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Hooper House (Baltimore County, Maryland)

The Hooper House, also known as Hooper House II, is located in Bare Hills in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It was commissioned by philanthropist Edith Hooper, and designed by architects Marcel Breuer and Herbert Beckhard. Breuer had designed an addition to the Hoopers' prior home in Baltimore in 1948; that home is often referred to as "Hooper House I", which is why this newer residence is often called "Hooper House II". Ground was broken on the project in 1958 and the house was completed in 1959. Design One of the most immediately apparent as well as fundamentally important features of this home is its "binuclear" design: A central courtyard divides the house into living/dining/cooking/entertaining and family/bedroom areas. The front door faces the center of the courtyard, where glass doors and a large rectangular opening in the stone of the rear wall frame an unobstructed view literally through the home and to Lake Roland to the east. Not only is this impressive visually, but the "binuclear" design is extremely practical for the family occupying the home: guests can be entertained in the living room in the south wing of the house, without disturbing family members in their bedrooms in the north wing of the house. The impressive noise management is enhanced by the thick stone walls, one of which is on the side of the family wing facing the courtyard, broken only by a relatively narrow doorway to the front entry hall. In the two images below, the living area/bedrooms are to the right, and the living room/kitchen/dining room are on the left. The perspective is actually "backwards", in that these images are looking from the rear of the house towards the front door (facing west). Many images of the home are taken from this perspective, as this side of the house faces the lake and is covered in glass, while the west wall is a long wall of Maryland fieldstone, broken only by the front door and otherwise relatively featureless. Every room except for the bathrooms, the "family room", and the kitchen are located along the home's periphery and therefore have an entire wall that is made of glass, half of which is a floor to ceiling sliding-glass door. The living room actually has three such doors because there is so much glass. When this home was built, insulated glass was not as common as it is today – especially for windows as large as 8½ by 10 feet – and so all the glazing in the house is 1/4" plate glass, with an R-value of 1. Replacing it all with insulated glass to save energy would have a payback period several times the warranty for the new glazing – which has a perimeter seal between its two or more panes, subject to eventual failure. The original glass, which has no such failure mode, remains clear after 50 years. Further reading "A Powerful Design in Fieldstone" (PDF). Architectural Record Houses of 1961. pp. 70–73. "Hooper House I (Baltimore, MD, USA, 1949)". Marcel Breuer Digital Archive. Retrieved May 10, 2026. References
J. A. Belt Building

The John A. Belt Building is a historic commercial building located at 227 East Diamond Avenue in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland. Description and history It was constructed in 1903, and consists of a two-story rectangular brick building. In the center of the east elevation parapet is raised half-lunette inscribed "1903" and underneath, "J.A. Belt." John A. Belt, was a well known and substantial entrepreneur in Montgomery County in the late 19th and early 20th century. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 9, 1984. References External links Media related to J.A. Belt Building at Wikimedia Commons J.A. Belt Building, Montgomery County, Inventory No.: M: 21-135, including photo in 1983, at Maryland Historical Trust website
University of Maryland Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute

University of Maryland Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute is a rehabilitation hospital located along the border of the Forest Park neighborhood of northwest Baltimore City and Woodlawn in Maryland. It lies on and is incorporated into the historic hospital building and grounds of the former James Lawrence Kernan Hospital. The hospital is now part of the University of Maryland Medical System, on the campus of the University of Maryland at Baltimore. History The James Lawrence Kernan Hospital was built between 1860 and 1867 as Radnor Park, a two-story, five-bay, Victorian mansion. In the first decades of the 20th century, alterations were carried out to the original house which made the house over into a combination of the Greek Revival and Colonial Revival styles. The additional surrounding 1920s-era hospital structures were built in a style that blends well with the old historic mansion and its grounds. The facility was significantly expanded in the 21st century with new buildings, parking lots, driveways. James Lawrence Kernan (1838–1912), was a theater manager and philanthropist of the late Victorian and early Edwardian eras in Baltimore. He had the landmark Kernan Hotel (later renamed the Congress Hotel) on West Franklin Street. The "rathskeller" in the basement of the hotel (later also known as the "marble bar") was the site of the first "jazz band" music in the town when it opened in 1903. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places maintained by the National Park Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1979. Notable patients CBS television news reporter/correspondent Kimberly Dozier, following her injuries from an improvised explosive device in the Iraq War in 2006, spent time at Kernan recovering. Several former Baltimore Colts football players, including quarterback Johnny Unitas, were recipients of physical therapy at Kernan Hospital. References External links Official website James Lawrence Kernan Hospital, Baltimore County at Maryland Historical Trust
Kent Island High School

