Public School No. 111

Public School No. 111
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Public School No. 111, May 2013
Location	N. Carrollton Ave. and Riggs Rd., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates	39°18′4″N 76°38′15″W / 39.30111°N 76.63750°WCoordinates: 39°18′4″N 76°38′15″W / 39.30111°N 76.63750°W
Area	0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built	1889
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP Reference #	79003219[1]
Added to NRHP	September 25, 1979

Public School No. 111, also known as Francis Ellen Harper School, is a historic elementary school located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a Romanesque brick structure that features an ornately detailed brick front façade. It was built in 1889 as Colored School #9 and is one of the few surviving schools built for black children and staffed by black teachers. The school is named after Francis Ellen Harper (1825-1911), a Baltimore-born African American poet.^[2]

Public School No. 111 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Public School No. 111" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-04-01.

External links

• Public School No. 111, Baltimore City, including photo from 2004, at Maryland Historical Trust