Downtown in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
James Cardinal Gibbons Monument
Cardinal Gibbons
Archbishop of Baltimore
Devoted Churchman
Exemplary Citizen
Friend of Humanity
July 23, 1834
March 24, 1921
Citizens of many faiths
hereby
honor a great American
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is July 23, 1834.
Location. 39° 17.653′ N, 76° 36.98′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of West Mulberry Street (U.S. 40) and Cathedral Street, on the left when traveling east on West Mulberry Street. This monument is located on the grounds of the Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13W W Mulberry St, Baltimore MD 21201, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and monument is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, in the Chesapeake Bay Region, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Latrobe House (a few steps from this marker); Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (within shouting distance of this marker); The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (within shouting distance of this marker); Creating an American Culture: The Golden Age of Baltimore (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Enoch Pratt Free Library (within shouting distance of this marker); George Washington Bicentennial Marker (within shouting distance of this marker); Pope John Paul II Monument (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Expanding the American Intellect: Icons and Iconoclasts (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.
Other markers no longer nearby. The Latrobe House (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Enoch Pratt Free Library (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 393 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on October 29, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 29, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.


