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Enoch Pratt (1806-1896), 1893, by Paul Hallwig (1865-1925).
Enoch Pratt, a Massachusetts natives like George Peabody, settled in Baltimore in 1831. Both saw the business potential in this booming city. As a hardware merchant and later as the president of banks and transportation companies, Pratt was a major benefactor to a variety of institutions. He founded the Enoch Pratt Free Library, the first free public library system in the United States, and contributed significantly to what became the Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital. His home on Monument Street forms an integral part of the Maryland Historical Society campus. |