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Gompers School
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National Register of Historic Places

Gompers School

Also known as Eastern High School; Samuel Gompers General Vocational School

On the National Register since 198541 years
ClassicalListed 1985Baltimore
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Gompers School

Gompers School, at 1701 East North Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 20, 1985. The Register lists it for its education and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Classical, as it does for 14 other Maryland listings.

What it isHistoric high school in Maryland, US. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 90 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 4 landmarks in about 20 minutes

1701 East North Ave., Baltimore · about 0.7 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Gompers SchoolStart here
  2. 2Public School No. 99Romanesque · 0.3 mi on
  3. 3Baltimore East/South Clifton Park Historic DistrictItalianate · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4American BreweryMiddle-European Chalet · 0.2 mi on
Around it

21 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BHans Schuler Studio and ResidenceBuilding0.5 miBSt. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic ChurchItalianate · Built 18560.6 miDBarclay-East Baltimore-Midway Historic DistrictDistrict0.6 miSFriends Burial GroundSite0.6 miDMcDonogh Place Historic DistrictDistrict0.7 miBPublic School No. 37Georgian Revival0.7 miDEast Baltimore Historic District, OldGreek Revival0.7 miDGreen Mount CemeteryClassical0.7 miStClifton Park Valve HouseRomanesque0.7 miDClifton ParkItalian Villa0.7 miBCoca-Cola Bottling Company of Baltimore BuildingBuilding0.7 miBClifton SchoolColonial Revival0.7 miBPublic School No. 109Building0.8 miBSt. James the Less Roman Catholic ChurchRomanesque Revival0.8 miBIndustrial BuildingIndustrial0.9 miDBerea-Biddle Street Historic DistrictDistrict0.9 miDNorth Central Historic DistrictQueen Anne Revival0.9 miBRowhouses at 303-327 East North AvenueVictorian0.9 mi
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BBaltimore City CollegeLate Gothic Revival · Built 18390.9 miBJohns Hopkins Hospital ComplexQueen Anne · Built 18891 miBGrief, L. and Bro., Inc. ManufactoryItalian Renaissance1 mi
More like it

Classical style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Classical.

Green Mount Cemetery0.7 mi away
St. Leo's ChurchBuilt 1880 · 1.7 mi away
Continental Trust Company Building1.8 mi away
Business and Government Historic District1.8 mi away

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Questions about Gompers School

Is Gompers School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 20, 1985 (Register number 85001272).

Is Gompers School a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Maryland has 71 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is William H. Welch House, 1.3 miles away.

Can you visit Gompers School?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Gompers School?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 90 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 106776568 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.