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Renovating History

Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore

The renovation of Enoch Pratt Free Library expanded services, technology, and space for staff and patrons while also restoring historic materials and finishes—plaster, millwork, terrazzo, decorative metal elements and paintings, and lighting—to their original state. Period design motifs provided inspiration for the new graphics and murals that were installed throughout the building, from the upper floors to the children’s department on the lower levels.

Project: Renovation
Architect: Beyer Blinder Belle Architects and Planners, Sandra Vicchio and Associates, Ayers Saint Gross
Size: 290,000 square feet
Cost: $115 million
Photo: Joseph Romeo Photography