Hilton Baltimore

The Hotel

Hilton Baltimore 401 West Pratt Baltimore, MD 21201-1629 (T) 443-573-8700 (F) 443-574-8799 http://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/maryland/hilton-baltimore- BWICCHH/index.html

All AHEAD conference activities will be in the Hilton Baltimore. The hotel is bordered by Pratt Street [North], South Howard [East], Camden Avenue [South] and South Paca [West]. Eutaw Street (North/South) separates the West and East Buildings of the Hilton.

There are two buildings; the main building (West) has the registration desk, lobby and Lobby Bar and gift shop (first floor), conference facilities (second/third floor) and guest residence rooms – forth through twentieth floor. There is no thirteenth floor. The exercise center and pool (with sauna) are on the forth floor. All doors have braille labels.

The East building is separated from the West Building by Eutaw Street (two way, north/south). The East building has the Diamond Tavern and conference meeting rooms on the first floor. Conference facilities are on the second and third floor.

The West and East Buildings are connected at the second and third floor via pedestrian bridges (enclosed walkways) that cross over Eutaw Street.

West Building Entrance – you will be dropped off at a drive in front of the Hilton that runs parallel to Pratt Street. As you exit your vehicle and enter the building, going south, Pratt Street should be behind you [north]. There are three doors at the entrance. From your right [west] to left [east] there are two double door standard (swing) doors and at the west side of the entrance a manual revolving door.

First Floor West Building The lobby of the hotel is a large open area, with a stone floor, an approximate 25- foot ceiling and very few landmarks. Guest services (Bell Captain Station and Reservation Desk) are on the west wall, and the Lobby Bar is on the south wall. The east side of the lobby has escalators that begin near the south end (Lobby Bar) and the elevators are located in the center of the lobby at the north end. The east wall (first and second floors) is glass providing viewing access across Eutaw Street to the East Building.

As you enter the lobby [south] to your right [west] is a hallway that goes to the Gift Shop. To your left [east] is a wide corridor that goes past the main elevator lobby on your right [south] and continues east to a set of doors (standard, revolving, standard) that accesses Eutaw Street to the East Building.

Continuing south you will pass the Bell Captain Station on your right [west] and will come to the north end of the hotel registration desk, on your right. On the east side of the corridor, across from the Bell Captain Station is the back of the main elevators.

At the south end of the lobby past the hotel registration desk is a set of steps (3) that lead to the Lobby Bar. There is not a hostess station. As you ascend the three steps [south] there are chairs and tables and at the south end, the lounge area continues to your left [east]. Table service is available. At the tope of the steps, the bar is to your left [east] with chairs at the bar and table and chairs on your left (north of the bar).

Before you ascend the steps, immediately to your right in a small hall [west] are restrooms, women on the right [north] and men on the left [south].

Instead of ascending the steps, if you turn left [east] and walk in front of the Lobby Bar you will come to a set of steps (down) that will take you to a south entrance (Eutaw Street) that has a revolving and standard door.

As you get to the steps, instead of going down, turn left (north) and you will be at the base of an escalator that goes to the second floor (Conference area). The escalator is located on the east side of the lobby.

In the central lobby area between the hotel registration desk [west] and the escalator [east] are casual seating areas that extend from near the Lobby Bar to the Concierge’s Desk located at the south end of the main elevators. The seating area takes up most of the east side of the lobby.

At the Concierge’s Desk, located on the south side of the main elevator across the lobby from the Bell Captains desk – to the left [west] is the elevator lobby for the six elevators serving the West Building. Going through the elevator lobby (north) you will come to and east/west corridor that goes to the main door and Gift Shop to your left [west] or to the right [east] the Eutaw Street doors that access the East Building.

At the Concierge’s Desk, to the right [east] is a corridor that will pass on the left [west] two elevators that access the first, second, and third floors to access the conference area.

