Baltimore. Court House
1906
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Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr, Courthouse
In 1894, 79 local and national architectural firms responded to a design competition under the Tarsney Act for the new courthouse. Of the entries, a Greek Revival–styled courthouse proposed by the Baltimore firm of Wyatt and Nolting was chosen. The cornerstone for the Baltimore Courthouse was laid in 1896 and the building was dedicated at a public ceremony on January 8, 1900.
The courthouse occupies a full city block. Eight Ionic columns, each weighing 35 tons and measuring 31 feet in height, support the base of the roof facing Calvert Street. These columns are seven feet taller than those surrounding the United States Capitol.
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