Architectural History
Baltimore County is rich in architectural examples, although it lost most of its water-side dwellings where the earliest settlers planted the first farmsteads and plantations. Numerous properties including houses, schools, chapels, barns, and bridges are illustrated.
The earliest types of shelter in the colonial county continues through periods of prosperity when large and elegant houses were built and architects became prominent. The information organized by the recognized architectural styles such as Georgian, Federal, Italianate, and the like, down to post-modern. Many local citizens have contributed information and illustrations.
The following topic selections are in PDF format.
Table of Contents / Introduction
Topics 1-2 - Indian Architecture / Settlement Period
Topic 4 - Georgian Era and its Architecture
Topic 5 - Plain Houses of the Colonial Era
Topic 6 - Federal Era and Style (Adamesque)
Topics 7-8 - German-Influenced Houses / Grist Mills
- Downing-Vaux Cottages
- Second Empire
- High Victorian Gothic
- Stick Style
- Shingle Style
- Queen Anne
- Richardsonian-Romanesque Revival
- Colonial Revival
- Georgian Revival Style
- Renaissance Revival, Beaux Arts Styles, Jacobean
- African-American Churches & Schools
Topics 23-24 - Eastlake Style/Whimsical Castles
Topics 25-26 - Early 20th Century Styles / Art Deco-Modernistic
Topics 27-28 - Thirties Modern/International Style
Topics 29-30 - Post-International Styles / Agricultural Buildings
Topics 31-32, Additional Information
- Infrastructure: Bridges
- Infrastructure: Fortifications
- Bibliography
- Baltimore County Architects
- Glossary
- Picture Credits
Revised June 23, 2011
