Public School No. 111

Public School No. 111

Public School No. 111, May 2013
Location N. Carrollton Ave. and Riggs Rd., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates 39°18′4″N 76°38′15″W / 39.30111°N 76.63750°W / 39.30111; -76.63750Coordinates: 39°18′4″N 76°38′15″W / 39.30111°N 76.63750°W / 39.30111; -76.63750
Area 0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built 1889 (1889)
Architectural style Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 79003219[1]
Added to NRHP September 25, 1979

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.[2]

Public School No. 111 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Public School No. 111" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-04-01.


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