36 Montgomery St (House), Baltimore, Independent City, MD
Thirty Six East Montgomery Street, Baltimore, Maryland, was an original lot (#884) of Lunn`s Lott in 1782. The dwelling was constructed between 1783 and 1787 under an agreement between John Eager Howard (land owner) and John Ermane (lessee). It has been owned by several prominent citizens, among them, William McMechan, judge in the Baltimore City Court and John T. Grindall, well known resident and land speculator in South Baltimore. This two and one half story brick dwelling, now the largest remaining eighteen century townhouse in the Federal Hill Historic District, was at one time one of the most elegant in the area. There are remnants of graceful detailing in the arched stairhall and delicate moldings in the high-ceilinged rooms. The front doorway with pilasters, fanlight and pediment is installed in the Maryland Wing of the Baltimore Museum of Art. The missing cornice featured Gothic dentils similar to the ones on the pediment of the doorway. The house is not only in a sever state of decay, but it is also threatened by demolition for a part of the proposed city boulevard system.
36 Montgomery St (House), Baltimore, Independent City, MD
Thirty Six East Montgomery Street, Baltimore, Maryland, was an original lot (#884) of Lunn`s Lott in 1782. The dwelling was constructed between 1783 and 1787 under an agreement between John Eager Howard (land owner) and John Ermane (lessee). It has been owned by several prominent citizens, among them, William McMechan, judge in the Baltimore City Court and John T. Grindall, well known resident and land speculator in South Baltimore. This two and one half story brick dwelling, now the largest remaining eighteen century townhouse in the Federal Hill Historic District, was at one time one of the most elegant in the area. There are remnants of graceful detailing in the arched stairhall and delicate moldings in the high-ceilinged rooms. The front doorway with pilasters, fanlight and pediment is installed in the Maryland Wing of the Baltimore Museum of Art. The missing cornice featured Gothic dentils similar to the ones on the pediment of the doorway. The house is not only in a sever state of decay, but it is also threatened by demolition for a part of the proposed city boulevard system.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
