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Merchants' National Bank Building (1895), Baltimore

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When the 7 story Merchants National Bank Building was completed in 1895 the Baltimore sun called it "a splendid building" and a fine addition to the many recent handsome office buildings erected in Baltimore. Optimistically, the Sun article also mentioned that the steel frame encased in brick masonry
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building, spanning the entire block between Water and East Lombard, South and Commerce Streets. The original two story building was preserved as a historic facade. The construction cost was approximately $ 20 million. The architect was Donald N. Coupard Associates (now DNC Architects), and
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of 1904. Almost the entire interior was destroyed, except for the banking rooms on the first floor. The bank then decided to make its headquarters a two-story building, which it remained for almost 80 years.
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Merchants consolidated with the Mechanics NB of Baltimore in 1912 and consolidated at the Mechanics' location. This property was then surplused and sold to Baltimore insurance company
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The Merchants' National Bank Building (1895), as pictured in the American Architect and Building News, Nov. 13,1893. No. 934.
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was a historic bank building at 301 Water Street, at the corner of South Street, in
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with granite facing on the outside made the structure "fire-proof throughout".
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Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
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building designed by the Baltimore-based architectural firm of
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sign was formerly the Merchants Natl. Bank Bldg. Behind is
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of 1904 and reduced to two stories. Picture circa 1950s.
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The 1895 Merchants' National Bank Building facade is a
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Historic district contributing properties in Maryland
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Merchants Bank Building, Baltimore 2014, after a new
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Merchants Bank Building after being destroyed by the
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Merchants National Bank Building (1895) in Baltimore
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Merchants' National Bank Building (1895), Baltimore
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U.S. Historic district
Contributing property

Merchants' National Bank Building (1895), Baltimore is located in Maryland
Merchants' National Bank Building (1895), Baltimore is located in Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland
39°17′19″N 76°36′38″W / 39.28861°N 76.61056°W / 39.28861; -76.61056
Baldwin & Pennington
Renaissance Revival
Business and Government Historic District
ID87002065
Baltimore
Maryland
Renaissance Revival style
Baldwin & Pennington
Johns Hopkins

Great Baltimore Fire

postmodern

FNB—First National Bank
Commerce Place
USS Constellation
Harborplace
Great Baltimore Fire
USF&G
Postmodern style
Whiting-Turner
historic district contributing property

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