BALTIMORE - YR : USA - MD

   J.Joseph Curran Memorial Carillon

*Location:

   ThanksGiving Place / Prayer Garden
   Stadium Place (south entrance)
   East 33rd Street near Ednor Place
   Baltimore, Maryland, USA
   LL: N 39.3287, W 76.6015
Site locator map
The bells are in the center of the semi-circular arcade.

*Previous location (1979-2006):

   J.Joseph Curran Memorial Clock Tower
   York Road Development Project
   York Road at Woodbourne Avenue
   Baltimore, Maryland, USA
   LL: N 39.35536, W 76.60971
Site locator map

*Contact:

   Govanstowne Business Association (GBA)
   Attn: Laura Penza
   414 Lyman Avenue
   Baltimore, MD  21212
   T: 410-433-8289
   E: contactus@govanstowne.org
   - or -
   Govans Ecumenical Development
     Corporation (GEDCO)
   5513 York Road
   Baltimore, MD  21212-3806
   T: 410-433-2442   F: 410-433-4834
   - or -
   Stadium Place
   3400 Ednor Road
   Baltimore, MD  21218
   T: 410-235-0500
   E: venableapartments@verizon.net

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Original added semitones were sharp 4th
   and flat 7th in first octave; rang
   Westminster quarters on B,A,G,D,
   and hour strike on C.
   Relocated bells (12 of original 16)
   dedicated 19 Nov.2007.

*Technical data:

   Electric-automatic chime of 12 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C  in the itty-bitty octave
   Transposition is not applicable
   Keyboard range:     C B   /    NONE  
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   Bells were removed (as described in Remarks above) in 2007
   Prior history:
     In 1979, the instrument was begun with 16 bells
       by Petit & Fritsen
       There were two added semitones
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2007
*Links:

Baltimore Sun article (Nov.2007) about the relocation/rededication of the bells

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all North American chimes by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all North American chimes by weight (pitch).
Ranking among all North American chimes by year of completion.

Index to all tower bell instruments in MD.

*Status:
   This page was built from the database on  9-Feb-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2007/11/23
   and on technical data last updated on 2024/02/07
*Photos:

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