On the northeast corner of Charles and Read streets in Mount Vernon sits the stately old Latrobe Building – an Italian-Renaissance design with a flat roof, ornate overhanging eaves and mythical figures carved into its white stone facade.
Over the last century, the Latrobe has lived many lives — from a residence for Baltimore’s well-heeled to a room-and-board for affluent bachelors to a flophouse reportedly occupied by prostitutes, drug users, and drug dealers. It most recently served as an office building for non-profit organizations.
Today, the nine-story structure is home to Ulysses, a new 116-room hotel which is the fourth for New York-based hotelier Ash. The building was purchased sight unseen at auction and completely gutted, before opening its doors to customers on September 21.
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