Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower
- Architect
- Joseph Evans Sperry
- Year
- 1911
- Style
- Renaissance Revival
- City
- Baltimore, MD
- Collections
- renaissance revivalsperry’s baltimore
The Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower was completed in 1911 and designed by Joseph Evans Sperry, a prominent Baltimore architect, in the Renaissance Revival style. It is modeled on the tower of the Palazzo Vecchio, a distinctive typological reference, and remains an iconic skyline tower highly visible from the street.
the building
The four-faced clock. The tower carries a famous four-faced clock without numerals, a well-known Baltimore story and one of the building's most distinctive details.
Palazzo Vecchio model. The tower's form was modeled on the Palazzo Vecchio tower in Florence, a distinctive typological reference that sets it apart on the Baltimore skyline.
the style
Sperry designed the tower in the Renaissance Revival style, drawing directly on the Palazzo Vecchio tower as its model.
More on Renaissance Revivalthe architect
Joseph Evans Sperry was a prominent Baltimore architect responsible for the tower's design.
significance
The tower is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and carries an OSM heritage designation.
nearby
- Rombro Building
- Johnston Building
- Building at 409 West Baltimore Street
- Building at 423 West Baltimore Street
- Hippodrome Theatre
- Brewers Exchange