From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower was erected in 1911 at the corner of Eutaw and Lombard Streets in Baltimore, Maryland. It was designed by Joseph Evans Sperry and was constructed by Bromo-Seltzer inventor "Captain" Isaac E. Emerson.[2] The design of the tower along with the original factory building at its base was inspired by the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy, which was seen by Emerson during a tour of Europe in 1900.[3] Systems engineering for the building's original design was completed by Henry Adams (mechanical engineer). The factory has since been replaced with a firehouse.
The tower stands 357 feet (109 meters) high and was originally adorned with a 50 foot tall Bromo-Seltzer bottle, glowing blue and rotating. The bottle was removed in 1936. The tower was virtually abandoned in 2002, but in early 2007 the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts began renovations to transform the building into 33 artists' studios.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ National Register of Historical Places - MARYLAND (MD), Essex County. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-02-07).
- ^ Baltimore: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
- ^ Dorsey, John & Dilts, James D., A Guide to Baltimore Architecture (1997) p. 172. Tidewater Publishers, Centreville, Maryland ISBN 0-87033-477-8
- ^ Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts - Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower
[edit] External links
United States
This article about a building or structure in Maryland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
