Phoenix Shot Tower
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Phoenix Shot Tower is a historic brick shot tower in Baltimore, Maryland, once used for manufacturing lead shot and now preserved as a notable city landmark.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Phoenix Shot Tower canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
ⓘ
landmark ⓘ shot tower ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | industrial architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor | shot production ⓘ |
| category |
Industrial buildings and structures in Baltimore
ⓘ
National Historic Landmarks in Maryland ⓘ Shot towers ⓘ Tourist attractions in Baltimore ⓘ Towers in Maryland ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1828 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1828 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | approximate coordinates 39.291°N 76.606°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
historic site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central drop shaft
ⓘ
interior spiral staircase ⓘ |
| height |
about 234 feet
ⓘ
about 71 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| historicUse | manufacturing ammunition components ⓘ |
| inception | 1828 ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Baltimore City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInNeighborhood | Jonestown, Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNextTo | downtown Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| location | Baltimore, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| near |
Baltimore City Hall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inner Harbor area of Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the tallest shot towers in the United States when built
ⓘ
brick load-bearing construction ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | multiple interior levels ⓘ |
| opened | 1828 ⓘ |
| operator | Baltimore City Recreation and Parks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | City of Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Baltimore National Heritage Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product | lead shot ⓘ |
| roofShape | conical top ⓘ |
| significantEvent | designation as National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| significantMaterial | load-bearing brick walls ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| status | preserved ⓘ |
| usedFor | manufacturing lead shot ⓘ |
| yearOfHistoricDesignation | 1971 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.