Commercial Credit Company Building

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Commercial Credit Company Building
Old Baltimore Life Insurance Company Building Commercial Credit Building (1930; Mottu and White, architects), 301 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 (32091530437).jpg
The building in 2019
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Location300-314 St. Paul Pl.
Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates 39°17′34″N76°36′51″W / 39.29278°N 76.61417°W / 39.29278; -76.61417 Coordinates: 39°17′34″N76°36′51″W / 39.29278°N 76.61417°W / 39.29278; -76.61417
Arealess than one acre
Built1954-1957
Built byEdwards and Hjorth
Architect Harrison and Abramovitz
Architectural style Modern
NRHP reference No. 100002331 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 17, 2018

The Commercial Credit Company Building, also known as The Residences at 300 St. Paul, is a historic building located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is significant as the first post-World War II office building constructed in the city, its associations with the Commercial Credit Company who commissioned it, and the New York City architectural firm Harrison and Abramovitz who designed it. [2]

Construction on the Modernist structure began in 1954 and it was completed three years later. Edwards and Hjorth were the general contractors. The property is located on a steep slope. The eastern section of the building is 19-stories, with a five-story section in the middle and a two-story section on its west elevation. The base of the building is composed of a Deer Isle granite with a glazed aluminum curtain wall in the center. The upper floors are slightly recessed from the base and are clad in grey aluminum panels.

Commercial Credit Company continued to own the building until 1989. It has subsequently been converted into apartments. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Program: Weekly List". National Park Service. April 20, 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  2. Commercial Credit Company Building, Baltimore city, Inventory No.: B-2230, no photo, at Maryland Historical Trust website