1 - Old Miscellaneous Files, 1936 - 1948
Scope and Contents
This collection consists primarily of commercial and industrial real estate promotional brochures with property description. All material in the collection is from the files of Parker Frames, Inc., a loca realty company. The materials covers the time period from 1921-1966 with many of the items not dated. Information on rental fees and sales correspondence addressed to the company's principal, Parker Frames relating to the listing of the properties. The descriptive brochures are from a variety of real estate brokers in Baltimore and New York. A few brochures and clippings that offer WWII defense properties for sale by the War Assets Administration Office of Disposals are included.
Photographs of the properties and buildings are included in the brochures, in a few instances there are photographic prints as well. Most brochures contain building floor plans and/or plat maps. Occasionally, reference is made to businesses and transportation routes in the immediate area of the properties.
The majority of the properties are located in Baltimore County, with Laurel, Beltsville, Havre de Grace, Elk Mills, Mount Airy, Dicksville, and York, PA also represented.
Kathryn E. Fell - 1991-07-31Dates
- 1936 - 1948
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
This file contains pamphlets advertising the sale of property, including land and buildings. The lists below contain descriptions of advertised properties and the names realtor companies found in the file. Other material types, if found, are indicated in brackets. Dates are listed where found.
Properties
- Former Property of Maryland Shipbuilding Company, Baltimore Harbor, Maryland
- Property located at Howard and Saratoga Streets
- "Unusual" Property at 25th Street near Garrett Street - 1940
- Industrial Site - South of Kirk Avenue and Exeter Hall Avenue - 1950
- M.W.S. Building, Northeast corner of Lombard and Commerce Streets
- Manufacturing Plant or Warehouse, Fairmount Avenue and Haven Street (formerly 8th Street)
- Modern Plant in Union Stock Yards
- First Floor Showroom at 306 North Gay Street (next door to Rice's Bakery)
- 24 Individual Garages Facing East 28th Street, 1 Block West of The Alameda
- Commercial Property - 2520 Oak Street
Realtors
- William Martien & Company, Inc. Realtors, 1413 Lexington Building, Baltimore, MD
- The White-Mowbray Company, 215 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD
- F.N. Iglehart & Company, 11 East Lexington Street, Baltimore, MD
- Maury, Donnelly, & Parr, Inc., Commerce and Water Streets, Baltimore, MD
- D. Stuart Webb Advertising Services, 306 North Gay Street
- Saratoga Building and Land Corporation, 28 East Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD
Repository Details
Part of the Baltimore Museum of Industry Archives Repository
1415 Key Highway
Baltimore MD 21230 United States
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