Asset Overview
This 80,000-square-foot, seven-story building was built in 1899. It was a straw hat factory owned by "Townsend, Grace Co." Their initials and building construction date are inscribed on the stone facade.
![](https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/api/collection/v1/iiif/169285/365726/restricted)
"Helmet" by Townsend, Grace Co. Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Cuyler T. Rawlins, 1959
The [Baltimore VA Annex](https://www.va.gov/maryland-health-care/locations/baltimore-va-clinic/) currently resides in this building at 209 W Fayette St, Baltimore, MD 21201.
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Building context 8/21/2022