Historical structures vital to the streetscape that survive from the period of Frederic Douglass’s residence in Fell's Point include two small wooden houses on South Wolfe Street that represent over 200 years of Baltimore history. Preservation architect Bryan Blundell will discuss construction of the houses around 1797 and their role in providing housing and opportunities for free African-American ship caulkers from the 1830s to the 1850s. Blundell is president of the architecture preservation firm Dell Corporation and has been passionate about preserving the Caulkers’ Houses since 2004.

This is the first talk in the 2017 Architecture Lecture Series: African American Dwellings in the Antebellum Period, organized by Homewood Museum as part of Baltimore Architecture Month. Click here for subscription tickets. 1 AIA/CES LU available per lecture.

There will be a 5:30 p.m. preceding reception with the speaker at Homewood Museum. The talk will be held nearby in Gilman Hall, room 50. Both locations are on the Johns Hopkins University Homewood campus at 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md. 21218.

Free event parking will be available in the Johns Hopkins Club parking lot. Advance, pre-paid registration is strongly requested. Walk-in registration is based on seating availability.