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Engineer / Architect: | George A. Frederick |
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Location: |
Druid Hill Park Baltimore, MD |
Year Built: | c. 1860 |
Structural Form: | park pavilion; wood |
Historical Details: | George Frederick designed several Chinese and Moorish-style pavilions shortly after the city of Baltimore purchased Druid Hill Park. The pavillions originally served as stops for a small railroad that used to wind through the park. They are thought to be the oldest park structures in the United States. |
Technical Details: | N/A |
Image Source(s): | Rachel Sangree |
References: |
J. Dorsey and J.D. Dilts, A Guide to Baltimore Architecture (Third Edition), Tidewater Publishers, Centreville, MD (1997), p. 298; M.E Hayward and F.R. Shivers, Jr., the Architecture of Baltimore: An Illustrated History, The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore (2004), p. 147. |