First Floor East Building There are several entrances to the East Building. The primary are the doors (standard, revolving, standard) on the west side of the building that are opposite the doors in the West Building just south of Pratt Street and under the pedestrian bridges. As you enter (going east) you will be stone floors. There are two hallways. Continuing east the floor changes to carpet. There are meeting rooms [Johnson] used by the AHEAD conference, and at the end of the hall is a step of steps and ramp on the right [south] to an exit to South Howard Street. On the left [north] side of the hall is a Jimmy John’s Shop. There is no after hours access to the East Building through these doors.

Inside the west entrance (Eutaw Street) to the left [north] is a casual seating (carpeted) seating area. Instead of going east, at the carpet at the hall, turn right [south] (floor is still stone) and on your left [east] are meeting rooms [Latrobe and Ruth]. At the south end of the East Building is the Diamond Tavern. To the right [west] of the Diamond Tavern are steps down to a revolving and standard door that is directly across the street from the doors in the West Building near the Lobby Bar. To the right [north] of the doors is an escalator that serves the second floor of the East Building.

Just to the east of the casual seating area at the north end of the first floor is an elevator that serves only the first and second floor of the East Building.

Elevator Access – West Building There are three sets of elevators that can access guest rooms and conference activities. The main elevators are located in the north part of the lobby. There are six elevators (three on the west side and three on the east side.) They are numbered: West side [south to north] one – two – three (call button between one and two). On the east side [south to north] six – five – four with the call button between six and five.

The control panel of the main elevators is bottom to top Alarm – Open doors – Close doors One – two – three- four Five – six – seven – eight Nine – ten – eleven – twelve Fourteen – fifteen – sixteen – seventeen Eighteen – nineteen – twenty

Control panels are on both sides of the door. To access floors eighteen (Concierge Lounge), nineteen and twenty, you need access on your room card that must be inserted in a horizontal slot about two inches above the top row of numbers. The card must be inserted/removed and then the button(s) activated.

All elevators ‘announce’ the floor when stopping.

As you exit into the elevator lobbies on the guest floors, there is a wall on the south wall. Access to the guest room hallways is at the north end of the elevator lobby. A table is at the south wall and a house phone located to the right [west] of the table. As you exit to the main elevator lobby on the first floor (stone floor) and go north, you will access an east/west hallway (about 30 feet wide) that, to the left [west] goes past the main entrance (on the right [north] passing a revolving door and two standard doors, all having rugs) then narrows to about 10 feet wide, that then goes to the Gift shop at the [west] end of the hallway. When open, the Gift Shop doors are propped open. On the left [south] prior to the Gift shop is and ATM machine ($3.50 service charge). Below the screen is a jack to access audible instructions. The hallway to the right [east] will take you to the doors (standard, revolving, standard) that will take you outside (Eutaw Street – two way [north/south]). There are rugs at the doors. There is no curb on either side of Eutaw Street, but traveling straight [east] will take you to the west door of the East Building. Please be aware the pedestrian crossing is ‘midblock’ approximately 100 feet south of the Pratt and Eutaw Streets intersection.

The main elevators can access the second and third floor conference meeting rooms. The elevator lobby [north/south] on the second floor is stone with the rest of the area carpeted. To the north of the elevator lobby is an east/west hallway. To the left [west] is the UPS Business Office located at the west end of the hall above where the Gift Shoppe is located on the first floor. To the right [east] is access to the pedestrian “bridge” over Eutaw Street to the second floor of the East Building (Holiday Ballroom, Blake, Calloway and Poe meeting rooms). To the south you enter (carpet) the north end of the East Foyer. This is where the main registration area of the conference will be located.

The elevator lobby on the third floor is carpet however there is a wall at the north end so traveling south to the meeting rooms (Tubman, Carroll and Paca) is the only option.

Secondary Elevators Elevators to floors one, two and three are also access by two elevators located behind [east side] the main elevators, as you exit you are facing east. The control panel, located on the inside right side of the door, from top down: Three, two, one. Next row below - horizontally: open door, close door. Next row below – horizontally: Alarm, Fire Key Below the Fire Key is the emergency ‘call’ button.

