The Henry August Rowland House is located on the north side of Baltimore's Mount Vernon neighborhood, at the northeast corner of Cathedral and Brexton Streets. It is the southern of two adjacent row houses, which are typical of brick rowhouses built in the fashionable residential area in the 1880s. It is three stories in height, built out of red brick, and topped by a flat roof with a projecting carved wooden cornice. It is three bays wide, with the entrance in the rightmost bay, sheltered by an elaborate surround toppedy a shallow projecting bracketed hood. The building interior was reported in 1975 to be in good condition, with original features including a working dumbwaiter.[3]
Rowland purchased the house in 1889 or 1890 and lived there until his death in 1901. His wife and daughter continued to live there after his death. He was educated as a physicist at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and in Germany, and was hired in 1876 by Daniel Coit Gilman to help build the physics department of Johns Hopkins University. His achievements include advancements in tools and understanding of magnetism, and the development of a formula for translating heat into mechanical work. His best known work is in the development of a high-precision diffraction grating for doing spectral analysis. Isaac Asimov characterized Rowland as "one of the few important 19th century American physicists."[3]
^ ab. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
^ abcJames Sheire (March 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Henry August Rowland House" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying one photo, exterior, from 1975(32 KB)
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henry, august, rowland, house, henry, august, augustus, rowland, house, historic, house, cathedral, street, baltimore, maryland, built, 1880s, this, nondescript, house, historically, important, home, physicist, henry, augustus, rowland, 1846, from, 1889, until. The Henry August or Augustus Rowland House is a historic row house at 915 Cathedral Street in Baltimore Maryland Built in the 1880s this nondescript row house is historically important as the home of physicist Henry Augustus Rowland b 1846 from 1889 90 until his death in 1901 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1975 2 3 Henry August Rowland HouseU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S National Historic LandmarkShow map of BaltimoreShow map of MarylandShow map of the United StatesLocation915 Cathedral St Baltimore MarylandCoordinates39 18 2 N 76 37 2 W 39 30056 N 76 61722 W 39 30056 76 61722 Coordinates 39 18 2 N 76 37 2 W 39 30056 N 76 61722 W 39 30056 76 61722Builtc 1885NRHP reference No 75002098Significant datesAdded to NRHPMay 15 1975 1 Designated NHLMay 15 1975 2 Contents 1 Description and history 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksDescription and history EditThe Henry August Rowland House is located on the north side of Baltimore s Mount Vernon neighborhood at the northeast corner of Cathedral and Brexton Streets It is the southern of two adjacent row houses which are typical of brick rowhouses built in the fashionable residential area in the 1880s It is three stories in height built out of red brick and topped by a flat roof with a projecting carved wooden cornice It is three bays wide with the entrance in the rightmost bay sheltered by an elaborate surround toppedy a shallow projecting bracketed hood The building interior was reported in 1975 to be in good condition with original features including a working dumbwaiter 3 Rowland purchased the house in 1889 or 1890 and lived there until his death in 1901 His wife and daughter continued to live there after his death He was educated as a physicist at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and in Germany and was hired in 1876 by Daniel Coit Gilman to help build the physics department of Johns Hopkins University His achievements include advancements in tools and understanding of magnetism and the development of a formula for translating heat into mechanical work His best known work is in the development of a high precision diffraction grating for doing spectral analysis Isaac Asimov characterized Rowland as one of the few important 19th century American physicists 3 See also EditList of National Historic Landmarks in Maryland National Register of Historic Places listings in Central BaltimoreReferences Edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service April 15 2008 a b Henry August Rowland House National Historic Landmark summary listing National Park Service Archived from the original on 2012 10 10 Retrieved 2008 06 11 a b c James Sheire March 1975 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Henry August Rowland House pdf National Park Service a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help and Accompanying one photo exterior from 1975 32 KB External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to 915 Cathedral St Baltimore Henry August Rowland House Baltimore City including photo dated 1975 at Maryland Historical Trust Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry August Rowland House amp oldid 1089235505, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
