JavaScript Required

JavaScript is required to use content on this page. Please enable JavaScript in your browser.

English

X

Google Translate Disclaimer

The Maryland Department of Information Technology (“DoIT”) offers translations of the content through Google Translate. Because Google Translate is an external website, DoIT does not control the quality or accuracy of translated content. All DoIT content is filtered through Google Translate which may result in unexpected and unpredictable degradation of portions of text, images and the general appearance on translated pages. Google Translate may maintain unique privacy and use policies. These policies are not controlled by DoIT and are not associated with DoIT’s privacy and use policies. After selecting a translation option, users will be notified that they are leaving DoIT’s website. Users should consult the original English content on DoIT’s website if there are any questions about the translated content.

DoIT uses Google Translate to provide language translations of its content. Google Translate is a free, automated service that relies on data and technology to provide its translations. The Google Translate feature is provided for informational purposes only. Translations cannot be guaranteed as exact or without the inclusion of incorrect or inappropriate language. Google Translate is a third-party service and site users will be leaving DoIT to utilize translated content. As such, DoIT does not guarantee and does not accept responsibility for, the accuracy, reliability, or performance of this service nor the limitations provided by this service, such as the inability to translate specific files like PDFs and graphics (e.g. .jpgs, .gifs, etc.).

DoIT provides Google Translate as an online tool for its users, but DoIT does not directly endorse the website or imply that it is the only solution available to users. All site visitors may choose to use alternate tools for their translation needs. Any individuals or parties that use DoIT content in translated form, whether by Google Translate or by any other translation services, do so at their own risk. DoIT is not liable for any loss or damages arising out of, or issues related to, the use of or reliance on translated content. DoIT assumes no liability for any site visitor’s activities in connection with use of the Google Translate functionality or content.

The Google Translate service is a means by which DoIT offers translations of content and is meant solely for the convenience of non-English speaking users of the website. The translated content is provided directly and dynamically by Google; DoIT has no direct control over the translated content as it appears using this tool. Therefore, in all contexts, the English content, as directly provided by DoIT is to be held authoritative.

The Former Site of the Maryland Hospital for the Insane, at Baltimore Founded 1797

Photograph Taken Sometime Between 1873 and 1877

Buildings Razed to Make Room for the Johns Hopkins Hospital

This photograph is of the former site of the Maryland Hospital for the Insane at Baltimore, and the future site of the Johns Hopkins Hospital. It was taken sometime between 1873 (when most of the Maryland Hospital buildings were razed) and 1877 (when construction of the Johns Hopkins Hospital began). Note that part of what appears to be the eastern section of the wall that once surrounded the hospital is still standing. The Maryland Hospital buildings, together with approximately 13 acres of land, bordered by Monument Street to the north; Broadway to the west; Jefferson Street to the south; and Wolfe Street to the east, were sold to Mr. Johns Hopkins in 1870. Mr. Hopkins took possession of the property after the Maryland Hospital and its patients were relocated to the Hospital's current location at Spring Grove in Catonsville, MD in 1872. Mr. Hopkins died on Christmas Eve, 1873, at which time most of the site had been cleared. The view in the photograph is, apparently, from Wolfe Street, looking west.