Old Goucher College Buildings is a national

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. It is an approximate 18-block area in the middle of Baltimore which developed in the late 19th and 20th centuries. The neighborhood is characterized generally by two- and three-story brick row houses constructed mostly in the 19th century and several large-scale institutional and commercial buildings dating from both centuries. Stylistically, the area is characterized primarily by

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, Romanesque,

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, and

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influences. The area once served as a campus for the Women's College of Baltimore, now

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, until the school relocated to Towson. The school was named for clergyman John Goucher, who once served as a pastor at Lovely Lane Church.The district includes a series of large scale, multiple story brick and stone structures built for college. Three buildings designed by the nationally famous architect

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are found here. It was added to the

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in 1978. The former main campus building has been converted into the Baltimore Lab School, and many of the other structures have been re-purposed for commercial and residential use. The site has been the focus of a number of preservation efforts by local advocacy groups.

External links

*, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust
Boundary Map of the Old Goucher College Historic District, Baltimore City
at Maryland Historical Trust

References

Historic districts in Baltimore Old Goucher, Baltimore School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Baltimore University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland {{BaltimoreCityMD-NRHP-stub