Community leaders, developers break ground on new East Baltimore Historical Library site
The library will preserve the history of East Baltimore and will be housed in three row homes adjoining Henderson-Hopkins School
Image caption: Community leaders and developers prepare to break ground on the East Baltimore Historical Library
Credit: Will Kirk / Johns Hopkins University By Jacob deNobel / Published Feb 12, 2021
Volunteers from the East Baltimore Historical Library, a resident-driven initiative that preserves, interprets, and shares the history of East Baltimore, broke ground on the library s new space and the collection s first permanent home at the Henderson-Hopkins School, Thursday afternoon.
During the event, members of the library and community partners dedicated the new space to the late Hattie Harrison, who served in the Maryland General Assembly from 1973 until 2013. Harrison, a neighborhood champion and representative of