McKim's School, also known as McKim's Free School, is a historic school located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is an archaeologically accurate Greek-style building. The front façade is designed after the Temple of Hephaestus, or Temple of Theseus, in Athens, Greece in granite. Six freestone Doric columns, 17 feet (5 meters) tall, support the entablature and pediment. The sides were derived from the north wing of the Propylaia on the Acropolis of Athens. The building site was funded by Quaker merchant Jon McKim who funded a trust for poor students managed by his son Isaac after his death in 1819.[2] It was designed by Baltimore architects William Howard and William Small and erected in 1833. It served as a school and youth training center until 1945, when the building was adapted for use as the McKim Community Center. In 1972 the building was sold by trustees to the city.[3]
mckim, school, also, known, mckim, free, school, historic, school, located, baltimore, maryland, united, states, archaeologically, accurate, greek, style, building, front, façade, designed, after, temple, hephaestus, temple, theseus, athens, greece, granite, f. McKim s School also known as McKim s Free School is a historic school located at Baltimore Maryland United States It is an archaeologically accurate Greek style building The front facade is designed after the Temple of Hephaestus or Temple of Theseus in Athens Greece in granite Six freestone Doric columns 17 feet 5 meters tall support the entablature and pediment The sides were derived from the north wing of the Propylaia on the Acropolis of Athens The building site was funded by Quaker merchant Jon McKim who funded a trust for poor students managed by his son Isaac after his death in 1819 2 It was designed by Baltimore architects William Howard and William Small and erected in 1833 It served as a school and youth training center until 1945 when the building was adapted for use as the McKim Community Center In 1972 the building was sold by trustees to the city 3 McKim s SchoolU S National Register of Historic PlacesBaltimore City LandmarkMcKim Community CenterLocation in BaltimoreShow map of BaltimoreMcKim s School Maryland Show map of MarylandMcKim s School the United States Show map of the United StatesLocation1120 E Baltimore St Baltimore MarylandCoordinates39 17 29 N 76 36 04 W 39 29126 N 76 60113 W 39 29126 76 60113Area19 acres 7 7 ha Built1833ArchitectHoward William Small WilliamArchitectural styleGreek RevivalNRHP reference No 73002190 1 Significant datesAdded to NRHPMarch 30 1973Designated BCL1971 McKim s School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 1 It is included in the Baltimore Heritage Walk References edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Laura Rice Maryland History in Prints 1743 1900 p 108 Arthur Townsend June 1972 National Register of Historic Places Registration McKim s School PDF Maryland Historical Trust Retrieved 2016 04 01 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to McKim s School McKim s School Baltimore City including photo from 1997 at Maryland Historical Trust McKim Community Association Inc website Explore Baltimore Heritage McKim s Free School This article about a Registered Historic Place in Baltimore is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title McKim 27s School amp oldid 1077693621, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