Kent Island High School (KIHS) is a public high school in Stevensville, Maryland, United States that first opened in 1998 to accommodate the growing population of Queen Anne's County. The school takes its name from Kent Island, the location of the school (and the entire census-designated place of Stevensville). The school is often seen as the successor to Stevensville High School, which closed in 1966, and was renovated and reopened as Stevensville Middle School. The two schools have similar school colors and mascots (SHS's colors and mascot were blue and gold and the Pirates, compared to navy blue and silver and the Buccaneers of KIHS). Between 1966 and 1998, residents of Kent Island attended Queen Anne's County High School. Kent Island High School serves grades 9-12. Kent Island High School's sports teams are members of the Bayside conference and 2A East region in Maryland. History A fire broke out in a boys' bathroom at Kent Island High School on 26 September 2012. Nearly twenty-five volunteer firefighters, of the Kent Island Volunteer Fire Department, responded to the blaze; a police investigation valued damages to approximately $5,000. In May 2018, the men's junior varsity lacrosse team season was canceled due to a video of hazing that included team members rubbing their genitals and buttocks into another teammate's face. Five players on the team were changed for the incident. There was a bomb threat in 2018 and another in 2019, though no bombs were ever found. A 14 year old male was charged for the 2019 bomb threat. The Kent Island High School basketball team was reported to have used racial slurs during a game against Parkside High School in December of 2021. In 2022, parents from another county took a photo at a KIHS track meet showing "a stuffed monkey tied upside down next to a black history month poster." On February 24th, 2023, Parkside High School forfeited a game with Kent Island High School due to allegations of racial slurs being used by the KIHS team and fans. Queen Anne's County Public Schools could not verify the use of slurs. At the game, a Parkside High School player team punched a member of the Kent Island team. James Jones, Convener of the Caucus of African-American Leaders on the Eastern Shore, said "this is not the first, or the second, third or fourth time that these kinds of incidents have happened [from Kent Island High School]." Athletics References External links Official website aerial view of the school
Baltimore Lab School

Baltimore Lab School (BLS) is a nonpublic special education school for children diagnosed with learning disabilities and ADHD in grades 1–12. It is located in Baltimore, Maryland, in Goucher Hall, one of the historic Old Goucher College Buildings. The school was founded in September 2000 as a division of its parent school in Washington D.C., The Lab School of Washington. Both schools were founded by Sally L. Smith, a nationally recognized leader in special education, who then continued as their administrator until her death in 2007. BLS offers its students and the public clinical services, including speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, and counseling services. Individual or small group related service sessions are offered on an outpatient basis or through pull-out or push-in services for an extra fee. All students are able to benefit from these on-site specialists through services integrated into the classroom. In addition to related services and specialized instruction, students may be provided intervention by working with reading specialists and math specialists. BLS offers a low student-to-staff ratio, multi-sensory curriculum, and an arts-integrated methodology. BLS is a training site for interns from Loyola University, Towson University, Goucher College, and Maryland Institute College of Art. These students complete an internship under the supervision of Baltimore Lab's teaching staff. Baltimore Lab School faculty members are invited to speak at local universities and professional conferences. The school also offers after-school activities and sports, such as indoor rock-climbing, tennis, track and field, basketball, and swimming, as well as many field trips to further enhance the learning experience of students. BaLS also partners with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to organize a multitude of outdoor learning experiences for students of all ages and is a certified Green School. In March 2014, Baltimore Lab School began operating fully independently from Lab School of Washington. The building that houses the school was purchased from Washington Lab. References External links Official Baltimore Lab School Website Old pictures of Goucher Hall Lab School of Washington Website
Makemie Memorial Presbyterian Church

