Upton (Baltimore, Maryland)
Historic house in Maryland, United States
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Upton, also known as the David Stewart Residence or Dammann Mansion, is a historic home located in the Upton neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a large brick Greek Revival mansion constructed about 1838 as the country residence of David Stewart (1800-1858), a prominent Baltimore attorney and politician. It is 2+1⁄2 stories high on a raised basement, three bays wide and two rooms deep, with a center-passage plan. In the late 1950s, a brick stair tower was constructed when the building was adapted for public school use.[2] After many years as a school for exceptional children, in 1977 the Upton Mansion housed the offices for the Home and Hospital Services (school #303) of the Baltimore City Public Schools and continued through 2006.[3] In February 2023, a $2.2 million federal grant was announced to help create renovate the property into the headquarters of the Afro-American, an African-American newspaper published in Baltimore since 1892. Afro Charities is the awardee of the grant which will also help to digitize thousands of images and copies of the newspaper.[4]
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| Location | 811 W. Lanvale St., Baltimore, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°17′53.016″N 76°37′58.836″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1838 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 94000764[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 27, 1994 |
| Designated BCL | 2008 |
Upton was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1] Upton is included in the Baltimore National Heritage Area.[5]