Building at 239 North Gay Street, also known as Spartana Electronics, is a historic building located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a tall three-story iron-front structure of Italianate style built in 1875. It represents a Full Cast Iron Front and Major Exterior Cast Iron Detail type building. It was altered at street level by the construction of a modern store façade. Large window openings are flanked by Corinthian columns and headed by segmental arches. In 1974, the property was purchased by Anthony R. Spartana, who founded an electronic supplies business in 1925.[2]
Building at 239 North Gay Street | |
 Building at 239 North Gay Street, May 2012 | |
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| Location | 239 N. Gay St., Baltimore, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°17′36″N 76°36′29″W / 39.29333°N 76.60806°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1875 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| MPS | Cast Iron Architecture of Baltimore MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 94001202[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 7, 1994 |
Building at 239 North Gay Street was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Peter E. Kurtze (May 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Building at 239 North Gay Street" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
External links
edit- 239 North Gay Street, Baltimore City, including photo from 1987, at Maryland Historical Trust