Makemie Memorial Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located in Snow Hill, Worcester County, Maryland. History The church was established by immigrants from England, Scotland, and Ulster. Makemie Memorial is generally regarded as being the first church in America to issue a call to a pastor, although others say that the call was actually issued through an Anglican, William Stevens, and that Rev. Francis Makemie (1658 – 1708) actually first preached near Stevens' home parish, Coventry Parish further south in Rehoboth and established Rehobeth Presbyterian Church before this community. The original church building was a log structure located within a block of the Pocomoke River, which in 1683 was the main means of travel in the area given the vast wet-lands in Worcester County. The second structure was a frame building built on the current property on West Market Street, but it was built close to the center of the grave yard on the top of the little rise. That building burned and was replaced by a brick structure on the same spot. That building served for a number of years until it too was damaged by fire. In 1883, for the 200th anniversary of the organization of the church, it was resolved to build a Makemie Memorial Church in honor of Reverend Makemie. The present building designed by noted Philadelphia architect Isaac Pursell. It was started in 1887 and dedicated on June 29, 1890. Two other churches with similar names were established around the same time in Accomac, Virginia, near where Rev. Makemie spent his final years and died. It is a Gothic Revival structure built of red brick with red sandstone trim. There are five memorial windows in the sanctuary and the vaulted ceiling is supported by hand-hewn, exposed wooded arches. It has two unequal tall towers. There is an adjacent graveyard to the church. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. Notable interments John Rankin Franklin (1820–1878), U.S. Representative and member of the Maryland House of Delegates John P. Moore (1856–1918), member of the Maryland Senate and mayor of Snow Hill John Walter Smith (1845–1925), Governor of Maryland George M. Upshur (1847–1924), Maryland delegate, mayor of Ocean City, Maryland Ephraim King Wilson (1771–1834), U.S. Representative from Maryland Ephraim King Wilson II (1821–1891), U.S. Senator from Maryland References External links Makemie Memorial Presbyterian Church, Worcester County, at Maryland Historical Trust Makemie Memorial Presbyterian Church website
University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus

University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus (formerly Maryland General Hospital) is a hospital in the downtown area of Baltimore, Maryland. The hospital was founded for teaching purposes in 1881 by a group of local doctors. The hospital has been affiliated with the University of Maryland Medical System since 1999, and has over 1,400 employees and 500 doctors, covering 30 different specialties. Originally known as the Baltimore Medical College, it affiliated with the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1911. An affiliation with the Baltimore Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital began in 1965. The hospital became part of the University of Maryland Medical System in 1999. Maryland General opened its own nursing school in 1893. The last class of the Maryland General Hospital School of Nursing graduated in January 1987, when the hospital's nursing school closed. The Obstetrics Service at Maryland General was discontinued effective June 30, 2013, due to declining volumes, despite a reputation for outstanding clinical outcomes. On June 6, 2013, Maryland General Hospital was renamed "University of Maryland Medical Center, Midtown Campus". Public transit The medical center is accessed by the Baltimore Light RailLink at the Mt. Vernon station at Howard and Centre Streets. References External links University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus on Google Street View http://www.mdhs.org/digitalimage/maryland-general-hospital-310-west-madison-street-baltimore
Matthew Henson State Park

Matthew Henson State Park is a Maryland state park and greenway situated along a tributary of Rock Creek in Montgomery County, Maryland. The park is managed by Montgomery County under an agreement with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. It was named for Maryland native and arctic explorer Matthew Henson. Matthew Henson Trail, an 8-foot-wide (2.4 m) hard surface hiking/biking trail, was completed through the park in 2009. The trail runs 4.5 miles (7.2 km) from the Rock Creek Hiker-Biker Trail near Aspen Hill northeast to Alderton Road near Layhill. The trail features 0.6 miles (0.97 km) of wooden boardwalk through environmentally sensitive areas. History Purchased by the state in the 1950s, the land was originally called the Rockville Facility, which would have connected to Montrose Parkway as a spur to the proposed Washington Outer Beltway. In response to residents' calls to the preserve the stream valley corridor, the state legislature designated 83 acres of the land as a state park and 117 acres as a county park in 1989. The state land is owned by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, and the county land is owned by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC). Planning for the Matthew Henson Trail began in 2001. After many public meetings and environmental studies, the trail's preliminary plan was approved by the Montgomery County Planning Board in 2003. Funding was put forth in 2006. The Montgomery County Department of Transportation paid for the design and construction, but the M-NCPPC managed the project. Opened May 9, 2009, the project cost $5.7 million. The trail connects with the Rock Creek Hiker-Biker Trail at Winding Creek Local Park on Dewey Road and continues northeast to Alderton Road. The trail includes ten-foot-wide boardwalks to protect the most sensitive areas and solar-powered emergency cellular phones. The trail's design and construction were nominated for a Planning & Design Award as part of the 2010 National Trails Awards. Since opening, the Veirs Mill Road crossing has been redesigned several times for safety. Some time shortly after opening the crosswalk was painted. Then, after a cyclist was killed using the crossing in 2015, the state added a yellow, flashing light and signs alerting drivers. When a second cyclist was killed 6 months later, the state switched to a HAWK beacon. Then in 2020, they upgraded again, replacing the button-activated flashing pedestrian signal with a full color traffic signal equipped with both a call button and sensors that alert drivers to slow down. They also upgraded to a "continental" crosswalk that is more visible to motorists, replaced the zig-zag crossing with a straight-line crossing in the median and installed “passive detection” — a system in which sensors detect pedestrians and bicyclists standing in the flat landing area and activate the pedestrian signal. References External links Matthew Henson Trail Montgomery County Department of Parks Matthew Henson Trail Map Montgomery County Department of Parks
MedStar Harbor Hospital

