by Meg | Sep 16, 2019 | School 49
I happened upon a copy of the late (great) Gilbert Sandler’s book, “Jewish Baltimore” the other day. Of course, the first thing I did was to check the index for names I recognized. In a section about schools, I saw a listing for School No. 49. I was...
by Meg | Nov 5, 2018 | School 49
In September, MedChi was pleased to host a group of School #49 alumni who gathered to celebrate the dedication of a bronze plaque which now graces the front of the building. The event was spearheaded by Celeste Pushkin, mother of MedChi’s immediate past...
by Meg | Oct 12, 2018 | Building, Ephemera, School 49
We have recently held a mini-reunion of alumni of School #49, the old school where MedChi is now located. We acquired the building in the 1970’s, but waited a few years before we renovated it in the mid 1980’s. Once we did, we had a reunion of the School...
by Meg | Sep 7, 2017 | Building, School 49
This building is three stories high and three bays wide. It is laid in common bond, and has a stone water table and details.In the center of the façade’s first story, four steps flanked by stone blocks (1) lead to a double door with a one piece, round-arched...
by Meg | Aug 4, 2016 | Architecture, Building, School 49
As we have been going through some files this summer, we came across a file on the “new” building, which is actually older than the “old” building.The building was designed in 1898 by Joseph Evans Sperry who began practicing architecture at age 16 in his own office....
