Hutzler Brothers Palace Building

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Hutzler Brothers Palace Building
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Hutzler Brothers Palace Building, March 2012
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Location210-218 N. Howard St., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates 39°17′32″N76°37′10.6″W / 39.29222°N 76.619611°W / 39.29222; -76.619611 Coordinates: 39°17′32″N76°37′10.6″W / 39.29222°N 76.619611°W / 39.29222; -76.619611
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1888 (1888)
Architect Baldwin & Pennington; Edmunds, James R.
Architectural styleSecond Empire, Modern Movement
NRHP reference No. 84001348 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 7, 1984

The Hutzler Brothers Palace Building is a historic flagship department store building located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States and built by Hutzler's. It was constructed in 1888, with a south bay added in 1924.

The original limestone Romanesque eclectic façade is three bays wide and five stories in height. The ground floor façade was redesigned in 1931 in the Art Moderne style. Hutzler's is believed to hold the record for longevity in an original location among American department stores, having been founded on this site in 1858. [2]

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Hutzler Bros. building in Baltimore

Hutzler Brothers Palace Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [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. Peter Kurtze and Edward Perlman (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hutzler Brothers Palace Building" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.