H.F. Miller & Son Tin Box and Can Manufacturing Plant

H.F. Miller & Son Tin Box and Can Manufacturing Plant, or the American Can Company, Miller Factory, and now Miller Court is a historic can manufacturing plant located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It was erected in three stages between 1890 and about 1910. It is a four-story brick manufacturing plant. The exterior features decorative brickwork, multiple window forms, and substantial construction typical of the period. The interior features chamfered posts, closely spaced joists, and fire doors.[2]

H.F. Miller & Son Tin Box and Can Manufacturing Plant
H.F. Miller & Son Tin Box and Can Manufacturing Plant, September 2012
Location2601 N. Howard St., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates39°19′10″N 76°37′12″W
Area0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built1890 (1890)
Architectural styleEarly Commercial, Chicago
NRHP reference No.03001268[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 2003

The building has been redeveloped as Miller's Court with 40 apartments, as well as office and project space for public and charitable agencies. Apartments in the $20 million project were marketed to Baltimore public school teachers. The first tenants moved in in July 2009.[3]

H.F. Miller & Son Tin Box and Can Manufacturing Plant was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Kathryn Gettings Smith (November 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: American Can Company, Miller Factory" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  3. Kelly, Jacques (July 4, 2009). "Building on Historic Register gets new life". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2009-07-04.


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