Public School No. 111 Explained

Public School No. 111
Location:N. Carrollton Ave. and Riggs Ave., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates:39.3011°N -76.6375°W
Architecture:Romanesque
Added:September 25, 1979
Refnum:79003219

Public School No. 111, also known as Francis Ellen Harper School, is a historic elementary school located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a Romanesque brick structure that features an ornately detailed brick front façade. It was built in 1889 as Colored School #9 and is one of the few surviving schools built for black children and staffed by black teachers. The school is named after Francis Ellen Harper (1825-1911), a Baltimore-born African American poet.[1]

Public School No. 111 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Public School No. 111. n.d.. 2016-04-01 . unknown. Maryland Historical Trust.