MedStar Harbor Hospital is a private nonprofit, 150-bed, acute care teaching hospital in Baltimore City, Maryland, U.S. It is located on South Hanover Street along the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River in the Cherry Hill neighborhood of South Baltimore. The hospital has around 10,000 inpatients admissions and close to 60,000 emergency department visits per year. Its areas of specialty include orthopaedics, oncology, women's services, cardiology, internal medicine and neurosurgery. Harbor Hospital also offers a medical residency program in internal medicine and a transitional program that prepares residents to specialize in other areas. History Originally named South Baltimore Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, the hospital was established by physician Harry Peterman in 1903. It was located on Light Street in what was then an industrial area of Baltimore City. When the hospital outgrew its original location, it purchased 12 acres (4.9 ha) from Broening Park, formerly the site of the Maryland Yacht Club. Construction of the present MedStar Harbor Hospital began in 1967 and was completed in 1968. The present location's proximity to the Inner Harbor inspired the name, Harbor Hospital. In 1996, Harbor Hospital became part of Helix Health, a regional health care network. Helix merged with Medlantic Healthcare Group in 1998 and in 1999 was renamed MedStar Health. Services offered Harbor Hospital offers the following services: Accreditation and recognition MedStar Harbor Hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission, an independent, nonprofit organization that evaluates and accredits health care programs in the United States. Harbor Hospital has been awarded the Delmarva Foundation Quality Excellence Award, an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to health care quality improvement. It has earned the award eight times, (2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013) more than any other hospital in the Delmarva area, including Maryland, Washington D.C., and Delaware. References External links Official website Google Street View
MedStar Montgomery Medical Center

MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, formerly known as Montgomery General Hospital and Montgomery County General Hospital before then, is a large hospital in Olney, Maryland. The hospital is part of MedStar Health. History A local physician, Jacob Wheeler Bird, rented a house between Ashton and Brighton, and he opened five-bed infirmary there, named Wrenwood Hospital, on January 1, 1916. Within three years of its opening, it was clear that the small facility was not large enough for the surrounding area. In 1919, Bird and eight women, who met to roll bandages and sew for community organizations, raised funds to establish a new hospital in the area. The land for the hospital was bought from the heirs of a local physician, William E. Magruder, who had died. The building's cornerstone was laid on May 31, 1919. Thomas C. Groomes of Rockville was the architect, and Frank H. Karn of Rockville was the builder. The land, equipment, and building ended up costing a total of $50,000 (equivalent to $929,000 in 2025). The facility was originally named Montgomery County General Hospital. Construction was delayed because of World War I, but Bird decided to open the hospital in 1920, before its construction was complete, because of the Spanish flu epidemic. It admitted its first five patients during a blizzard. Named Montgomery County General Hospital, it originally had 28 beds and, during its first year open, it admitted a total of 596 patients. In 1977, the original building was demolished and was replaced by a more modern facility, which was renamed Montgomery General Hospital. In February 2008, the hospital merged with MedStar Health and renamed MedStar Montgomery Medical Center. A $30-million expansion began that included adding a 23,000-square-foot (2,100 m2) emergency department. References External links Official website ACHS Summary Form – Maryland State Archives