Hoen Lithograph Campus
The former A. Hoen & Co. campus once housed the longest-operating lithographer in the United States. Today, the historic campus has been transformed into an active community hub and center for social enterprises, researchers, health care, and workforce development organizations.
Development
Cross Street Partners, City Life Historic Properties
General Contractor
Cross Street Partners
Design
Ziger | Snead Architects, Budova Engineering, James Posey, Skarda & Associates, STV Inc., EHT Traceries, Urban Green Environmental
Financing
Reinvestment Fund, National Trust Community Investment Corporation, Telesis, City First Bank, Neighborhood Impact Investment Fund, State of Maryland, Mayor & City Council of Baltimore City
Printing Opportunity in East Baltimore
From 1900 – 1981, A. Hoen & Co operated the longest-running lithography in the nation, printing National Geographic magazine, major league baseball cards, cigar boxes, and countless diplomas. The Campus employed hundreds of East Baltimore residents, many of whom lived on the surrounding blocks. In a cycle that is not uncommon for America’s post-industrial cities, when the factory closed, the jobs disappeared, local vacancies increased, and the property fell into a state of disrepair and blight.
When Cross Street Partners and City Life Historic Properties responded to a Baltimore City Vacants to Value RFP to purchase the former Hoen & Co in 2014, the directive from the community was clear: bring job opportunities back and the neighborhood will follow.
Building Community from the Ground Up
Anchored by the Morgan State University (MSU) Community Research Campus, ABC Greater Baltimore Construction Education Academy, Cross Street Partners, Outlook Animation Studio, Project JumpStart Inc., and the Care Access Research Community Health Center – the Center for Neighborhood Innovation at Hoen offers a space where mission-driven organizations can collaborate with one another and community stakeholders.
Today, the Campus is alive with workforce training, urban development, and community-centered research at the center. On any given day, Hoen is host to 350+ construction apprentices, entry-level skills trainees, researchers, clinical trial participants, non-profit leaders, visual and film artists, and community conversations.