As you exit the elevators on the first floor turning right [south] you will come the Concierge Desk around the corner to your right [west]. If you continue straight (east) you will come to the east wall (windows). Turn left [north] and travel until you come to a rug/carpet. On your right will be a door that will take you outside (Eutaw Street – two way [north/south]). There is no curb, but traveling straight [east)] will take you to the west door of the East Building. Please be aware the pedestrian crossing is ‘midblock’ approximately 100 feet south of the Pratt and Eutaw Streets intersection. At the second level if you travel forward [east] you will come to a wall (glass), turn left [north] and locate the pedestrian ‘bridge’ [east] to access the second floor of the East Building.

If you turn right [south] you will be heading to the escalator that goes to the first floor near the Lobby Bar and the other door exit to Eutaw (not a crossing point). If you turn right [south] and shoreline the elevators on your right, as you pass the elevators you will enter the East Foyer – registration area for the conference. At the third level, when exiting (facing east) turn right [south] to access the meeting rooms on the third floor. There is no escalator access to the third floor.

Elevator Access - East Building Just to the east of the casual seating area at the north end of the first floor is an elevator, faces west, that serves only the first and second floor of the East Building. The control panel, on the right side is simple: two on top and one below (vertical) with horizontal Open Door, Close Door below. As you exit on the second floor, going west, turn left and you will pass (on left) the east/west hallway with meeting rooms and the north/south hallway will pass in front of the Holiday Ballroom. Directly across from the elevator is the pedestrian ‘bridge that access the second floor of the West Building. On the west side of the north/south hallway, across from the Holiday Ballroom is the escalator that goes to the first floor at the doors just west of the Diamond Tavern.

Guest Rooms

Guest rooms are located on the forth to twentieth floors. Floors eighteen, nineteen and twenty are for Hilton Honors room.

All guest rooms are served by the six primary elevators from the main lobby.

The hallways are approximately sixty-eight inches wide. All doors are set-back approximately 12 inches. (All staff/service doors have an approximate 3 inch setback if not flush with the wall). Two rooms (e.g. X019 and X017) will be together in a set-back. The rooms are identified with two inch raised numbers with braille next to the numbers which are located on the door handle side of the door facing about sixty inches above the floor.

Card access is by inserting your room card horizontally in the slot about two inches above the door handle. There is about a two second delay (whirring sound) as the card is recognized.

Floors four through fifteen the hallway is in an ‘L’ shape. As you exit the elevator lobby you need to turn north to the East/West hallway. Rooms X01 to X033 will be to your left [east] with even numbered rooms X02 to X036 on the right side [] (Ballpark view) and even numbered rooms on the right side [north]. If you exit the elevator lobby and turn right you will come to the North/South hallway to your right with even numbered rooms X038 to X062 on your left [east] (Harbor view) and odd numbered X047 to X061 on your right [west]. At the end of the hallway are rooms X064 east side – short hallway to the left, X063 on west side – short hallway to the right, and X067 between.

Floors sixteen though twenty have an east/west hallway only. Again, Rooms X01 to X033 will be on left [south] (Ballpark view) with even numbered rooms X02 to X036 on the left side [north].

On all floor the Ice and Vending machines (sodas $2.25, ice free) areas are located in the east/west hallway near approximately room X022, but can be easily located because of an air exchanger fan next to the door that access the vending area.

Guest rooms are available in single (King) or doubles (Queens). Each room has a bath, closet, dresser, desk, bed and chair. The following information is a general description of the room.

To enter the room, insert room card horizontally into the slot located about 3 inches above the door lever. There will be a couple of seconds delay (whirring noise) to activate the lock.

Inside the door, on the knob side of the door is a light switch that activates the small hallway light and the standing lamp behind the chair on the far side of the room. Continue into the room – oriented to the knob side of the door will be the bathroom, the closet and the bed(s). Single (King) will have a nightstand on both sides of the bed with a lamp (toggle switch on the base). Each lamp has power access on the base. Double (Queens) will have a nightstand between the beds.

Between the bed and the outside wall is a chair and ottoman. The outside wall is a ‘window’ (does not open) from about 30 inches from the floor.

