Johnston Building is a historic wholesale

Wholesale

Wholesaling, jobbing, or distributing is defined as the sale of goods or merchandise to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional, or other professional business users, or to other wholesalers and related subordinated services...

 building located at Baltimore

Baltimore

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, Maryland

Maryland

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, United States

United States

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 designed by Jackson C. Gott

Jackson C. Gott

Jackson C. Gott was an American architect.Buildings designed by him which survive and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places include:*Masonic Temple , 101-107 W. Broad St., Richmond, VA...

. It is a five-story loft

Loft

A loft can be an upper story or attic in a building, directly under the roof. Alternatively, a loft apartment refers to large adaptable open space, often converted for residential use from some other use, often light industrial...

 building constructed in 1880. The cast iron façade reflects the influence of the Queen Anne style. It has housed wholesale companies dealing in tobacco, hats, shoes, clothing, and home and office furnishings, including Samuel Hecht, Jr. & Sons

Hecht's

Hecht's, also known as Hecht Brothers, Hecht Bros. and the Hecht Company, was a large chain of department stores located mainly in the mid-Atlantic and southern region of the United States....

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Johnston Building 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 1994.

External links

• Johnston Building, Baltimore City, including photo from 1989, at Maryland Historical Trust
• Johnston Buildings, 26-28 South Howard Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD: 4 photos, 1 data page, and 1 photo caption page, at Historic American Building Survey