Sonneborn Building

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Sonneborn Building
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Sonneborn Building March 2012
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Location110 South Paca Street, Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates 39°17′11″N76°37′21″W / 39.28639°N 76.62250°W / 39.28639; -76.62250 Coordinates: 39°17′11″N76°37′21″W / 39.28639°N 76.62250°W / 39.28639; -76.62250
Area0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built1905
ArchitectTheodore Wells Pietsch
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Industrial/Loft
NRHP reference No. 82001588 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 29, 1982

Sonneborn Building, also known as Paca-Pratt Building, is a historic loft building in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Designed by Theodore Wells Pietsch, it is a nine-story loft building constructed in 1905 of "fireproof" reinforced-concrete construction, faced in buff-colored brick, with a coursed ashlar foundation and stone trim. Its detailing reflects the Neoclassical Revival of the early 20th century. It was built for Henry Sonneborn and Company as a vertical clothing manufactory and was the tallest and largest strictly manufacturing building in the city of Baltimore. [2]

Sonneborn Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is located in the Loft Historic District South. [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. Dennis P. Dolan (February 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sonneborn Building" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-04-01.