Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower
15-story, 88 m clock tower erected in 1907–1911 at 21 South Eutaw Street, at the northeast corner of Eutaw and West Lombard Streets in downtown Baltimore, Maryland.
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Isaac Edward Emerson
Wealthy American businessman, socialite, and seaman.
In 1911, Emerson built the Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower, on the northeast corner of West Lombard and South Eutaw Streets, in the southwest downtown area, a well-known landmark in Baltimore, Maryland for 116 years.
Joseph Evans Sperry
American architect, noted for designing buildings in Baltimore.
Sperry's most famous building is probably the Emerson "Bromo-Seltzer" Tower in Baltimore.
Bromo-Seltzer
Brand of antacid formulated to relieve pain occurring together with heartburn, upset stomach, or acid indigestion.
The factory's most notable feature was the Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower, built in 1911, whose four clock faces are ringed by letters spelling out the product name.
John Steadman
American sportswriter for The Baltimore Sun.
In 1973, the John F. Steadman firehouse, at the base of Baltimore's Bromo-Seltzer Tower was named for sportswriter John Steadman's father, John F. Steadman, a Baltimore City Fire Department Deputy Chief.
Henry Adams (mechanical engineer)
American mechanical engineer.
His engineering design is also found in several Baltimore buildings: the Bromo Seltzer Tower, Maryland Institute and the Baltimore Museum of Art, Belvedere Hotel, and the first renovation of the Baltimore Courthouse.
Eutaw Street
Major street in Baltimore, Maryland, mostly within the downtown area.
Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Building
Historic office building located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
Standing at 88 m it was tied with the Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower from 1916 to 1923 as the tallest building in Baltimore.
One Calvert Plaza
Historic 16-story, 76 m skyscraper in Baltimore, Maryland.
When it was built in 1901, it was then the tallest building in Baltimore, and it kept that title until being surpassed by the iconic Bromo-Seltzer Tower of the Emerson Drug Company on the northeast corner of West Lombard and South Eutaw Streets on the downtown west side.
Bromo Arts District
Bromo Arts District is one of four designated arts district in Baltimore, MD and is centered around the Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower, which houses artist studios.