Public School No. 111
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Public School No. 111 | |
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Public School No. 111, May 2013 | |
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| Location | N. Carrollton Ave. and Riggs Rd., Baltimore, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°18′4″N 76°38′15″W / 39.30111°N 76.63750°WCoordinates: 39°18′4″N 76°38′15″W / 39.30111°N 76.63750°W |
| Built | 1889 |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| Governing body | Local |
| NRHP Reference # |
79003219 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 25, 1979 |
Public School No. 111, also known as Francis Ellen Harper School, is a historic elementary school located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a Romanesque brick structure that features an ornately detailed brick front façade. It was built in 1889 as Colored School #9 and is one of the few surviving schools built for black children and staffed by black teachers. The school is named after Francis Ellen Harper (1825-1911), a Baltimore-born African American poet.[2]
Public School No. 111 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ↑ "Maryland Historical Trust". Public School No. 111, Baltimore City. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-11-21.
External links
- Public School No. 111, Baltimore City, including photo from 2004, at Maryland Historical Trust
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