Eastern Female High School
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Eastern Female High School, also known as Public School No. 116, is a historic female high school
located at Baltimore
, Maryland
, United States
. It was built in 1869-1870 and is typical of the Italian Villa
mode of late 19th century architecture. It is a two story brick structure that features a square plan, towers, and bracketing. Eastern Female High School was founded in 1844 and was one of the pioneer high schools in the country devoted to secondary education for women. It was designed by Baltimore architect Colonel R. Snowden Andrews
(1830-1903). In 1907 the high school moved to larger quarters, and since then a grammar school
has occupied the building.
Eastern Female High School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1971.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located at Baltimore
Baltimore
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, Maryland
Maryland
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, United States
United States
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. It was built in 1869-1870 and is typical of the Italian Villa
Italianate architecture
The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. In the Italianate style, the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian Renaissance architecture, which had served as inspiration for both Palladianism and...
mode of late 19th century architecture. It is a two story brick structure that features a square plan, towers, and bracketing. Eastern Female High School was founded in 1844 and was one of the pioneer high schools in the country devoted to secondary education for women. It was designed by Baltimore architect Colonel R. Snowden Andrews
Richard Snowden Andrews
Richard Snowden Andrews was an American architect and a Confederate artillery commander and diplomat during the American Civil War.Andrews was a native of Baltimore, Maryland...
(1830-1903). In 1907 the high school moved to larger quarters, and since then a grammar school
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
has occupied the building.
Eastern Female High School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1971.
External links
- Eastern Female High School, Baltimore City, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust