Course Title: The History of Baltimore Through Its Buildings
Instructor: Meg Fairfax Fielding
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March 26, 2026 - April 30, 2026 (6 Sessions)
Thursdays, 6:30PM ET - 8:30PM ET
Virtual via Zoom
Course Description: Explore Baltimore’s evolution through the lens of its historic buildings from its oldest neighborhoods, early architecture, and the ways Baltimore’s boundaries expanded over time. Subsequent classes highlight a different category of civic and cultural architecture, including churches and temples, historic public schools, municipal buildings, major hospitals, and the city’s parks and statues.
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Meg Fairfax Fielding is the Director of the History of Medicine at the 226-year-old Medical & Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland (MedChi). She also manages their collection of portraits and sculptures of physicians dating to the late 1700s, and the rare book collection, with the oldest dating to 1567. She is a Fellow at the American Osler Society and has lectured there several times. Meg is the author of two books, “Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital, The First 100 Years” and a biography entitled “Marcia Crocker Noyes: The Librarian Who Never Left,” about the librarian who worked at MedChi for 50 years. She is at work on her third book about a historic mansion in Baltimore. In her spare time, Meg lectures on the historic architecture of Baltimore, and loves taking photos with her new companion, Daisy-the-Drone. She frequently attends country auctions, hunting up antique American quilts and English china. Meg is a 13th generation Baltimorean on her mother’s side, and a first generation on her father’s. She has lived in Baltimore for much of her life and loves to explore all parts of the city. She lives in an 1880s farmhouse between Hampden and Roland Park.
Event DateStarts: Thursday, March 26, 20266:30pm EDTEnds: Thursday, April 30, 20268:30pm EDT
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