Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower
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Emerson Tower often referenced as
Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower is a 15-story, 88 m (289 ft)
skyscraper erected in 1911 at the corner of Eutaw and Lombard Streets in
Baltimore,
Maryland, designed by
Joseph Evans Sperry for
Bromo-Seltzer inventor
"Captain" Isaac E. Emerson.
[5]
It was the tallest building in Baltimore from 1911 until 1923.
[6] The design of the tower along with the original factory building at its base was inspired by the
Palazzo Vecchio in
Florence, Italy, which was seen by Emerson during a tour of Europe in 1900.
[7] Systems engineering for the building's original design was completed by
Henry Adams. The factory was demolished in 1969 and replaced with a firehouse.
[6]
The building features four
clock faces adorning the tower's 15th
floor on the North, South, East and West sides. Installed by the
Seth Thomas Clock Company
at an original cost of US$3,965, they are made of translucent white
glass and feature the letters B-R-O-M-O S-E-L-T-Z-E-R, with the
Roman numerals being less prominent. The dials, which are illuminated at
night with
mercury-vapor lamps, are 24 feet (7.3 metres) in
diameter,
and the minute and hour hands approximately 12 and 10 feet (3.7 and 3.0
metres) in length respectively. Originally driven by weights, the
moving parts are now
electrically powered.
[6]
The tower originally had a 51 ft (16 m) Bromo-Seltzer bottle,
[8][9] glowing blue and rotating. Weighing 20
tons (18.1
tonnes), it was lined with 314
incandescent light bulbs and topped with a crown.
[6] The bottle was removed in 1936 because of structural concerns.
The tower was virtually abandoned in 2002, but in early 2007 the
Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts began renovations to
transform the building into 33 artists' studios. The Baltimore Fire
Department's
John F. Steadman
Fire Station, which opened in 1973 and is situated at the tower's base,
houses BCFD Hazmat 1, Airflex 1, Medic1, Medic 23, MAC23, Engine 23,
Rescue 1, and formerly Truck 2.
[9][10]
The Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower was placed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
[1] It is included within the
Baltimore National Heritage Area.
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