In 2016, the National Trust for Historic Preservation designated Morgan State University’s campus in Baltimore a National Treasure. Founded in 1867, Morgan is one of the first Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and the National Trust’s designation noted the public university’s 20-some significant structures by celebrated Black architects including Leon Bridges, Albert Cassell, Louis Fry, and Hilyard Robinson.
Morgan has occupied its current site in northeast Baltimore since 1917, and though the campus is rich with important buildings—ranging in style from Brutalist to Modern to Neoclassical—it also includes more than a few duds. When university president David Wilson was hired in 2010, he made it his mission to oversee a period of “capital eminence,” in which underutilized or dysfunctional buildings would be renovated or replaced, sending a message that Morgan is a preeminent research university that cares about its students and welcomes private investment. Wilson’s vision is also an attempt to keep up with the university’s highest-ever enrollment, of about 8,000 students for the last five years.
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