Bankard-Gunther Mansion, Baltimore

Name: Bankard-Gunther Mansion
Address: Baltimore, United States

#274 among attractions in Baltimore

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Bankard-Gunther Mansion is a historic home located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a three-story, three bay wide, nine bay deep, flat roofed brick building built in 1866. It is a richly embellished Italianate style building built originally for Jacob J. Bankard, one of many enterprising and prominent butchers who flocked to "Butcher’s Hill", and later George Gunther, who established the Gunther Brewing Company in Baltimore. In 1919 the building became an important Baltimore charitable center to be used by the Hebrew Home for Incurables and the Emmanuel Center to provide humanitarian service to the community. ()

Architectural style: Renaissance revivalCoordinates: 39°17'31"N, 76°35'14"W

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Southeastern Baltimore (Butchers Hill)Baltimore United States

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Day trips

Bankard-Gunther Mansion – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fell's Point, Broadway Presbyterian Church, Jewish Museum of Maryland, Patterson Park.

0.8 miSW
Nightlife, Dancing, Entertainment district
Fell's Point, Baltimore
20 min walk • Fell's Point, a vibrant entertainment district nestled in the historic heart of Baltimore, stands as a testament to the city's rich maritime heritage. This bustling waterfront neighborhood, with its cobblestone streets and rows of colorful 18th and 19th-century...
0.5 miSW
Church
Broadway Presbyterian Church, Baltimore
13 min walk • Har Sinai Church of Christ is located in a historic church building that was originally Broadway Presbyterian Church and then Grace English Evangelical Lutheran Church in Baltimore, Maryland. It was built as a Presbyterian on the southwest corner of Gough Street and Broadway in Fell's Point.
0.7 miW
Museum, Specialty museum, Spiritual
Jewish Museum of Maryland, Baltimore
20 min walk • The Jewish Museum of Maryland is located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The museum tells the story of the American Jewish experience in the city of Baltimore and throughout the US state of Maryland.
0.5 miSE
Park, Baseball field
Patterson Park, Baltimore
13 min walk • Patterson Park is an urban park in Southeast Baltimore, Maryland, United States, adjacent to the neighborhoods of Canton, Highlandtown, Patterson Park, and Butchers Hill.
0.6 miSW
Museum
National Slavic Museum, Baltimore
15 min walk • The National Slavic Museum in Fell's Point, Baltimore is a museum dedicated to the documentation of the Polish and Slavic heritage of Baltimore, including Baltimore's Belarusian, Bulgarian, Carpatho-Rusyn, Croatian, Czech, Lemko, Moravian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, and Ukrainian heritage.
0.5 miSE
Church
St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church, Baltimore
13 min walk • St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church is a Ukrainian Catholic church of located in Baltimore, Maryland. It was founded to initially serve the needs of the Ukrainian immigrant community in Baltimore.
~920 ftSW
Church
St. Michael's Church Complex, Baltimore
5 min walk • St. Michael's Church Complex, also known as St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church, is a historic Roman Catholic church complex located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
0.6 miN
Church
Saint Wenceslaus Roman Catholic Church, Baltimore
16 min walk • The Church of St. Wenceslaus is a parish church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore located in the Middle East neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland.
0.5 miE
Church, Romanesque architecture
St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church, Baltimore
12 min walk • St. Elizabeth of Hungary is a historic Roman Catholic church complex located within the Archdiocese of Baltimore in the Baltimore-Linwood neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
0.5 miSW
Museum, History museum
Robert Long House, Baltimore
14 min walk • The Robert Long House is a rowhouse in the Fell's Point neighborhood of Baltimore. The house is the oldest known surviving urban residence within the city of Baltimore, built in 1765.
~1500 ftW
Church
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church, Baltimore
8 min walk • Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church is a church of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA of the Russian Orthodox Church, located in the Dunbar neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. The church was founded by ethnic Russian immigrants from Belarus.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Bankard-Gunther Mansion?

Nearby attractions include Butchers Hill, Baltimore (1 min walk), Saint Andrews Russian Orthodox Church, Baltimore (2 min walk), St. Michael's Church Complex, Baltimore (5 min walk), Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church, Baltimore (8 min walk).

How to get to Bankard-Gunther Mansion by public transport?

The nearest stations to Bankard-Gunther Mansion:

Bus

Lombard Street Northbound • Lines: Green (10 min walk)
Fayette Street Southbound • Lines: Green (11 min walk)

Metro

Johns Hopkins Hospital • Lines: M (16 min walk)
Shot Tower/Market Place • Lines: M (26 min walk)