Baltimore Trust Company Building, 10 Light Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Baltimore's only "setback" skyscraper, the Baltimore Trust Building is a fine example of the Art Deco commercial style in America. The interior features mosaics by Hildreth Meiere, who designed many decorative features for New York's Radio City Music Hall and St. Bartholomew's Church.

Survey number: HABS MD-1119

Building/structure dates: 1928-1929 Initial Construction

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1929 - 1980

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