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Chapter 1 · Building
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Reported completion / phase: 1856
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An Italian basilica-inspired church incorporating surviving walls and sculptural pieces from its fire-damaged predecessor. 1856. The previous church burned in 1854; Upjohn’s replacement was completed in 1856. The fire date is not treated as a proven construction start.
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1856. The previous church burned in 1854; Upjohn’s replacement was completed in 1856. The fire date is not treated as a proven construction start.
A remote or manually navigated catalogue study. The order follows recorded dates, not a pedestrian route; nearby regional places may be far apart. No walking duration is estimated.
Check each place's actual location and visitor rules. A catalogue pin does not grant entry or confirm present access. Use the atlas record and linked sources to plan a visit.
Automatically assembled catalogue study. Where text is drawn from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 applies to that text. Wikipedia article and contributor links are included with each applicable stop. Passages may be excerpted or abridged and include additional editorial date context. Other sources and original observation prompts retain their own terms.
1. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church · Reported completion / phase: 1856
An Italian basilica-inspired church incorporating surviving walls and sculptural pieces from its fire-damaged predecessor. 1856. The previous church burned in 1854; Upjohn’s replacement was completed in 1856. The fire date is not treated as a proven construction start.
Observe: Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes.
Access: Published coordinate for the identified building; not a city-centre estimate.
Record context: 1856. The previous church burned in 1854; Upjohn’s replacement was completed in 1856. The fire date is not treated as a proven construction start.
Record context: Published coordinate for the identified building; not a city-centre estimate.
Evergreen Museum & Library · Recorded year (source inventory): 1858
Evergreen Museum & Library is a historic house museum and research library in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is located between the campuses of the Notre Dame of Maryland University and Loyola University Maryland. It is operated by Johns Hopkins University along with Homewood Museum; both make up the Johns Hopkins University Museums. The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article.
Observe: Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes.
Access: Catalogue location only. Confirm current access and the observation point before travelling.
Record context: The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article.
Fidelity Building · Recorded year (source inventory): 1894
The Fidelity Building is a 15-story, 67 m (220 ft) high rise building in the central business district of Baltimore, Maryland. Completed in 1894, it was later the headquarters of the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Baltimore which was founded in 1892. As of 2024, the building is currently being converted into 220-unit mixed use apartments with ground level retail. The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article.
Observe: Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes.
Access: Catalogue location only. Confirm current access and the observation point before travelling.
Record context: The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article.