Interior, Maryland Penitentiary

ID: 1818 ~ Source: Baltimore Heritage ~ Creator: Johns Hopkins ~ Date: 2016 March
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Interior, Maryland Penitentiary

The west wing of the Maryland Penitentiary was formerly used as a cell block but has been vacant since 2015.

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By Eli Pousson
The Maryland Penitentiary on Eager Street was completed in 1897, as part of a national prison building boom prompted by reform efforts. The building was designed by architect Jackson C. Gott. Gott served as one of eight founding members of…