• The Phoenix Shot Tower, also known as the Old Baltimore Shot Tower, is a red brick shot tower, 234.25 feet (71.40 m) tall, located near the downtown...
  • The tower was originally known as the "Phoenix Shot Tower", then the "Merchants' Shot Tower", and now is also sometimes called the "Old Baltimore Shot Tower".
  • Baltimore’s Phoenix Shot Tower, also known as “the Old Baltimore Shot Tower,” was the tallest structure in the United States when it was built in 1828.
  • In 1921, the Union Oil Company purchased the Phoenix Shot Tower for $14,500 with plans to demolish it and build a gas station in its place.
  • The Phoenix Shot Tower, also known as the Old Baltimore Shot Tower, is a red brick shot tower, 234.25 feet (71.40 m) tall, located near the downtown...
  • Phoenix Shot Tower is a Baltimore, MD landmark. Built in 1828 with a million bricks, it was the tallest building in the United States for nearly twenty years.
  • The Phoenix Shot Tower. ... The tower was used to manufacture both drop shot—for use in pistols and rifles—and moulded shot for cannons.
  • Baltimore’s 193-year old Phoenix Shot Tower received a restoration and rehabilitation to make the tower publicly accessible.
  • Lisa Pfueller Davidson and Catherine C. Lavoie, "BALTIMORE SHOT TOWER (PHOENIX SHOT TOWER)", [Baltimore, Maryland], SAH Archipedia, eds.
  • Built in 1828, the Phoenix Shot Tower was the tallest building in the United States until 1846. It is 215 feet tall and contains an estimated 1.1 million bricks.
  • Drop in tours of Phoenix Shot Tower from 10AM - 11:30 AM are included with all tickets regardless of scheduled Mansion tour/exhibit time.
  • Marsha Wight Wise, “Phoenix Shot Tower,” Explore Baltimore Heritage, accessed July 17, 2024, https://explore.baltimoreheritage.org/items/show/200.
  • Phoenix Shot Tower. 801 E. Fayette St. Baltimore, MD 21202. ... This Baltimore landmark was the tallest building in the United States when it was built.