Laying the City Hall cornerstone (1867)

ID: 307 ~ Source: Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Reference Image, CC352 ~ Creator: David Bachrach, Jr. ~ Date: November 11, 1867
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Laying the City Hall cornerstone (1867)

Stereoview of laying the City Hall cornerstone, showing the Peale Museum in the background.

This file appears in: Baltimore City Hall

By Jack Breihan
Although it imitates the arrangement of the U.S. Capitol with a central dome and symmetrical wings, the Baltimore City Hall is covered in French architectural elements, including banded rustication, arched windows, and a crowning Mansard roof. How…