National Register of Historic Places

Walters Bath No. 2

Baltimore (Independent City), Baltimore County, Maryland
Listed
June 18, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
79003220

About this property

Walters Bath No. 2 is a historic bath house located in southwest Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a small brick building of 40 by 70.5 feet (12.2 by 21.5 m) laid in Flemish bond with black headers and Maryland limestone trimming. It was constructed in a very simplified form of Renaissance Revival architecture popularized at the turn of the 20th century. The bath house in the 900 block, Washington Boulevard (U.S. Route 1) in the southwest area of Pigtown / Washington Village, was built for the City of Baltimore by Henry Walters (1848–1931), who contributed four bath houses to the city. It was co-designed by architect George Archer (1848–1920), and constructed in 1901. Architect Archer was trained at Princeton University and lived in a landmark townhouse of white marble at the southeast corner of North Charles and West Madison Streets, facing Washington Place and the famous Washington Monument. The public bath system was abolished 60 years later, at the end of 1959 with the general extension of indoor plumbing and public water systems in the city's densely packed row houses residential neighborhoods. Walters Bath No. 2 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Location

900 Washington Blvd.
Baltimore (Independent City), Baltimore County, Maryland
39.28308, -76.63134

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Nearby Historic Sites

Pigtown Historic District
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Baltimore and Ohio Transportation Museum and Mount Clare Station
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0.1 mi
Dorguth Memorial United Methodist Church
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Barre Circle Historic District
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Hollins-Roundhouse Historic District
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0.3 mi

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When was Walters Bath No. 2 listed on the National Register?

Walters Bath No. 2 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 18, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Walters Bath No. 2?

Walters Bath No. 2 is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Walters Bath No. 2 is recorded as the industrial era.

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