McKim's School | |
 McKim Community Center | |
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| Location | 1120 E. Baltimore St.,Baltimore, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°17′29″N76°36′04″W / 39.29126°N 76.60113°W /39.29126; -76.60113 |
| Area | 19 acres (7.7 ha) |
| Built | 1833 |
| Architect | Howard, William; Small, William |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 73002190[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 30, 1973 |
| Designated BCL | 1971 |
McKim's School, also known asMcKim's Free School, is a historicschool located atBaltimore,Maryland,United States. It is an archaeologically accurateGreek-style building. The front façade is designed after theTemple of Hephaestus, or Temple of Theseus, inAthens, Greece in granite. Six freestoneDoric columns, 17 feet (5 meters) tall, support the entablature and pediment. The sides were derived from the north wing of thePropylaia on theAcropolis of Athens. The building site was funded by Quaker merchant Jon McKim who funded a trust for poor students managed by his son Isaac after his death in 1819.[2] It was designed by Baltimore architectsWilliam Howard andWilliam Small and erected in 1833. It served as a school and youth training center until 1945, when the building was adapted for use as the McKim Community Center. In 1972 the building was sold by trustees to the city.[3]
McKim's School was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
It is included in theBaltimore Heritage Walk.
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