Gompers School, Baltimore

Name: Gompers School
Address: Baltimore, United States

#464 among attractions in Baltimore

Neoclassical architecture

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Gompers School, also known as Eastern High School and Samuel Gompers General Vocational School, is a historic high school located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It was designed and built during a period from 1904 to 1906 as a public high school and remained as an educational facility until its closing in 1981. It is a flat-roofed building on four floor levels, roughly square in plan. The interior layout is characterized by a series of classrooms ringing an open court to allow maximum ventilation and light. ()

Coordinates: 39°18'43"N, 76°35'41"W

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Eastern Baltimore (Broadway East)Baltimore United States

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Day trips

Gompers School – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Old Town Mall, Green Mount Cemetery, National Great Blacks In Wax Museum, Clifton Park.

1.1 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Old Town Mall, Baltimore
29 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Baltimore, Old Town Mall stands as a historical reminder of the city's rich commercial past. This open-air shopping center, once a bustling hub of activity, has seen better days, but it still holds a place in the urban tapestry of Baltimore.
0.7 miW
Cemetery
Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore
17 min walk • Green Mount Cemetery stands as a serene and historic oasis in the bustling city of Baltimore, United States. Established in 1838, this garden cemetery, sprawling over 68 acres, is known for its lush greenery, elaborate sculptures, and Victorian-era monuments.
~620 ftW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
National Great Blacks In Wax Museum, Baltimore
3 min walk • The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum is a wax museum in Baltimore, Maryland featuring prominent African-American and other black historical figures. It was established in 1983, in a downtown storefront on Saratoga Street.
0.8 miNE
Park, Gothic Revival architecture
Clifton Park, Baltimore
22 min walk • Clifton Park is a public urban park and national historic district located between the Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello and Waverly neighborhoods to the west and the Belair-Edison, Lauraville, Hamilton communities to the north in the northeast section of Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
1.2 miW
Nightlife, Cinema
Charles Theatre, Baltimore
30 min walk • The Charles Theatre, often referred to as simply The Charles, is the oldest movie theatre in Baltimore. The theatre is a Beaux-Arts building designed as a streetcar barn in 1892 by Jackson C. Gott, located in what is now the Station North arts and entertainment district.
0.9 miSE
Church
Saint Wenceslaus Roman Catholic Church, Baltimore
23 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.
0.4 miN
Cemetery
Friends Burial Ground, Baltimore
12 min walk • Friends Burial Ground is a historic Quaker cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is the earliest cemetery in Baltimore, established in 1713, and 2.8 acres in size.
0.9 miSW
39°18'23"N • 76°36'37"W
Area 405, Baltimore
24 min walk • Museum, Art gallery
1 miW
Museum
Copycat Building, Baltimore
26 min walk • The Copycat Building is a former manufacturing warehouse at 1501 Guilford Ave, Baltimore, Maryland, today used as an artists' studio and living space.
0.8 miSW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church, Romanesque architecture
St. James the Less Roman Catholic Church, Baltimore
21 min walk • St. James the Less Roman Catholic Church, also known as St. James and St. John's Roman Catholic Church, is a historic Roman Catholic church located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States and was one of the earliest neighborhood parishes established in the central city.
0.9 miW
Neighbourhood
Greenmount West, Baltimore
24 min walk • Greenmount West is a neighborhood in the state-designated Station North Arts District of Baltimore City. Its borders consist of Hargrove Alley to the west, Hoffman Street and the Amtrak railroad tracks to the south, the south side of North Avenue to the north, and Greenmount Avenue to the east.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Gompers School?

Nearby attractions include National Great Blacks In Wax Museum, Baltimore (3 min walk), Public School No. 99, Baltimore (7 min walk), Baltimore East/South Clifton Park Historic District, Baltimore (9 min walk), Oliver, Baltimore (10 min walk).

How to get to Gompers School by public transport?

The nearest stations to Gompers School:

Bus

Patterson Park Avenue & Preston Street Northbound • Lines: Pk (17 min walk)
Milton Avenue & Federal Street Northbound • Lines: Gd (17 min walk)

Metro

Johns Hopkins Hospital • Lines: M (24 min walk)

Train

Baltimore Penn Station (30 min walk)

Light rail

Baltimore Penn Station • Lines: Lr (30 min walk)