Madison Park in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Daniel Coit Gilman

1831-1908

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, March 24, 2008

1. Daniel Coit Gilman Marker

Inscription. First President of Johns Hopkins University. First director of John Hopkins Hospital. A pathfinder in American graduate and professional education.

Erected by Bolton Hill Historic District.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Maryland, Bolton Hill Historic District series list.

Location. 39° 18.23′ N, 76° 37.582′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Madison Park. It is at the intersection of Eutaw Place and West Lanvale Street, on the right when traveling south on Eutaw Place. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Francis Scott Key (within shouting distance of this marker); The Md. Prince Hall Masons (within shouting distance of this marker); Woodrow Wilson (within shouting distance of this marker); St. James Court (within shouting distance of this marker); William Sydney Thayer, M.D. (within shouting distance of this marker); Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum (about 300 feet away, measured

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in a direct line); William Stewart Halsted, M.D. (about 300 feet away); Early Civil Rights Era (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Lillie Carroll Jackson Museum (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . .
1. Biography of Daniel Coit Gilman. (Submitted on October 17, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.)
2. Daniel Coit Gilman. and Johns Hopkins University (Submitted on October 12, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)

Daniel Coit Gilman house image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, March 24, 2008

2. Daniel Coit Gilman house

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 11, 2015

3. Daniel Coit Gilman Marker

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 11, 2015

4. Daniel Coit Gilman Marker

Estep Brothers Funeral Service P.A. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 11, 2015

5. Estep Brothers Funeral Service P.A.

Today 1300 Eutaw Place is Estep Brothers Funeral Home.

Architectural Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 11, 2015

6. Architectural Detail

Dr. Daniel Coit Gilman image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Libary of Congress

7. Dr. Daniel Coit Gilman

Detail of a portrait by Frances Benjamin Johnston

Photographed by E. H. Pickering - HABS

8. Daniel Coit Gilman House

The Historic American Building Survey identifies this house at 614 Park Avenue as the Daniel Coit Gilman House

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,621 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 24, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on October 12, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.