On the wall opposite the bath and bed (from the door) is a full-length mirror (across from closet) then an open area. Across from the bed(s) is the dresser (4 drawers) and on the end closes to the door a couple of shelves underneath with ice bucket and glasses. On the top of the dresser, on the end is the coffee maker.

On top of the dresser is a 37 inch flat-screen TV.

Next to the dresser is the desk with phone, desk lamp (with power receptacle) and a small desk that pulls out. Trash can is located beneath the desk.

BATH Inside the bathroom is the sink , two knobs and a single spigot. The hot water is almost instant. There is a tissue dispenser on the counter and a soap dish. The amenities include: Massage soap (large box), moisturizing soap (small box), shower cap (lightweight box), liquid body wash (large bottle), body lotion, (large tube), shampoo (large tube but at opposite end of amenities tray) and conditioner (small tube). Hand towels and wash cloths are on a towel bar at the end of the sink. Bath towels are on a shelf below the sink. There is a drawer at the end of the sink (below hand towels) that has a hair dryer and extra toilet paper.

The toilet is between the sink and tub. The toilet has a water saving high pressure flush. The trashcan is located beside the toilet.

There is a bath mat on the tub. The shower curtain has two pieces, one to remain inside the tub when showering. The water control is above the water spigot and turns in a clockwise direction from the six o’clock to twelve o’clock position. Ten o’clock is pretty warm. The shower control is located on the top of the water spigot. There is a handrail on the back wall of the tub. There is a ‘basket’ on the wall below the showerhead for soap/shampoo.

Closet The closet has extra blankets on the top shelf. An iron and ironing board hangs on the wall and there is a safe on the floor.

Each room has two telephones. One is located on the desk and the other is on the nightstand, (double room – between the beds, single room on the stand between the bed and chair)

The telephone operation

Top row of buttons Guest services hotline, In-room dining, zip-out checkout, Emergency (dial 65), Wake-up.

Then next rows One, two, three then the Message button (push to access messages) Four, five, six Seven, eight, nine Star, zero, pound sign.

Next to the pound side is a toggle switch for volume: up/down

At the bottom right of the phone are two buttons: mute, speaker

Thermostat Located on the wall around the corner just past the closet. There are two buttons on the face that control temperature. The right button raises and left button lower. Below the thermostat are switches from left to right: on/off, fan, heat/cool

TV Remote Top: Order – Power – Menu Select Button with directional arrow buttons (top, bottom sides) Lower left of Select buttons – ‘back’ Lower right of Select buttons – ‘info’ Three horizontal buttons – ‘exit’, ‘guide’, ‘help’ Four buttons – ‘back’, ‘pause’, ‘play’ ‘fast forward’

Left side vertical ‘Volume’ Right side vertical ‘Channels; Between Volume and Channels – top button ‘previous channel’ lower button ‘mute’

Key pad One-two-three Four-five-six Seven-eight-nine Close caption, Zero, Sleep Function

Coffee Maker (Top) Fill basket in back Switch on top for one cup (turn bottom of switch left) or two cups (turn bottom of switch right) Front of top, brew basket – pull out – one cup (place packet in left basket), two cups, fill both baskets. On the side of the coffee brewer is coffee, tea, sugar and packaged ‘cream’.

Curtains Two sets of curtains, privacy – closes to the window, and blackout. Both are opened/closed with pull rods.

Door lock Above the door lever is a lever when turned actives a deadbolt. Above the lock mechanism on the door jam is a ‘security’ stop. Turning the angled metal will (not) permit the door to be opened.

Conference

All conference activities will take place in the hotel. All meeting rooms are named after notable Baltimore residences. At the end of the conference information, there will be a copy of ‘write-up’ of the personalities for whom the room is named, as it is presented at the meeting rooms. Not all meeting rooms will be used during the conference, but the ‘write-up’ of all rooms will be provided. In the West Tower on the second floor will be registration (east foyer), meeting rooms (Key Ballroom 1&2, 9-12) and Opening Plenary Session and Friday luncheon (Key Ballroom 1-8).

