McKim's School
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = McKim's School
| nrhp_type =
| image = McKim's School, 1120 E. Baltimore St., Baltimore City, Maryland.JPG
| caption = McKim Community Center
| location = 1120 E. Baltimore St., Baltimore, Maryland
| coordinates = {{coord|39.29126|-76.60113|region:US-MD_type:edu|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = United States Baltimore#Maryland#USA
| map_caption = Location in Baltimore
| built = 1833
| architect = Howard, William; Small, William
| architecture = Greek Revival
| added = March 30, 1973
| area = {{convert|19|acre}}
| refnum = 73002190{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
| designated_other1 = BCL
| designated_other1_abbr = BCL
| designated_other1_date = 1971
}}
McKim's School, also known as McKim's Free School, is a historic school located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is an archaeologically accurate Greek-style building. The front façade is designed after the Temple of Hephaestus, or Temple of Theseus, in Athens, Greece in granite. Six freestone Doric columns, {{convert|17|ft|0|abbr=off|sp=us}} tall, support the entablature and pediment. The sides were derived from the north wing of the Propylaia on the Acropolis of Athens. The building site was funded by Quaker merchant Jon McKim who funded a trust for poor students managed by his son Isaac after his death in 1819.{{cite book|title=Maryland History in Prints 1743-1900|author=Laura Rice|page=108}} It was designed by Baltimore architects William Howard and William Small and erected in 1833. It served as a school and youth training center until 1945, when the building was adapted for use as the McKim Community Center. In 1972 the building was sold by trustees to the city.{{cite web|url=https://mht.maryland.gov/secure/medusa/PDF/NR_PDFs/NR-137.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: McKim's School|date=June 1972|accessdate=2016-04-01 |author=Arthur Townsend|publisher=Maryland Historical Trust}}
McKim's School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
It is included in the Baltimore Heritage Walk.
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External links
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- {{MHT url|id=139|title=McKim's School, Baltimore City}}, including photo from 1997, at Maryland Historical Trust
- [http://www.mckimcenter.org/ McKim Community Association, Inc., website]
- [http://explore.baltimoreheritage.org/items/show/202 Explore Baltimore Heritage - McKim's Free School]
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Category:Defunct schools in Maryland
Category:Buildings and structures in Baltimore
Category:School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Baltimore
Category:Greek Revival architecture in Maryland
Category:School buildings completed in 1833
Category:Baltimore City Landmarks
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