Maryland awards over $9 million in tax credits to revitalize historical buildings
1/7
(Courtesy Maryland Department of Planning)
P.S. Henry Highland Garnet School
Division Street, Baltimore City. Awarded just under $1.4 million.
With notable alumni including Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, this school remains one of the last remaining historic structures in Baltimore’s Old West Historic District. Rehabilitation seeks to make it a space for public meetings, community programming, offices and historic memorabilia relating to Justice Marshall and the late Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings.
2/7
(Courtesy Maryland Department of Planning)
Baltimore Traction Company Car Barn
South Central Avenue, Baltimore City. Awarded $3 million.
Built in the late 19th century, this classic revival-style barn is an important landmark in the development of Baltimore’s cable and electric streetcar system. It served as both a car barn and a powerhouse; a rehabilitation project pegged at $15 million will transform the existing building into mixed commercial use including retail, offices and community programming.
3/7
(Courtesy Maryland Department of Planning)
Eastern Pumping Station
East Oliver Street, Baltimore City. Awarded just over $3.3 million.
This six-building complex was a node for Baltimore’s water supply and distribution system while the city expanded around the turn of the 20th century. The city seeks to repurpose it as the Baltimore Food Hub, which the Maryland Historical Trust describes as “a campus designed to bring jobs and neighborhood amenities back to this neighborhood.”
4/7
(Courtesy Maryland Department of Planning)
110-116 N. Potomac Street
North Potomac Street, Washington County. Awarded $440,000.
Described as one of Hagerstown’s last surviving 19th century commercial facades, these buildings will be revitalized for continued retail use with upper floors set aside for residential use. A carriage house will also be made available for housing with a stable becoming a garage and storage space.
5/7
(Courtesy Maryland Department of Planning)
The Academy School
Mill Street, Dorchester County. Awarded $250,000 awarded.
Dating back to 1903, this solid brick building was billed as the first fireproof school after a previous structure in the same place burned down. The school building has been vacant for almost two decades and will be converted to residential use through a project estimated to cost $1.25 million.
6/7
(Courtesy Maryland Department of Planning)
Buckingham House and Industrial School Complex
Buckeystown Pike, Frederick County. Awarded $760,000.
This barn is described as a rare example of “an intact minimally timber framed interior” and one of 13 buildings on site which served as an industrial trade school for boys. A $3.8 million project seeks to open the barn up as a meeting house with a lower-level dining hall.
7/7
(Courtesy Maryland Department of Planning)
Stevens Smith & Co. Building
421 Race Street, Dorchester County.
Part of Cambridge’s historical district, previous alterations to this currently vacant storefront preserved its barrel-vaulted ceiling with decorative leaded glass. A $1.4 million planned restoration seeks to bring back its original facade using historical photographs. The upper floor will be set aside for residential use.
Alejandro Alvarez
Alejandro Alvarez joined WTOP as a digital journalist and editor in June 2018. He is a reporter and photographer focusing on politics, political activism and international affairs.