In the East Tower, the meeting rooms on the first floor: Ruth, Latrobe, Johnson and Peale (Computer Lab). On the second floor: Blake, Calloway and Poe. The Holiday Ballroom (1, 2, and 3) will be used meetings and for the Exhibit Hall/Poster Sessions (Wednesday p.m. and Thursday) and the closing Legal Plenary on Saturday morning. On the third floor South Foyer: Tubman, Carroll and Paca.

Conference Rooms West Building As you exit the main elevators on the second floor to the south is a large carpeted lobby area (East Foyer). The conference registration desk will be on the second floor. As you exit the elevator lobby, to your left (east) you should hear the sound of the escalators the come up from the first floor (Lobby) near the Lobby Bar. On the right (west) is a small hallway leading to men and women’s restrooms. The Men’s restroom is the first on your left and the women’s is the second.

The west (right) wall of the foyer is the Key (Francis Scott Key) Ballroom. The Key Ballroom will be used for current meetings, ‘Opening Plenary Session’ and the Friday luncheon. All rooms have a double door entrance and the doors are set back approximately four feet. From the north to south the rooms are 9, 10, 11, and 12. At the south end the hallway turns right (west) and you will be in the South Foyer. The five doors (same as on the west wall) provide access to the Ballroom for General/Plenary Sessions and the Friday luncheon. The South Foyer accesses Key Ballrooms 8 and 7 and those are the second set double doors on your right. The forth set of double doors on your right, access Key Ballrooms 6 and 5. Continuing west on the South Foyer, turn right (north) and you will be on the West Foyer. There are four sets of doors that will access (south to north) Key 4, Key 3, Key 2 and Key 1. All doors (double – inset about 4 feet) will be on your right (east).

On the south wall, across from the Key Ballroom (toward the west end) are restrooms. The Women’s is located in approximately the middle of the south wall and the Men’s is located at the west end of the South Foyer.

There are no third floor meeting rooms in the West Building.

Conference Rooms East Building First Floor – to access the meeting rooms in the East Building you need to take the elevators to the first floor. As you exit, turn to the north and then turn right (east) and walk to the doors (standard and revolving) that will exit at Eutaw Street. There is not a defined curb, but the crossing has a pressed brick pattern in the asphalt go directly to the doors (standard and revolving) of the East Building. As you cross (going east) Eutaw Street, Pratt Street will be on your left.

Once inside the lobby (tile), on your immediate left (north) is a seating/gathering area. Just to the east of the gathering area are two elevators that access the second floor of the East Building. Continuing east from the doors, the east/west hallway (approximately 20 feet wide and carpeted) provides access to meeting rooms on the left and right of the hall. On your left (north) are Peale A, Peale B, and Peale C (Computer Lab) . There is one set of double doors for each room and the doors are set back approximately four feet.

On the right of the hallway, there are restrooms, the Men’s is to the right and the Women’s is to the left. Continuing east in the hallway past the restroom’s Johnson A and Johnson B meeting rooms. Continuing east you will come to a set of steps that will take you out to Howard Street.

As you enter the lobby from Eutaw Street and instead of going to the meeting rooms in the east hall, turn right (south) and there are two meeting rooms on your left (east). The first is Latrobe (one double door entrance – four foot setback) and the Ruth (two sets of double doors entrance – each end of the room). Continuing past Ruth you will come to the entrance to the Diamond Tavern.

Across from the south door to the Ruth meeting rooms on the east side of the lobby are escalators that go to the second floor of the East Building. As you face (north) the escalators, up is on the right.

At the base of the escalators on the west wall, are steps (2) that lead to revolving door to Eutaw Street. Directly across the street (west) is a revolving door to the West Building that is located near the escalators and Lobby Bar. This is a mid-block crossing with no landmarks.

The west wall of the East Building (first and second floors) is all glass providing viewing access to the West Building.

Second Floor The meeting rooms on the second floor of the East Building are located in an east/west hallway that is above the east/west hallway on the first floor. There are several options to access the hallway depending on where you are coming from.

