Ephraim F. Baldwin architectural ledgers

The Ephraim F. Baldwin architectural ledgers consist of 5 ledgers from the office of Baldwin, as well as his partners at various times, Bruce Price and Josiah Pennington, from 1868-1915. All of the ledgers are primarily handwritten by Baldwin, and each entry contains the date, name of the building, and a description of the work to be done. He also includes the cost of the design and its individual elements.

Ledger 1 begins with an entry for 2 dwelling houses on the corner of Madison Ave. and Mosher St., commissioned by Ambrose White. Work began in December 1868, and continued throughout 1869. The entries continue until 1883, and then jump to entries beginning in 1900. The buildings and locations described in this ledger include: Druid Hill Avenue houses, Chesapeake Bank, Maryland Academy of Art, Christ Church, Chase St. houses, St. Joseph's Church, Carmelite Convent, St. Ann's Church (Greenmount Avenue), Savannah Cathedral, St. Aloysius Church (Washington, D.C.), St. Augustine's Church (Washington, D.C.), St. Vincent's Seminary (Germantown, Pa.), Academy of the Holy Cross (Washington, D.C.), Little Sisters of the Poor (Washington, D.C.), and St. Mary's Seminary, among others.

Work commissioned for individuals in Ledger 1 include: Ambrose A. White, John S. Gittings, B.R. Armstrong, William Kennedy, Mrs. Emily Hillen, Miss Clem Grace, William Donnell, Lambert Gittings, E. Austin Jenkins, Richard Cromwell, John Work Garrett, Thomas M. Lanahan, John King Jr., Mrs. Arabella Russell, John Carey, and Mary E. Auld, among others.

Ledger 2 begins on July 1, 1871 with an entry for Christ Protestant Episcopal Church, and continues until 1872. The entries skip the years 1873-1876, resuming in April 1877. The entries then continue without any significant gaps until November 2, 1896. Notable buildings and locations described in this ledger include: St. Vincent's Seminary (Germantown, Pa.), Maryland Academy of Art, St. Joseph's Church, Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal Church (Cumberland, Md.), Christ Church, Chase St. houses, Savannah Cathedral, Cumberland Academy of Music, St. Paul's Church, Grace Church (Lexington, Va.), St. Peter's School (Wilmington, Del.), Carmelite Convent, St. Aloysius School House (Washington, D.C.), St. Mary's Industrial School, Academy of the Holy Cross (Washington, D.C.), Cathedral of Baltimore, Church at Woodville (Prince George's County, Md.), Orphan Asylum (Washington, D.C.), Mount De Sales, Rennert's Hotel, U.S. Naval Academy, St. Gregory's Church, Immaculate Conception Female School, St. Vincent's Infant Asylum, St. Mary's Seminary, St. Mary's Orphan Asylum, Catholic University, City Hospital, St. Michael's Church, St. Agnes Hospital, Mount Hope Retreat, Convent of Notre Dame, Builders Exchange building, Maryland General Hospital, and Baltimore City College, among others.

Work commissioned for individuals and companies in Ledger 2 include: John Gill, Miss Clem Grace, John S. Gittings, John Work Garrett, Robert Garrett, Irwin Keyser, Thomas M. Lanahan, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, John King Jr., Baltimore Stock Yard Company, Mrs. Arabella Russell, A. S. Abell, Lambert Gittings, Austin Jenkins, Maryland Central Railroad Company, and Hutzler Brothers, among others.

Ledger 3 begins with an entry on December 13, 1882, listing work done on a country house for J. Harry Lee in Baltimore County. The ledger continues with uninterrupted entries until September 1897. The work listed in this ledger was done during Baldwin's partnership with Josiah Pennington. Notable buildings and locations described in this ledger include: Johns Hopkins University, Eutaw House, Maryland Club, Charlestown Hotel (West Virginia), Academy of Music, Bryn Mawr School, Hopkins Place Savings Bank, Maryland Historical Society, St. Paul's Girls School, Baltimore City College, and Baltimore Medical College, among others.

Work commissioned for individuals and companies in Ledger 3 include: J. Harry Lee, S. S. Keyser, First National Bank, Francis White, Cumberland & Pensylvania Railroad, Thomas Deford, Richard Cromwell, Farmers & Merchants National Bank, Robbert Garrett & Sons, Charles F. Mayer, John King Jr., Easton National Bank, Robert Garrett, James Thompson, John B. McDonald, Fidelity & Deposit Company, Vaile & Young, Mendez Cohen, Western Maryland Railroad, Merchants National Bank, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, Baltimore Steam Packet Company, Elkin's National Bank, Union Pass Railroad Company, George Brown, George Small, John G. Rose, Maryland Life Insurance Company, Douglas H. Thomas, and Theodore Marburg, among others.

Ledger 4 begins with an entry on April 5, 1897 for work done at St. Joseph's Hospital. The entries continue uninterrupted until 1912, followed by one entry on April 1, 1915. Notable buildings and locations described in this ledger include: St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Patrick's Church, St. Agnes Hospital, St. Vincent's Infant Asylum, Savannah Cathedral, St. Mary's Industrial School, St. Vincent's Hospital, St. Charles College, St. Thomas' Church, Sacred Heart School Hall, City Hospital, St. Augustine's Church (Elkridge, Md.), Polish Roman Catholic Church (Canton), Mount St. Mary's College, St. John's Church (Frederick, Md.), St. Anthony's Church (Gardenville, Md.), St. Catherine's Church, and Towson Court House, among others.

Work commissioned for individuals and companies in Ledger 4 include: David Hutzler, Commonwealth Bank, James J. Ryan, O'Neill & Co., National Union Bank, United Railways & Electric Co., Guardian Trust Co., Commonwealth Bank, Safe Deposit & Trust Co., Hutzler Brothers, Bank of Baltimore, and Mendez Cohen, among others.

Ledger 5 begins with an entry on August 3, 1894 for work at the Notre Dame institute. The volume continues with uninterrupted entries until November 10, 1915. Notable buildings and locations described in this ledger include: Notre Dame Institute, Catholic University, St. Elizabeth's House, Baltimore Medical College, Baltimore Cathedral, St. Charles College, St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Patrick's Church, The Little Sisters of the Poor, St. Agnes Sanitarium, St. Mary's Industrial School, Hotel Rennert, City Hospital, Savannah Cathedral, Fairmout Masonic Building, Baltimore County Court House, Immaculate Conception Church, and Church of the Blessed Sacrament, among others.

Work commissioned for indivudials and companies in Ledger 5 include: David Hutzler, Robert Rennert, Germania Maennerchor, Commonwealth Bank, Charles & Parr, James J. Ryan, O'Neill & Co., German Savings Bank, Rev. John Whelan, Safe Deposit Trust & Co., Hutzler Brothers, Summerfield Baldwin, Watt, Rettew, & Clay, and Maryland Electric Railways, among others.