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Sonneborn Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Sonneborn Building

Also known as Paca-Pratt Building

On the National Register since 198244 years
NeoclassicalListed 1982Baltimore
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About Sonneborn Building

Sonneborn Building, at 110 S. Paca St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 29, 1982. The Register lists it for its industry, engineering, architecture and social history, at the local level. It describes its style as Neoclassical, as it does for 7 other Maryland listings. 20 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric loft building in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. 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 · 58 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

110 S. Paca St., Baltimore · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Sonneborn BuildingStart here
  2. 2Loft Historic District SouthVictorian · next door
  3. 3Erlanger BuildingsVictorian · next door
  4. 4Turner-White Casket Co. BuildingRomanesque · Built 1893 · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Heiser, Rosenfeld, and Strauss BuildingsRomanesque Revival · next door
Around it

45 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BWilkens-Robins BuildingItalian Renaissance Revival0.1 mi★College of Medicine of MarylandGreek Revival0.1 miBDavidge Hall, University of MarylandBuilding0.1 miBEmerson Bromo-Seltzer TowerRomanesque · Built 19110.1 miDLoft Historic District NorthRomanesque0.1 miDRidgely's Delight Historic DistrictFederal0.2 miBJohnston BuildingQueen Anne · Built 18800.2 miBRombro BuildingQueen Anne0.2 miBBuilding at 419 West Baltimore StreetFederal0.2 miBBuilding at 423 West Baltimore StreetQueen Anne0.2 miBFrank, L., & Son BuildingItalianate0.2 miBBuilding at 409 West Baltimore StreetItalianate0.2 miBFaust Brothers BuildingItalianate0.2 miBHippodrome TheatreBeaux Arts0.2 miDWestminster Presbyterian Church and CemeteryGothic Revival0.2 miBBaltimore GrandClassical Revival0.2 miBOtterbein ChurchGeorgian0.3 miDBarre Circle Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 mi
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BGandy Belting Company BuildingBuilding0.3 miSSt. Paul's CemeterySite0.3 miBFederal Office BuildingBuilding0.3 miBMercantile Deposit and TrustBuilt 19690.3 miBSwiss Steam Laundry BuildingRomanesque0.3 miBBaltimore General DispensaryNeoclassical0.3 miBSanitary Laundry Company BuildingQueen Anne0.3 miBKnipp, George, & Brother BuildingItalianate0.3 miBBaltimore Equitable SocietyItalian Renaissance0.3 miBDorguth Memorial United Methodist ChurchRoman Revival0.4 miBPoppleton Fire StationTudor Revival0.4 miBBrewers ExchangeRenaissance Revival0.4 miDPascault RowFederal0.4 miBRieman BlockBuilding0.4 miBOld Pine Street StationHigh Victorian Gothic0.4 miBStewart's Department StoreLate Victorian0.4 miDMarket Center Historic District (Boundary Increase)Federal0.4 miBKrug Iron WorksVictorian0.4 miDLittle Montgomery Street Historic DistrictVernacular0.5 miBWalters Bath No. 2Renaissance Revival0.5 mi★Baltimore and Ohio Transportation Museum and Mount Clare StationBuilt 18840.5 miBSt. Peter the Apostle Church and BuildingsGreek Revival · Built 18430.5 miBLion Brothers Company BuildingBuilding0.5 miBBaltimore Federal Savings & Loan AssociationBuilding0.5 miBBaltimore Gas and Electric Company BuildingBeaux Arts Classicism · Built 19160.5 miBOdd Fellows HallRomanesque0.5 miDChinatown Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 mi
More like it

Neoclassical style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Neoclassical.

Baltimore General Dispensary0.3 mi away
Locust Point Historic District1.9 mi away
U.S. Post Office and CourthouseBuilt 1932 · 5.5 mi away

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Questions about Sonneborn Building

Is Sonneborn Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 29, 1982 (Register number 82001588).

Is Sonneborn Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Maryland has 71 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is College of Medicine of Maryland, 0.1 miles away.

Can you visit Sonneborn Building?

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 Sonneborn Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 58 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 106776800 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.