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The Pastor and His Ushers
The Blessed Baptist Church of God
2910 Hamilton Avenue, Baltimore
September 25, 2011
Jennifer A. Ferretti
The day I shot this photograph is easily one of my most favorite memories ever. I shot this for a group show reference in a previous post. This is the text that accompanied it:
Hamilton/Lauraville. I’ve always found the Hamilton/Lauraville area to be rather depressing. The only time I visit the neighborhood is to grab a sandwich at Mastellone’s. I was at a loss at how to present the Hamilton/Lauraville community in one single shot. Surprisingly, photographing the pastor of Blessed Baptist Church of God, housed in a post office built in 1925, was probably one of the best experiences I’ve had while living in Baltimore.
The Hamilton Post Office building turned Baptist church shares the same architects as the Belvedere Hotel in Mount Vernon, Parker, Thomas, & Rice, and was just about the only building in the area that I found attractive. Hamilton/Lauraville was farmland throughout most of the 19th century. In the 1850s, Hamilton was known as Tames Lane, a small village with one general store. The lane’s name was changed to Hamilton Avenue after Caughy Hamilton, estate owner who donated land.
Lauraville’s population was recorded at 500 in 1882 and about forty-two percent of the population were farmers. As the suburbanization of Northeast Baltimore began after World War I, more and more businesses were being opened. Developers specifically marketed to white-collar workers. Between 1900 and 1930, over a dozen churches were built on and around Harford Road.
Trinity
1234 West 36th Street, Baltimore
2011
6x6 Yashica Mat
Jennifer A. Ferretti
Trinity Reformed Church, designed by D.B. Price and built in 1885.
Poole
1219 West 36th Street, Baltimore
2011
6x6 Yashica Mat
Jennifer A. Ferretti
Robert Poole Junior High School.
White Hat
Best Farm, Frederick County, Maryland
September 2010
6x6 Yashica Mat
Jennifer A. Ferretti
Parts of Best Farm were used as camps for both Union and Confederate armies throughout the American Civil War. It was acquired by the National Park Service in 1993.
Northern District Police Station
3355 Keswick Road, Hampden, Baltimore
ca. 2004-2005
Jennifer A. Ferretti
Designed by Henry F. Brauns, 1899. Hands down one of the best buildings in Hampden. I lived across the street from this then-vacant police station. It’s not occupied by commercial businesses.
Yellow Room
Baltimore, Maryland
December 2009
Jennifer A. Ferretti
Photographs for Film series
Interview for the documentary, Hit & Stay.
Self-portrait, Prettyboy Reservoir
Baltimore County, Maryland
November 2010
Jennifer A. Ferretti
