Home of the Friendless (Baltimore, Maryland)

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Location1313 Druid Hill Ave., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates 39°18′8″N76°37′45″W / 39.30222°N 76.62917°W / 39.30222; -76.62917
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1870 (1870)
ArchitectOrtwine, William
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No. 03001205 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 8, 2003

Home of the Friendless is a historic orphanage at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a three bay wide, five story high Second Empire style brick building constructed in 1870 as an orphanage. The building provided a home for orphaned and deserted children for six decades and was part of a three-building complex that housed from 100 to 200 children each year. By 1922 the Board of Managers and Trustees had decided to sell the property and move to the suburbs. The institution is now known as Woodbourne Center. [2]

Home of the Friendless was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Fred B. Shoken (June 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Home of the Friendless" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.