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

Peale's Baltimore Museum - 1814

Peale's Baltimore Museum aka Municipal Museum of the City of Baltimore image. Click for more information.

Photographed By Christopher Busta-Peck, March 16, 2008

1. Peale's Baltimore Museum aka Municipal Museum of the City of Baltimore

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Inscription. Has been designated a
Registered National
Historic Landmark

Under the provisions of the
Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935.
This site possesses exceptional value
in commemorating or illustrating
the history of the United States

U.S. Department of the Interior
National Park Service

1966

Erected 1966 by National Park Service - United States Department of the Interior.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work • Education • Landmarks. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1935.

Location. 39° 17.507′ N, 76° 36.613′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Downtown. Marker is on North Holliday Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 225 North Holliday Street, Baltimore MD 21202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Peale Museum (here, next to this marker); Peale's Baltimore Museum (here, next to this marker); The Municipal Museum of the City of Baltimore (a few steps from this marker); The Harris Bus (a few steps from this marker);

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Zion Lutheran Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Hiltgunt Margret Zassenhaus (within shouting distance of this marker); Discover Holliday Street: A Stage for Culture, Politics, and Worship (within shouting distance of this marker); Baltimore City Fire Department (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.

Also see . . . Peale Museum. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on December 5, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Peale's Baltimore Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Christopher Busta-Peck, March 16, 2008

2. Peale's Baltimore Museum

Marker is close to the right edge of the building, between the window and the downspout.

Peale's Baltimore Museum - 1814 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, September 27, 2015

3. Peale's Baltimore Museum - 1814 Marker

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, September 27, 2015

4. Peale's Baltimore Museum

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, September 27, 2015

5. Wisdom

Relief sculpture by Robert McGill Mackall, donated in 1931 by the Baltimore Gas & Electric Company.

Union Bank Pediment<br>in the back garden image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, September 27, 2015

6. Union Bank Pediment
in the back garden

This 1807 sculpture by Augustin Chevalier was originally part of the Union Bank Building designed by Robert Cary Long, Sr. It was donated to the museum by the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company. The broken gas lamp reminds us that Rembrandt Peale founded the Gas Light Company of Baltimore in 1816 the ancestor of Baltimore Gas and Electric.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,586 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 16, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 4, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.