Gay Street in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Broadway School

Photographed by Mark P Brock-cancellieri, May 26, 2023

1. Broadway School Marker

Inscription.
This plaque commemorates the site of Broadway School (Public School 109). The building was designed by prominent Baltimore architect Francis E. Davis and constructed in 1876. An example of the innovative "open plan" developed by J. J. Husband for school buildings, the Broadway School design afforded the principal a view of all the classrooms and allowed flexible classroom sizes through movable glass partitions. The school was converted to apartments during the late 1970s. The vacant building was removed in 2003 for the expansion of the Kennedy Krieger Institute campus.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.

Location. 39° 17.989′ N, 76° 35.656′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Gay Street. It is on North Broadway 0.2 miles north of E Madison St., on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 825 N Broadway, Baltimore MD 21205, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

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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 General’s Highway” (approx. 0.2 miles away); Clarence H. "Du" Burns Amphitheater (approx. 0.2 miles away); Painted Screens: An East Baltimore Tradition (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Old Dunbar High School (approx. ¼ mile away); Dr. Charles W. Simmons (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Cycle of East Baltimore Communities, 1870s - 1970s (approx. 0.3 miles away); José Martí (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.

Also see . . . Public School 109. (Submitted on June 1, 2023, by Mark P. Brock-Cancellieri of Baltimore, Maryland.)

Broadway School (also known as Male and Female School #5; Public School 109 image. Click for more information.

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2. Broadway School (also known as Male and Female School #5; Public School 109

National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form
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Photographed by Mark P Brock-cancellieri, July 26, 2023

3. Broadway School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2023, by Mark P. Brock-Cancellieri of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 289 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 26, 2023, by Mark P. Brock-Cancellieri of Baltimore, Maryland. 2. submitted on October 3, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on July 29, 2023, by Mark P. Brock-Cancellieri of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.