Main elevators (West Building)– as you exit the main elevators (tile floor) on the second floor (Registration Desk and Key Ballroom) you need to turn north and then east (right) now carpet. Continuing east past the elevator area, on your right (south) you will hear the sounds of the top of the escalators, coming up from the first floor (hotel lobby). Continue east and you will enter an enclosed walkway (‘bridge’) that crosses Eutaw Street, directly overhead of the first floor crossing. As you enter the second floor lobby the area will open up. To your right (south) is the West Foyer and you should pick up the sounds of the top of the escalators that come from the first floor lobby near the Diamond Tavern. To your left (north) are the elevators that serve the first and second floors of the East Building. Continuing east down the North Foyer hallway, there are five meeting rooms, all on your left (north). Blake has two entrances with double doors (about a four foot setback) at each end of the room, Calloway A and B (one entrance each). Next will be two sets of double doors that access emergency exits. The last two doors on your left will be Poe A and Poe B. At the end of the hallway, if you turn right (west) to your right will be restrooms – Men’s to the right and Women’s to the left.

On the second floor is the Holiday Ballroom. It will be used for the Exhibit Hall and Saturday morning Legal Plenary. Access to the Holiday Ballroom is the West Foyer across from the top of the escalators that that come up from the first floor near the Diamond Tavern. As you come out of the pedestrian bridge, turn right (south) and as you near the sound of the escalators, turn left (east) and the doors to Holiday Ballroom entrance will be in front of you.

Escalators – (West Building – beginning near the Lobby Bar) – at the top of the escalators shoreline on the right until you locate the enclosed walkway.

Escalators – (East Building – near the entrance to the Diamond Tavern) – at the top of the escalator – move to the east wall (on your right) and shoreline to the east/west hallway.

East Building Elevators – located at the north end of the East Building lobby – just north of the east/west hallway. As you exit on the second floor, turn left (south) then left (east) into the east/west hallway.

Third Floor – East Building There are four meeting rooms on the third floor of the West Building. As you exit the elevators (carpet) turn south – there is a wall on the north side of the third floor elevator lobby. At the end of the elevator lobby you will encounter a wall that lead to the north/south hallway. There are meeting rooms in this hallway, but not used by AHEAD. At the south end of the hallway to your right (west) there is an east/west hallway (South Foyer). On the south wall (left) is Tubman (A&B) with a double door at each end of the room to access A & B. The next room past Tubman is Carroll (A&B) with a double door entrance at each end of the room to access A&B. At the west end of the hallway is Paca. Just past the restrooms and before you get to Paca, on your left (south) is a hallway that accesses emergency stairs. To return to the elevators, walk to the east end of the hall, turn left (north) and stay on the left (west wall).

There are restrooms in the north/south hallway (south end) on the west wall just past the water fountain. Men’s is first followed by Women’s. Diamond Tavern – located at the south end of the East Building near the Ruth meeting room. Double door entrance and to your right (west) are tall table/chairs and to your left is a seating area. Continue forward and you will come to the hostess stand o your right. At the hostess stand to the left (east) is the bar for seating, and past the hostess stand are steps to a lower level and depending on weather outdoor seating at the south end of the East Building.

Service Dogs – There are a couple of options for ‘parking’ the service dog if grass preferred. The best option is to exit the doors that cross Eutaw and turn left (north) toward Pratt Street. Passing the end of the building, you will encounter a curbcut that is ‘service’ drive for taxis. The drive is one lane wide. Cross and on your left is a bed of Lariopi grass. Pratt Street will be on your right. The other option is as you exit the door, turn right (south) and walk to the end of the building. There will be a service drive to the parking garage and on your right (past the service drive) is a raised grass area.

Connections

Elevators – West Building - the main set of elevators (six) connect all floors of the West Building. East Building – at the north end of the west lobby, across the lobby from the Eutaw Street Crossing. Escalators – West Building – begins on the first floor near the Lobby Bar at the south end of the lobby on the east wall and accesses the second floor (East Foyer) of the West building just west of the elevators. East Building – begins at the first floor, near then entrance of the Diamond Tavern and accesses the second floor at the west foyer outside of the Holiday Ballroom

East and West Building – Pedestrian crossings North end of the main lobby on the east side just past the elevators. The east/west crossing (Eutaw Street) access the west door to the East Building at the north end of the building There is a pedestrian crossing at the south end of the block (Eutaw Street) traveling south, Eutaw Street on your left (east), you will cross a service drive to the parking garage. Past the drive at the curb (Camden), turn left (east) and cross Eutaw and you will come the outdoor seating (on left) for the Diamond Tavern. Cross Camden (south) and you will come to the entrance to Camden Yards.

