Baltimore Heritage is currently working in partnership with the Coppin Heights CDC to preserve and plan the rehabilitation of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum Building. The rehabilitation of the building is expected to begin in spring 2015.
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Fells Point Wooden Houses
Eastern Female High School
Eastern Female High School at 249 Aisquith Street has been a Baltimore City Landmark since 1976 and was declared one of Baltimore’s “architectural gems” in a March 8, 2002 Baltimore Sun editorial. The school is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has appeared on the Register’s travel itinerary of historic sites in Baltimore. The building was renovated and converted into apartments in the 1970s but has been vacant for over a decade. The building suffered a serious fire in 2015.
Clifton Park Valve House
The Clifton Park Valve House on St. Lo Drive in Clifton Park is a magnificent Gothic revival stone and tile-roofed structure built between 1887 and 1888. The structure has been threatened by neglect and disrepair since the early 1970s when Baltimore Heritage first recognized it as endangered.
Boss Kelly House and Row
The Boss Kelly House at 1106 West Saratoga Street is part of a row of houses that were built between 1830 and 1845. The building takes its name after “Boss” John S. (Frank) Kelly, the leader of the West Baltimore Democratic Club who controlled all things political in West Baltimore in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.