Louisa May Alcott School, also known as "School No. 59" and "Reisterstown Road School," is a historic

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located at

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structure completed in 1910. The freestanding building rises 3 ½ to 4 levels from brick base to metal cornice. It features symmetrically designed brick and stucco bands, decorative terra cotta, and three metal cupolas atop the hipped roof. Louisa May Alcott School was listed on the

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in 1990.

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*, including photo from 1989, at Maryland Historical Trust * Defunct schools in Maryland Buildings and structures in Baltimore School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Baltimore School buildings completed in 1910 Northwest Baltimore 1910 establishments in Maryland {{BaltimoreCityMD-NRHP-stub