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Robert Cary Long, Jr.
Robert Cary Long Jr. (1810–1849) was the son of a late 18th Century - early 19th Century famous architect Robert Cary Long Sr. of Baltimore, Maryland and was himself a well-known 19th Century architect. Like his father, Cary was based in Baltimore. Life Robert Cary Long Jr. was educated at St. Mary's College in Baltimore, Maryland. Upon graduating, he trained with Ithiel Town at the office of Martin E. Thompson in New York. A significant portion of Town's work was in the Federal and Greek revival and Gothic revival styles. After the death of his father in 1833, Long returned to Baltimore and continued the practice. One of his early commissions was a finishing school, the Patapsco Female Institute, designed in 1834. He and William Reasin designed the Lloyd Street Synagogue in Greek Revival style. Long was the preferred architect of Episcopal Bishop William Rollinson Whittingham, for whom he designed Mount Calvary Church. The Gothic Revival gateway at Green Mount Cemetery date ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by population, the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was designated an Independent city (United States), independent city by the Constitution of Maryland in 1851, and today is the most populous independent city in the United States. As of 2021, the population of the Baltimore metropolitan area was estimated to be 2,838,327, making it the List of metropolitan areas of the United States, 20th largest metropolitan area in the country. Baltimore is located about north northeast of Washington, D.C., making it a principal city in the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area, Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area (CSA), the third-largest combined statistical area, CSA in the nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
