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National Register of Historic Places

NOBSKA (steamship)

Also known as NANTUCKET II

On the National Register since 197452 years
Listed 1974Baltimore
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About NOBSKA (steamship)

NOBSKA (steamship), at Inner harbor, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 2, 1974. The Register lists it for its engineering and transportation, at the state level. Eight more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 44 MB · National Archives↗
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Inner harbor, Baltimore · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1NOBSKA (steamship)Start here
  2. 2CHESAPEAKE (lightship)Built 1930 · next door
  3. 3USS TORSK (submarine)Tench Class Submarine · next door
  4. 4Pratt Street Power PlantBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5USCGC Taney (Whec-37)Treasury Class Coast Guard Cutter · next door
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34 more Register listings within half a mile

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

★U.s.s. ConstellationStructure0.1 miStSeven-Foot Knoll LighthouseBuilt 18550.2 miBU.S. Custom HouseBeaux Arts · Built 19070.2 miBCanton HouseColonial Revival0.2 miBChamber of Commerce BuildingNeo-Renaissance0.3 miBGarrett BuildingCommercial Style0.3 miBMercantile Trust and Deposit CompanyRomanesque0.3 miBAlex Brown BuildingGeorgian Revival · Built 19010.3 miBContinental Trust Company BuildingClassical0.3 miDBusiness and Government Historic DistrictRomanesque0.3 miDFederal Hill Historic DistrictFederal0.4 miBPresident Street StationMid-19th Century0.4 miBOtterbein ChurchGeorgian0.4 mi★Flag HouseBuilding0.4 miBFederal Office BuildingBuilding0.4 miBCarroll MansionFederal0.4 miBBaltimore Federal Savings & Loan AssociationBuilding0.4 miOBattle MonumentClassical · Built 18250.4 mi
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★Shot TowerStructure0.4 miBHouse at 9 North Front StreetFederal0.4 miBBaltimore City HallFrench Renaissance Revival · Built 18750.4 miBPaca Street FirehouseRenaissance Revival0.4 miBFederal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Baltimore BranchSecond Renaissance Revival0.4 miBBaltimore City Municipal Office BuildingBuilding0.4 mi★Peale's Baltimore MuseumBuilt 17860.4 miDLittle Montgomery Street Historic DistrictVernacular0.5 miBBagby Furniture Company BuildingIndustrial/Warehouse Building0.5 miBWilkens-Robins BuildingItalian Renaissance Revival0.5 miBSt. Leo's ChurchItalianate · Built 18800.5 miBMercantile Deposit and TrustBuilt 19690.5 miBSt. Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic ChurchGeorgian0.5 miBSt. Paul's Protestant Episcopal ChurchGothic Revival0.5 miBHutzler Brothers Palace BuildingRomanesque Eclectic0.5 miBCommercial Credit Company BuildingBuilt 19540.5 mi

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Questions about NOBSKA (steamship)

Is NOBSKA (steamship) on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 2, 1974 (Register number 74002216).

Is NOBSKA (steamship) a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Maryland has 71 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is USS TORSK (submarine), 0.1 miles away.

Can you visit NOBSKA (steamship)?

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 NOBSKA (steamship)?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 44 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 106776692. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.