Enoch Pratt House - Baltimore, MD
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Don.Morfe
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The Enoch Pratt House is on 201 W. Monument Street, Baltimore. It was build in 1845. After constructing a central library building and
four neighborhood branches, he presented them to the city along with a $1 million endowment.
Waymark Code: WM1754G
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 12/14/2022
Views: 7
THE PLACE
The Enoch Pratt House 201 W. Monument Street, Baltimore, MD USA 21201
Pratt and his wife built their home on the southwest corner of Park Avenue and Monument Street in 1845. As they had no children, Pratt gave much of his time and wealth to Baltimore's cultural and charitable institutions. In 1847 The Baltimore Equitable society issued an insurance policy to Enoch Pratt for his new home and stable noting a: "two story brick stable, 24 feet by 46 feet - built in a secure manner."
THE PERSON
Enoch Pratt (1806-1896) moved to Baltimore in 1831 to launch a wholesale hardware business on South Charles Street. By 1851 he had invested in western Maryland coal mines and iron foundries in the Baltimore neighborhood of Canton. He made his own merchandise, thereby ending his dependence on other manufacturers. Pratt became the president of the National Farmers' and Planters' Bank of Baltimore, president of the Baltimore Clearing House, and the Maryland Bankers' Association, in addition to establishing a role in several transportation companies. He served as as a trustee of the Peabody Institute as well as treasurer and chairman of its library committee. He founded the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children at Cheltenham, and the Maryland School for the Deaf and Dumb at Frederick. In 1885 construction began on the Enoch Pratt Free Circulating Library. After constructing a central library building and
four neighborhood branches, he presented them to the city along with a $1 million endowment intended for the perpetual support of a free public library system in Baltimore.
The above information came from a historical marker placed on the building by the Mayor of the City of Baltimore
Year it was dedicated: 1845
Location of Coordinates: Building Entrance
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Type of place/structure you are waymarking: Building
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