A tree fell in the forest and I wasn’t around to hear it, so to speak. As a couple of my readers know, I lived in Baltimore, Maryland, from 2004 to 2005 in the Hampden neighborhood, a former mill town north of downtown along the Jones Falls. One of the most prominent landmarks in the…
Tag: Romanesque Revival
Enright Avenue Between Pendleton Avenue and Whittier Street
Enright Avenue is the street one block north of Delmar, and it is often in the news nowadays, first for a series of arsons, and also as the target of redevelopment–or gentrification–depending on your perspective. The architecture is just as impressive as the Central West End, just to the south, and to be honest, more…
Museum Hill, Part Three, St. Joseph
The Wyeth-Tootle Mansion Museum sits at what is probably the highest point in the neighborhood, and is a sight to behold. The mansion takes up an entire block, but arranged on the streets around it are a bevy of other interesting historic houses, many of which have been renovated, as well. There is even a…
Museum Hill, Part Two, St. Joseph
Not all of Museum Hill is so elaborate. This portion of the neighborhood is down near the Patee House, which we already looked at. There are many more duplexes in what was clearly a more working class part of town. Also, it was built very early. There is more abandonment. But then we ascend back…
Museum Hill, Part One, St. Joseph
East of the civic center of St. Joseph, the terrain rises quickly up to what is now called Museum Hill, which is a veritable treasure trove of late Nineteenth and early Twentieth Century housing styles. There are also many churches near the bottom of the hill. Look at how much the houses to the east…
North Twelfth Street, Cathedral Hill, St. Joseph
Over on the east side of Cathedral Hill, north of Frederick Street, is just another street full of amazing houses, just giving an impression of the architectural richness of St. Joseph.
Around Hall Street, Cathedral Hill, St. Joseph
There’s more amazing architecture to the west on the slopes of Cathedral Hill, which we examined at different times of the day and dates. There has been some recent in-fill on what had been a recently cleared area of several blocks. There was an abandoned school, and I had to wonder if it was an…
Hall Street, Cathedral Hill, St. Joseph
The 600 through 800 blocks of Hall Street in St. Joseph contain some of the stunning houses in America, and running the gamut of different architectural styles and ornament. It is north of downtown and up a gently sloping rise named Cathedral Hill named after the nearby Roman Catholic cathedral. Above, this was the home…
St. Joseph Roman Catholic Cathedral
Sitting on a ridge that gives its name to Cathedral Hill, the Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. Joseph dominates the eastern end of the slope. Surrounded by intact urban fabric, the cathedral’s brick exterior blends in well with the neighborhood. The building below functions as the offices for the cathedral as well as a food…
Three Churches, St. Joseph
Originally organized in 1854, the current First Presbyterian Church dates from 1911, sitting at the corner of 7th and Jules streets. Edmond Jacques Eckel, perhaps the most famed, talented and ubiquitous architect in St. Joseph, as well as a collaborator Walter Boschen, designed the church. It’s a nice example of the Colonial Revival with a…