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Hotel Kernan
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National Register of Historic Places

Hotel Kernan

Also known as Congress Hotel

On the National Register since 199927 years
French Renaissance RevivalListed 1999Baltimore
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Hotel Kernan

Hotel Kernan, at 306-312 W. Franklin St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 3, 1999. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as French Renaissance Revival, as it does for 3 other Maryland listings. 16 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHotel in Maryland, United States of America. 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 · 63 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

306-312 W. Franklin St., Baltimore · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Hotel KernanStart here
  2. 2Baltimore College of Dental SurgeryEastlake · next door
  3. 3One Charles CenterModern Movement · Built 1962 · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Mother Seton HouseBuilding · next door
  5. 5St. Mary's Seminary ChapelSecond Empire Style · next door
Around it

60 more Register listings within half a mile

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

DChinatown Historic DistrictDistrict0.1 miBYoung Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association BuildingBuilding0.1 miBStewart's Department StoreLate Victorian0.2 miDMarket Center Historic District (Boundary Increase)Federal0.2 miBKrug Iron WorksVictorian0.2 miBBaltimore Gas and Electric Company BuildingBeaux Arts Classicism · Built 19160.2 miBOdd Fellows HallRomanesque0.2 mi★Old Roman Catholic CathedralBuilt 18210.2 miBFranklin Street Presbyterian Church and ParsonageGreek Revival0.2 miBBaltimore City CollegeBeaux Arts Classicism0.2 miDSeton Hill Historic DistrictGothic Revival0.2 mi★Ira Remsen HouseBuilding0.2 miBBaltimore General DispensaryNeoclassical0.3 miBSanitary Laundry Company BuildingQueen Anne0.3 miBKnipp, George, & Brother BuildingItalianate0.3 miBBaltimore Equitable SocietyItalian Renaissance0.3 miBSt. Paul's Church RectoryGeorgian0.3 miBWoman's Industrial ExchangeBuilding0.3 mi
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BBrown's Arcade (Additional Documentation)Colonial Revival0.3 miDCathedral Hill Historic DistrictArt Deco0.3 miBBenson BuildingCommercial0.3 mi★First Unitarian ChurchGothic Revival0.3 mi★Mount Vernon Place Historic District (Additional Documentation)District0.3 miBOrchard Street United Methodist ChurchRomanesque Revival0.3 miBFirst Presbyterian Church and ManseGothic Revival0.3 miBBuilding at 419 West Baltimore StreetFederal0.4 miBBuilding at 423 West Baltimore StreetQueen Anne0.4 miBFrank, L., & Son BuildingItalianate0.4 miBBuilding at 409 West Baltimore StreetItalianate0.4 miBFaust Brothers BuildingItalianate0.4 miBHippodrome TheatreBeaux Arts0.4 miDWestminster Presbyterian Church and CemeteryGothic Revival0.4 miBBaltimore GrandClassical Revival0.4 miBSwiss Steam Laundry BuildingRomanesque0.4 miBBrewers ExchangeRenaissance Revival0.4 miDPascault RowFederal0.4 miBRieman BlockBuilding0.4 miBOld Pine Street StationHigh Victorian Gothic0.4 miBSt. Paul's Protestant Episcopal ChurchGothic Revival0.4 miBCommercial Credit Company BuildingBuilt 19540.4 miBStandard Oil BuildingBeaux Arts Classical0.4 miStPerkins Square GazeboStructure0.4 miBMount Vernon Place United Methodist Church and Asbury HouseNorman-Gothic0.4 mi★Henry August Rowland HouseBuilt 18850.4 miBTurner-White Casket Co. BuildingRomanesque · Built 18930.5 mi★College of Medicine of MarylandGreek Revival0.5 miBHeiser, Rosenfeld, and Strauss BuildingsRomanesque Revival0.5 miBDavidge Hall, University of MarylandBuilding0.5 miBEmerson Bromo-Seltzer TowerRomanesque · Built 19110.5 miBFederal Office BuildingBuilding0.5 miBJohnston BuildingQueen Anne · Built 18800.5 miDLoft Historic District NorthRomanesque0.5 miBRombro BuildingQueen Anne0.5 miBMercantile Deposit and TrustBuilt 19690.5 miBBaltimore Federal Savings & Loan AssociationBuilding0.5 miBPaca Street FirehouseRenaissance Revival0.5 miBFederal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Baltimore BranchSecond Renaissance Revival0.5 miBTerminal WarehouseBuilding0.5 miBThe Maryland ClubBuilding0.5 mi★William H. Welch HouseBuilding0.5 mi
More like it

French Renaissance Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as French Renaissance Revival.

Market Center Historic District (Boundary Increase)0.2 mi away
Baltimore City HallBuilt 1875 · 0.6 mi away
Tuscany-Canterbury Historic District3 mi away

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Questions about Hotel Kernan

Is Hotel Kernan on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 3, 1999 (Register number 99001079).

Is Hotel Kernan a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Maryland has 71 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Old Roman Catholic Cathedral, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Hotel Kernan?

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 Hotel Kernan?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 63 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 106776608 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.