Enclosed walkway at the second level – from the north side of the main elevators turn right (east) and you will come to the enclosed walkway.

Restrooms – all restrooms have motion activated flush mechanism – water faucets and towel dispensers. West Building – main lobby, first floor on the west wall, at the south end of the lobby, just prior to the Lobby Bar. Small offset hallway – Men (left) Women (right) Second Floor – East Foyer - on the west (right) wall as you exit the elevator lobby there is a hallway to your right. On the right is the entrance to the restrooms, Men’s on the right and Women’s on the left. South Foyer – south past the Key Ballroom (on your right) – turn right (west) into the South Foyer. On the left (south) wall at the west end of the foyer the first door is Women’s – then two emergency stairs doors (each double) – the Men’s room. Third Floor – on the west wall and the end of the north/south hallway, just past the water fountain, Men’s then Women’s. After the Women’s the east/west hallway with two meeting rooms.

East Building First Floor – in the east/west hallway off of the lobby. Small hallway on the south wall. Men’s room to the right (west) and Women’s room to the left. Second Floor – continue east to the end of the east/west hallway, turn right, south and on your right is the entrance, men’s room to the right and women’s room to the left.

Ballrooms and Meeting Rooms

The names of the Hilton Baltimore ballrooms and meeting rooms focus on noteworthy individuals, either from Baltimore or who made a major impact in Baltimore. Hilton has worked with Rob Rogers, acting Executive Director of the Maryland Historical Society, to ensure that our research was accurate and our selections balanced and noteworthy. We tried to capture a wide range of people in terms of time frame, gender, ethnicity and contribution. Given the meeting rooms are located in two different buildings, we developed tow themes that would help differentiate them. The West Building these is “Freedom Fighters.” Each name represents someone who contributed to individual or collective freedom. For example, all four signers from Maryland of the Declaration of Independence are included. The East Building is dedicated to “virtuosos.” The time centers on people who contributed tour cultural enrichment. Individuals selected include Baltimore native writers, painters, architects, and a sports legend.

West Building – “Freedom Fighters” Armistead (Major George Armistead, April 10, 1780 – April 25, 1818) – second floor - is noted for being the commander of Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore.

Pickersgill (Mary Young Pickersgill, 1776 – 1857) – second floor – is the flagmaker of the famous banner hoisted over Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore in the war of 1812.

Key Ballroom (Francis Scott Key, August 1, 1799 – January 11, 1843) was an American lawyer and amateur poet who wrote the words to the United States national anthem, “The Star Spangled Banner.”

Brent (Mary Brent 1601-1671) was the first North American feminist. On January 21, 1648, she entered the Provincial Court’s assembly and entered a plea for voice in the assembly’s council and a second plea for two votes in its proceedings (one as a landowner and one as Lord Baltimore’s attorney.

Douglass (Fredrick Douglass, February 14, 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an American abolitionist, editor, orator, author, statesman and reformer. Called “The Sage of Anacostia” and “The Lion of Anacostia,” Douglass was one of the most prominent figures of African American history during his time and one of the most influential lecturers and authors in American history.

Chase (Samuel Chase, April 17, 1741 – June 19, 1811) was an Associate Just of the United States Supreme Court and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland. He was well-know as a Federalists partisan.

Hopkins (Johns Hopkins, May 19, 1795 – December 24, 1873) was an abolitionist who was a child participant in his parents’ emancipation of the family’s able-bodied slaves in 1807. He died without heirs in 1873 and left seven million dollars, most in B&O stock to establish the Johns Hopkins Colored Children Orphan Asylum in 1875 (the longest continuously operating academic press in America), the Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in 1889, and the Johns Hopkins Medical School in 1893.

