Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Baltimore Building

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Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Baltimore Building
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Location2525 Kirk Ave., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates 39°19′8″N76°36′1″W / 39.31889°N 76.60028°W / 39.31889; -76.60028
Built1939
Architectural styleModerne
NRHP reference No. 13000847 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 23, 2013

The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Baltimore Building is a historic industrial building at 2525 Kirk Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland. The Moderne style building was built in 1939. The building includes hallmarks of the style, including rounded corners, horizontal bands of stonework, and stylized relief panels with renditions of the Coca-Cola Company logo. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Baltimore Building". Maryland Historic Trust. Retrieved 2013-03-23.