 Baldwin's Mt Clare Roundhouse Ephraim Francis Baldwin (October 4, 1837–March 21, 1916) was an American architect best known for his work for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and for the Catholic Church. The Historic Mt Clare Roundhouse This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...
The Historic Mt Clare Roundhouse This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...
October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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1876 map The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) is one of the oldest railroads in the United States, with an original line from the port of Baltimore, Maryland west to the Ohio River at Wheeling, West Virginia and Parkersburg, West Virginia. ...
The name Catholic Church can mean a visible organization that refers to itself as Catholic, or the invisible Christian Church, viz. ...
Personal Life
Although born in Troy, New York, Baldwin lived most of his life in Baltimore, Maryland. After his father, a civil engineer, died, his mother moved to her hometown of Baltimore, where Baldwin would be educated and raised. He attended Loyola High School from 1850 to 1852. He attended Mt. Saint Mary's College in Emmitsburg, Maryland briefly, from 1854-1855. Looking west down Broadway at downtown Troy. ...
Flag Seal Nickname: Monument City, Charm City, Mob Town, B-more Motto: Get In On It (formerly The City That Reads and The Greatest City in America; BELIEVE is not the official motto but rather a specific campaign) Location Location of Baltimore in Maryland Coordinates , Government Country State County United...
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Emmitsburg was founded in 1785 and is located in Frederick County, Maryland, just south of the Mason-Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania. ...
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Little else is known about Baldwin's personal life. He married Ellen Douglas Jamison in 1873; they had seven sons and two daughters, and his eldest son, Francis J. Baldwin, became an architect and joined his father's firm. He was known as a devout Catholic and was a member of various Catholic societies. In 1870 he was elected a director of the newly organized Maryland Academy of Arts. 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...
Baldwin died at his home in 1916. He is buried in New Cathedral Cemetery in Baltimore. 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Professional Life Baldwin developed a love and talent for architecture as a draftsman and apprentice in the offices of Niernsee & Neilson. His first work of any consequence was Mt. Hope Retreat (later the Seton Institute, now demolished) in Baltimore. He left Niernsee & Neilson in 1867 and practiced on his own for two years. In 1869, Baldwin entered into a partnership with Bruce Price, whom he had met as a trainee at Niernsee & Neilson. The partnership of Baldwin & Price was shortlasted; in 1873, Price moved to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. During the next ten years, Baldwin practiced alone. In 1883, he entered in a long and fruitful partnership with Josias Pennington, who had been a draftsman at Baldwin & Price. 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...
Prices Château Frontenac in Québec City Bruce Price (Cumberland, Maryland 1845 – 1902) was the architect of many of the Canadian Pacific Railways Chateau-type stations and hotels. ...
1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ...
Baldwin and Price were elected to membership in the Baltimore Chapter of the AIA in December 1870. Baldwin served as a Secretary of the Chapter until his resignation in 1888 over a disagreement between himself and a competitor, George A. Frederick. Aia is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the North of Spain. ...
1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...
1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ...
Career Highlights Over the course of his 50-year career, Baldwin designed some 500 churches, banks, office buildings, warehouses, railroad stations, municipal and public buildings, hospitals, schools, clubs, and residences. His work can be found from New York to Ohio, and from Pennsylvania to Georgia, though eighty percent of his work can be found in Maryland. About 150 of those buildings still stand.
B&O Railroad Structures  B&O Station at Point of Rocks In 1872, Baldwin was appointed the head architect for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, a position previously held by John Rudolph Niernsee, his mentor. Over the next 25 years he designed stations and other structures for the railroad, including many of its most famous buildings. Perhaps the best known are the passenger car shop in Baltimore that is now the central roundhouse at the B&O Railroad Museum, and the passenger station at Point of Rocks, Maryland. Other surviving Baldwin stations in Maryland can be found in: 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...
1876 map The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) is one of the oldest railroads in the United States, with an original line from the port of Baltimore, Maryland west to the Ohio River at Wheeling, West Virginia and Parkersburg, West Virginia. ...
Mt Clare Roundhouse Opened in Baltimore on 2 July 1953, the B&O Railroad Museum is located at the historic site of the B&O Railroads Mt. ...
MARC commuter train conductor catching up with local news on a foggy morning at Point of Rocks. ...
The station in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia was also designed by Baldwin, though it has been heavily modified. Flag Seal Location Location of Laurel in Maryland Coordinates , Government Country State County United States Maryland Prince Georges County Municipal corporation 1870 Mayor Craig A. Moe Geographical characteristics Area City 9. ...
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Brunswick is a city located in Frederick County, Maryland. ...
Harpers Ferry is a town located in Jefferson County, West Virginia. ...
Baldwin's stations are a favorite with photographers because of their picturesque appearance. Built of brick or wood in the Queen Anne Style, the most famous are festooned with decorative gables, spires, and brickwork. The Buttermans, the historic home of John Newman, the butter king, is one of several Queen Anne mansions in Elgin, Illinois The Queen Anne style of British and American architecture reached its greatest popularity in the last quarter of the 19th century, manifesting itself in a number of different ways...
Catholic Churches and Institutions The Catholic Church was also a major part of his life and work. Baldwin took a special interest in ecclesiastical work, undoubtedly motivated by his own religious beliefs and dedication. His work on churches, seminaries, schools, and health care facilities spanned his entire career. He was awarded a gold medal, "Bene Merenti," by Pope Leo XII for his work on the buildings at The Catholic University of America. Leo XII, born Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiore Girolamo Nicola della Genga (August 22, 1760 – February 10, 1829), was Pope from 1823 to 1829. ...
The Catholic University of America The Catholic University of America (abbreviated CUA), located in Washington, DC, is unique as the national university of the Roman Catholic Church and as the only higher education institution founded by U.S. Roman Catholic bishops. ...
Among his many other churches and Catholic buildings are the following:
Founded in 1873, in Baltimore, by the School Sisters of Notre Dame, College of Notre Dame of Maryland was the first Catholic college for women to award the four–year baccalaureate degree. ...
Chartered in 1805, St. ...
See also Prices Château Frontenac in Québec City Bruce Price (Cumberland, Maryland 1845 – 1902) was the architect of many of the Canadian Pacific Railways Chateau-type stations and hotels. ...
References - E. (Ephraim) Francis Baldwin. The Baltimore Architecture Foundation. Retrieved on May 27, 2006.
- Ephraim Francis Baldwin, 1837-1916. Structurae [en]. Retrieved on May 27, 2006.
- Ephraim Francis Baldwin. ZhurnalWiki. Retrieved on May 27, 2006.
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