Stone (Thomas Stone, 1743 – October 5, 1787) was an American planter who signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a delegate from Maryland. He later worked on the committee the formed the Articles of Confederation in 1777, and became President of Congress in 1784.

Tilghman (Colonel Tench Tilghman, December 25, 1744 – April 18, 1786) was an American Colonel serving as General Washington’s aide-de-camp during the Revolutionary War, serving in every major campaign of the main Revolutionary army. Tubman (Harriet Tubman, 1820 – March 10, 1913) was an Africa-American abolitionist. An escaped slave, she made 19 voyages into the deep South and helped over 300 slaves escape to Canada. During her lifetime she worked as a lumberjack, laundress, nurse, and cook. As an abolitionist, she acted as intelligence gatherer, refugee organizer, raid leader, nurse and fundraiser.

Carroll (Charles Carroll, September 19, 1737 – November 14, 1832) was a lawyer and politician from Maryland who was a delegate to the Continental Congress and later a United States Senator. He was the last surviving and only Catholic singer of the Declaration of Independence.

Marshall (Thurgood Marshall, July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was an American jurist and the first African-American to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States.

Paca (William Paca, October 30, 1740 – October 23, 1799) was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland. Paca organized politically against the poll-tax imposed by the royal governor prior to the outbreak of the American Revolution and became a prominent leader in the patriot movement.

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Peale (Charles Wilson Peale, April 15, 1741 – February 22, 1837) was an American painter, soldier and naturalist. Peale was quite prolific as an artist, and while he did portraits of scores of historic figures (such as John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton), he is probably best known for his portrait of George Washington.

Johnson (Joshua Johnson, circa 1763 – 1832) was the first African-American painter to make his living in painting. Johnson was apparently self-trained in his art. He worked for thirty years form 1795 to 1825. He produced paintings with Baltimore themes, including portraits of local merchants, ship captains and shopkeepers. Affluent Baltimore families commissioned him to paint portraits.

Latrobe (Benjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe, May 1, 1764 – September 3, 1820) was a British-born American architect best known for his design of the Baltimore Basilica and the United States Capitol.

Ruth (George Herman Ruth, Jr., February 6 1895 – August 16, 1948) also known as “Babe,” “The Great Bambino,” “The Sultan of Swing,” “The Colossus of Clout,” and “The King of Crash,” was an American Major League baseball player for 21 years, with the Boston Red Sox during 1914-1920, then with the New York Yankees until 1935, then joining the Boston Braves for one year. Menchen (H. L. Menchen, September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956) better know as H. L. Menchen, was a twentieth-century journalist, satirist, social critic, cynic, and freethinker, known as the “Sage of Baltimore” and the “American Nietzsche.” He is often regarded as one of the most influential American writers of the early 20th century. At one point in his career, he was simultaneously America’s favorite pundit and literary critic.

Blake (James Hubert “Eubie” Blake, February 7,1887 – February 12, 1983) was a composer and pianists of ragtime, jazz and popular music, as well as a lyricist. With his long time collaborator Noble Sissle, Blake wrote the Broadway musical Shuffle Along in 1921; this was the first Broadway musical ever to be written and directed by African-Americans. Blake his compositions included “Bandana Days,” “Charleston Rag,” “Love Will Find A Way,” “Memories of You,” and “I’m Just Wild About Harry.”

Poe (Edgar Allan Poe, January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, editor, critic and one of the leaders of the American Romantic Movement. Best know for his tales of the macabre, Poe was one of the early American practitioners of the short story and a progenitor of detective fiction. He is also credited with contributing to the emergent science fiction genre.

Calloway (Cab Calloway, December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was a famous American jazz singer and bandleader. Calloway was a master of energetic scat singing and led one of the United States’ most popular African-American big bands for the start of the 1930’s through the late 1940’s.

Holiday Ballroom (Billie Holiday, April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959), born Eleanor Fagan and later called Lady Day, was an American singer know for her emotive, poignant singing voice. Holiday is generally considered on of the greatest jazz voices of all time.