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This is the former headquarters of the Continental Trust Company, located at the corner of Baltimore and Calvert streets.  It is today called One Calvert Plaza.  At the time of the fire, this was the tallest building in the state, 14 floors tall.  It was built in 1899 and was touted as being “Fireproof” thanks to its steel structural components.  While the fire destroyed 2500 buildings, it ran past and through this building.  The building is still standing today as a result of that steel.  There is another side to the story in that almost all of the building save the structural components did burn.  Nothing is ever completely fireproof.   

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