The Old Hamilton Library is a historic library building at 3006 Hamilton Avenue in

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. The three-story masonry Beaux Arts building was constructed in 1920 in the

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neighborhood of the city as a branch of the

Enoch Pratt Free Library The Enoch Pratt Free Library is the free public library system of Baltimore, Maryland. Its Central Library and office headquarters are located on 400 Cathedral Street (southbound) and occupy the northeastern three quarters of a city block bounded ...

. The building was designed by architect Theodore Wells Pietsch I, who designed a number of other Baltimore landmarks, and funded in part by a grant from steel baron and philanthropist

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. The building served as a library until 1959, after which it was converted to commercial office use. The building was listed on the

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in 2012.

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Old Hamilton Library – Explore Baltimore Heritage
Library buildings completed in 1920 Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Baltimore Beaux-Arts architecture in Maryland Buildings and structures in Baltimore Carnegie libraries in Maryland {{WashingtonCountyMD-NRHP-stub

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