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

Women's Industrial Exchange

Photographed By Bill Pfingsten, December 11, 2013

1. Women''s Industrial Exchange Marker

Inscription.
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce • Women.

Location. 39° 17.616′ N, 76° 36.918′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Downtown. Marker is on North Charles Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 333 North Charles Street, Baltimore MD 21201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Votes for Women (here, next to this marker); Brown’s Arcade (within shouting distance of this marker); George Washington Bicentennial Marker (within shouting distance of this marker); The Latrobe House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); James Cardinal Gibbons Monument (about 400 feet away); Rectory of Old St. Paul’s Parish (about 400 feet away); Baltimore's City Center (about 400 feet away); Brown's Loft Apartments (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.

Regarding Women's Industrial Exchange. The Women's Industrial Exchange was established in 1887 and purchased this building

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in 1889 to provide an outlet for hand crafted goods produced by city women. Many wives and mothers were widowed or their husband's were unable to provide an income for the family. These women used their skills to make crafts and sold them on consignment through this shop. They added a tea room and it was eventually converted to a lunch room. Many of the waitresses working in the lunch room were in their 90's when they decided to close in the early 2000's. The lunch room reopened in 2007 and continues to provide meals for city workers during the workweek. The consignment shop still operates today now under the name Women's Exchange.

Women's Industrial Exchange Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 15, 2021

2. Women's Industrial Exchange Building

Women's Industrial Exchange Consignment Shop image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Pfingsten, December 11, 2013

3. Women's Industrial Exchange Consignment Shop

Women's Industrial Exchange Lunch Room image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Pfingsten, December 11, 2013

4. Women's Industrial Exchange Lunch Room

Each table features photos of prominent women with Baltimore roots.

Women's Industrial Exchange Waitresses image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Pfingsten, December 11, 2013

5. Women's Industrial Exchange Waitresses

Many were in their 90's when they retired.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2013, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 565 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 26, 2013, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on February 15, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 26, 2013, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.