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The Roland Water Tower was built in 1905 as a 211,000-gallon water tank to supply residents to Hampden and nearby neighborhoods, part of a complicated water supply system that included the Western Pumping Station at Druid Lake. The design by William…

Designed by architect Edward L. Palmer, Jr. in 1925, the handsome Roland Park Apartments, now known as the Roland Park Condominium, is a significant example of Beaux Arts architecture in North Baltimore. The building was erected by the M.A. Long…

Founded in 1791, St. Mary's Seminary and University was the first Catholic seminary in the United States. It was granted a civil charter by the State of Maryland in 1805 and in 1822, Pope Pious VII established it as the first seminary in the U.S. to…