Laurence Hall Fowler: Architect, Preservationist, and Scholar
Laurence Hall Fowler (Sept. 5, 1876–June 12, 1971) was born in Catonsville to Mary Brinkley Fowler and Judge David Fowler. His grandfather was Robert W. Fowler, Treasurer of Maryland from 1862 to 1870....
View ArticleEdward Hughes Glidden: A Sketch of the Architect
Edward Hughes Glidden (1873 – 1924) architect of many well-known Baltimore apartment buildings including The Washington Apartments, The Marlborough Apartments, Tudor Hall and The Esplanade Apartments....
View ArticleThe Passano Files at MDHS
I wanted to pass on a wonderful resource that I just discovered at The Maryland Historical Society which is extremely useful for researching architecture, The Passano Files. Created in 1935 by...
View ArticleCanterbury Hall
Click to view slideshow.Built in 1912, Canterbury Hall is located at 100 West 39th Street and was designed by architects Clyde Nelson Friz (1867-1942) and Edward Hughes Glidden (1873-1924) operating as...
View ArticleHughes Company Glass Negative Collection at UMBC
Earlier this year, UMBC digitized 2,682 Hughes Company glass plate negatives which are now available for viewing online. Depicted are many wonderful Baltimore buildings, street scenes, interiors and...
View ArticleCanterbury Road Model Home
Crowds wait to inspect the model for University Homes, a grouping of differently styled dwellings on Canterbury Road erected circa 1916–1922. Created by architect and developer George R. Morris, a...
View ArticleGardens of Guilford
Some of you may know that the beautiful Gardens of Guilford apartments were previously named The Garden Apartments. However, did you know that initially these apartments were conceived as The...
View ArticleA Brief History of the Tuscany Lombardy Community Corporation
The Tuscany, circa 1921 in The Architectural Record The Lombardy, circa 1922 in The Architectural Record In 1913, architect Clyde Nelson Friz (1867–1942) purchased a tract of land from the University...
View ArticleClyde Nelson Friz: A Sketch of the Architect
Clyde Nelson Friz (1867 – 1942) was born in Chester, MI and was raised in Abilene, KS where his parents moved when Friz was a young boy. Friz studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology but...
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