Building at 239 North Gay Street

Building at 239 North Gay Street, also known as Spartana Electronics, is a historic building located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a tall three-story iron-front structure of Italianate style built in 1875. It represents a Full Cast Iron Front and Major Exterior Cast Iron Detail type building. It was altered at street level by the construction of a modern store façade. Large window openings are flanked by Corinthian columns and headed by segmental arches. In 1974, the property was purchased by Anthony R. Spartana, who founded an electronic supplies business in 1925.[2]

Building at 239 North Gay Street
Building at 239 North Gay Street, May 2012
Building at 239 North Gay Street is located in Baltimore
Building at 239 North Gay Street
Building at 239 North Gay Street is located in Maryland
Building at 239 North Gay Street
Building at 239 North Gay Street is located in the United States
Building at 239 North Gay Street
Location239 N. Gay St., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates39°17′36″N 76°36′29″W / 39.29333°N 76.60806°W / 39.29333; -76.60806
Arealess than one acre
Built1875
Architectural styleItalianate
MPSCast Iron Architecture of Baltimore MPS
NRHP reference No.94001202[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 7, 1994

Building at 239 North Gay Street was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Peter E. Kurtze (May 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Building at 239 North Gay Street" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
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