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    May 16, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Sale of downtown Annapolis post office building will end era ... eventually

    Since 1901, Annapolis residents and downtown workers have been dropping off letters and buying stamps at the brick Georgian Revival-style post office on Church Circle.
    Since 1901, Annapolis residents and downtown workers have been dropping off letters and buying stamps at the brick Georgian Revival-style post office on Church Circle. But not for much longer. A vote by the state's Board of Public Works on Wednesday...

    Tags: Rental Service, Mail Order Industry, Annapolis, Advertising, U.S. Postal Service

    2. May 15, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  2. Residents oppose town house development on historic site in Hampden

    A developer's plan to turn a historic house into townhouses and apartments is sparking consternation among residents, who say their streets are already overly dense and congested.
    A developer's plan to turn a historic house into townhouses and apartments is sparking consternation among residents, who say their streets are already overly dense and congested. General contractor John Brooks wants to convert the old Crittenton Home...

    Tags: Sales, Mary Pat Clarke, Property, Hampden, University of Baltimore

    3. May 15, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Maryland agrees to buy Annapolis post office

    Maryland officials agreed Wednesday to buy the historic Annapolis post office building from the U.S. Postal Service for use as part of the government complex surrounding the State House.
    Maryland officials agreed Wednesday to buy the historic Annapolis post office building from the U.S. Postal Service for use as part of the government complex surrounding the State House. Without dissent, the three-member Board of Public Works agreed to...

    Tags: Mail Order Industry, Annapolis, U.S. Postal Service

    4. Apr 27, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. With opening of Mill No. 1, the Jones Falls Valley's makeover is nearly complete

    Standing amid his $44 million refurbished textile mill, now nearing completion, developer and one-time mayoral candidate David Tufaro observed a bird wading in the Jones Falls nearby.
    Standing amid his $44 million refurbished textile mill, now nearing completion, developer and one-time mayoral candidate David Tufaro observed a bird wading in the Jones Falls nearby. "That's our great blue heron," Tufaro said. Water birds fly up...

    Tags: Ellicott City, Maryland Transit Administration, Mount Vernon, Whitehall, Hampden

    5. Apr 13, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Maryland seeks historic status for Fort Carroll

    When she thinks of Fort Carroll, the abandoned 19th-century military installation in the Patapsco River, Beverly Eisenberg thinks of her grandfather — and of duckpin bowling balls.
    When she thinks of Fort Carroll, the abandoned 19th-century military installation in the Patapsco River, Beverly Eisenberg thinks of her grandfather — and of duckpin bowling balls. She visited the six-sided artificial island as a little girl, just...

    Tags: National Government, War of 1812, Government, Justice System, Fort McHenry

    6. Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Orlando Ridout V, architectural historian

    Orlando Ridout V, a historian of early Maryland buildings who explored crawl spaces and attics for their social and architectural details, died of pancreatic cancer complications April 6 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. The lifelong Annapolis resident was 59.
    Orlando Ridout V, a historian of early Maryland buildings who explored crawl spaces and attics for their social and architectural details, died of pancreatic cancer complications April 6 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. The lifelong Annapolis resident...

    Tags: Anne Arundel Medical Center, Queen Anne (Talbot, Maryland), University of Virginia, Annapolis, Colonial Williamsburg

    7. Mar 31, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Abandoned Henryton hospital slated for demolition

    Perched on a wooded bluff in rural southeastern Carroll County, the old Henryton State Hospital bears silent witness to the ravages of decades of neglect and vandalism. First opened in 1923, the 18-building complex that once housed the sick and handicapped now appears beyond hope of recovery itself.
    Perched on a wooded bluff in rural southeastern Carroll County, the old Henryton State Hospital bears silent witness to the ravages of decades of neglect and vandalism. First opened in 1923, the 18-building complex that once housed the sick and...

    Tags: Photography, Carroll County (Maryland), Patapsco, Painting, Hospitals and Clinics

    8. Mar 25, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Author to Speak at HCC

    The Hays-Heighe House at Harford Community College will welcome Dr. Alan Taylor on April 8 as part of the College's commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812. Taylor will offer a public lecture at the Chesapeake Center at 10 a.m. His talk,...

    Tags: Slavery, Harford Community College, Colleges and Universities, Entertainment Events, Annapolis

    9. Feb 8, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Aged grist mill awaits scarce federal funds

    A 250-year-old grist mill near the mouth of the Susquehanna River has sat mostly vacant since the end of the Civil War, its thick stone walls serving no purpose but the protection of a few old tools.
    A 250-year-old grist mill near the mouth of the Susquehanna River has sat mostly vacant since the end of the Civil War, its thick stone walls serving no purpose but the protection of a few old tools. Though the building is historic — it was listed...

    Tags: National Parks, U.S. Public Health Service, Veterans Affairs, Budgets and Budgeting, Cecil County

    10. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Warfield cottage nets state tax credits for renovation

    A project to renovate a building in the Warfield Cultural and Commerce Center, in Sykesville, has been awarded $246,619 in state tax credits in Maryland's Sustainable Communities Tax Credit program. This week Gov. Martin O'Malley announced that five...

    Tags: Tax Credits, Martin O'Malley, Annapolis, Henry Powell, Sykesville

    11. Dec 17, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Balto. Co. bill would protect Middle River Depot development in zoning fight

    It would be easier to redevelop large, historic manufacturing sites in Baltimore County under legislation approved Monday by the County Council. Under the bill, tracts of land 40 acres or larger that are zoned for heavy manufacturing and include...

    Tags: Wegmans Food Markets, Inc., Kenneth N. Oliver, Referenda, Randallstown, Vicki Almond

    12. Dec 29, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Karen Lewand, preservationist

    Karen Lewand, a preservationist and educator who launched a series of walking tours while establishing programs for children to learn about architecture, died of cancer Dec. 20 at her home in the Radnor-Winston section of North Baltimore. She was 67.
    Karen Lewand, a preservationist and educator who launched a series of walking tours while establishing programs for children to learn about architecture, died of cancer Dec. 20 at her home in the Radnor-Winston section of North Baltimore. She was 67....

    Tags: Chelsea (Manhattan, New York), Charles Street, Architecture, Roman Catholicism, Mount Vernon

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