Brown's Arcade | |
Location | 322-328 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland |
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Coordinates | 39°17′36″N76°36′56″W / 39.29333°N 76.61556°W |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
Built | 1904 |
Architect | Brauns, Henry |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 83002927 [1] |
Added to NRHP | January 17, 1983 |
Brown's Arcade is a historic retail and office building located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It consists of four early 19th century brick rowhouses. Architect Henry F. Brauns redesigned a row of four, three story buildings in 1904 into the original Brown's Arcade, with the application of Colonial Revival details over the original Federal-style façade. It was converted to a series of small shops; bordering a straight central walkway with offices above. The rear courtyard contains two-story brick structures with shed roofs and a two-story Renaissance Revival style structure. [2]
Brown's Arcade was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]
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