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Sun Iron Building, corner of Baltimore and South Streets

Description

View of the Baltimore Sun Building, also known as the Sun Iron Building, which once stood at the corner of Baltimore Street and South Street in Baltimore, Maryland. R. C. Hatfield and James Bogardus built and designed the building in 1851 as the first building in the world to incorporate cast-iron columns and beams in the framing. The Baltimore Sun newspaper company occupied the five-story building, which was eventually destroyed by the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904.

Creator

Date

1904

Dimensions

5 x 7.5 inches

Object ID

CC2890

Extent

1 print

Catalog Number

CC2890

Resource ID

9241

Notes

This collection is part of the larger Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, transferred to the Maryland Historical Society (now Maryland Center for History and Culture) in 1998.

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.