Hotel Kernan Explained

Hotel Kernan
Location:306-312 W. Franklin St., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates:39.295°N -76.6208°W
Architect:Allen, J.D. Co.; Thomas, D.W. & G.H.
Architecture:Renaissance
Added:September 3, 1999
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:99001079

Hotel Kernan, also known as the Congress Hotel, is a historic hotel located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a six-story plus mansard roof, French Renaissance Revival-style structure detailed in brick and terra cotta. It is constructed of steel and reinforced concrete and is U-shaped in plan. It was designed in 1903 by Philadelphia architect John Allen for theatrical impresario James Lawrence Kernan (1838-1912), who lived at the hotel until his death in 1912.[1]

Hotel Kernan was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hotel Kernan. November 1998. 2016-03-01 . Betty Bird and Heather Ewing. Maryland Historical Trust.