The Alex. Brown and Sons building, one of the few structures in downtown Baltimore that survived the 1904 fire, is available for a new use.
Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a tenant for the landmark building at 135 E. Baltimore Street. The last occupant was Capital One, which moved out in March. For most of its history, the building was the corporate headquarters of Alex. Brown and Sons, the banking firm acquired by Bankers Trust in 1997. The ownership group includes members of the Griswold family, who are descendants of Alex. Brown.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Georgian Revival-style building was designed by Harleston Parker and Douglas Thomas Jr. and completed in 1901. It was modified on the Calvert Street side and inside in 1905, while much of the downtown business district was rebuilding from the 1904 fire. Features include a banking hall with marble columns, plaster moldings and a stained-glass dome, preserved during a 1996 renovation overseen by architect Walter Schamu.
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