Baltimore Jail

ID: 1806 ~ Source: Enoch Pratt Free Library, mdcp030 ~ Date: c. 1859

This file appears in: Warden’s House, Baltimore City Jail

Original watercolor drawing by an unknown artist offers a view of the Baltimore Jail from East Madison street near the Jones Falls.

This file appears in: Warden’s House, Baltimore City Jail

Warden’s House, Baltimore City Jail

By Eli Pousson & Richard F. Messick

The Warden's House on Monument Street is a remarkable work of architecture and a unique reminder of the history of justice and injustice in Baltimore. The Warden's House was erected between 1855 and 1859 as part of a larger city jail…