Historic Preservation Committee
Southwest Partnership
November 8, 2021
Minutes
Introductions
2021 Recap; Goals for 2022
- Storytelling
- Wicomico Building – in Morrell Park
- Montgomery Ward Building – in Carroll Camden
- St. Lukes
- How the myth of Malachi Mills start
- Bruce St Stables
- Storytelling goes beyond just one stable
- Another stable near B&O, what was/is the relationship between the two
- How many female arabbers are there now?
- Can part of a grant application include a plan to do a walking tour of arabbers?
- Create a shared spreadsheet to capture ideas – Carrie
- Malachi Mills
- Rename?
- Wooden House
- House of Labor
- House of Business
- House of Many Tales
- Everyman House
- 1830 House
- Add ideas to shared spreadsheet
- December meeting in-person?
- Consensus was to wait until spring
Updates and Announcements
- Website
- Dedicated page to storytelling will be live on new website by end of year
- Will be bare bones until Marketing Manager is hired, focused now on content
- Social Media
- Committee must put together post (pictures, text, link, layout, etc.) and submit to staff
- February – interview Mrs. Johns on her grandmother, info from Smithsonian book on Arabbers
- Start making social media calendar next meeting
- Volunteer need for graphics on website and to curate social media
- Jane M. can help with content
- Can we get a Youth Intern to create the social media posts?
- Bruce St Stable Update
- Phase I complete
- Next steps
- DHCD & MHT would like SWP to continue with this project
- Next step is repointing the entire building
- Apply for DHCD grant in 2022 for funding in 2023
- Short term shore up some spots were the disintegration is significant
- Apply for $10,000 from Baltimore Heritage, et al.
- Arabbers Preservation Society
- Lord Baltimore Theater
- CHAP Historic District – Nicole
- Franklin Square Sign
