Public School No. 111

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

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

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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