimore City Recreation & Parks.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.
Location. 39° 18.92′ N, 76° 38.441′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Reservoir Hill. It is on Madison Avenue just north of Cloverdale Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1100 Cloverdale Rd, Baltimore MD 21217, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
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Bandstand on Swann Drive, built about 1865, no longer standing.
The Main Entrance Gateway at Madison Avenue, begun in 1865, and completed in 1868.
Gates swing open at the Mount Royal Avenue entrance to the park, after 1904.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 333 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 26, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
