Battle Monument
Battle Monument | |
Baltimore, Maryland | |
Coordinates | 39°17′26.5″N 76°36′44.7″W / 39.290694°N 76.612417°W |
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Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1815 |
Architect | Godefroy, J. Maximillian M.; Capellano, Antonio (crowning statue sculpture) |
NRHP reference No. | 73002181[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 4, 1973 |
Designated BCL | 1975 |
The Battle Monument, located in Battle Monument Square on
Construction
The site of the former first Baltimore County and Town/City Courthouse (torn down in 1809) was originally designated as the location for the newly planned Washington Monument. Designed by Robert Mills (1781–1855), the cornerstone of the Washington Monument for Baltimore had just been laid on Independence Day, July 4, 1815. But fears that the designed shaft of the column would be too tall for the smaller open space of the old Courthouse Square, and might fall over onto nearby close-in townhouses, caused a last-minute change in location.[2] The monument site for the nation's first president was moved further north of the city into "Howard's Woods" of the "Belvindere" estate of Col. John Eager Howard (1752–1827).
The monument, designed by Baltimore architect
Female statue
The monument is topped by an 8 feet tall 2,750 pound
Seal of Baltimore
The monument is depicted on the
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Seal of the City of Baltimore with the Column.
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Baltimore City's flag with the column.
Depictions in film
The monument is erroneously depicted as being in Washington, D.C. in the 2007 film Live Free or Die Hard starring Bruce Willis, which had numerous scenes actually filmed in downtown Baltimore.
Inclusion in heritage registries
The Battle Monument was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 4, 1973.[1] It is contained within the Business and Government Historic District and is within the Baltimore National Heritage Area.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#73002181)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Laura Rich. Maryland History In Prints 1743-1900. p. 46.
- ^ Tom (2015-10-12). "Incredible 1846 Photo of Battle Monument". Ghosts of Baltimore. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- ^ ISBN 0-87033-477-8
- ^ Joyce Mcclay and Catharine Black (September 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Battle Monument" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ^ Walker, Andrea K. "Lady Baltimore moves into its new home," The Baltimore Sun, Saturday, October 5, 2013.
- ^ "Projects".
- ^ "Baltimore National Heritage Area Map" (PDF). City of Baltimore. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 22, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
External links
- Battle Monument, Baltimore, including photo in 1985, at Maryland Historical Trust website
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. MD-1126, "Monument Square, North Calvert Street between Fayette & Lexington Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD", 12 photos, 3 color transparencies, 29 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
- HABS No. MD-185, "Battle Monument, Calvert Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD", 5 photos, 12 data pages
- Battle Monument at Explore Baltimore Heritage
- Battle Monument: On Monument City
- Incredible 1846 Photo of Battle Monument - Ghosts of Baltimore blog