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Allan Building
Allan Building is located at the end of Main Drive on top of Foxleigh Hill. It houses a core of upper school academic classes (histories, maths, and sciences), art classrooms, the headmaster's and administrators' offices, the Kiplinger Library, the School Store, and the Eagle Café. Allan Building is easily recognized by its clock tower cupola which can be seen from many points on campus. Allan Building is named in memory of Colonel William Allan, McDonogh's founding principal from 1873 until his death in 1889. The building, as it stands today, was built in 1929 after the school's main building was destroyed by fire in 1928.
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Alumni Memorial Field House
The Alumni Memorial Field House, which is dedicated to alumni lost in war, was originally constructed in 1948 and underwent a full remodeling in 1999. The gymnasium serves as a spectacular arena for competition and school activities, such as pep rallies, schoolwide assemblies, and physical education.
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Bird Apartments
Since the founding of McDonogh School, many teachers have lived on campus. To this day, McDonogh provides low-cost housing for those teachers who reside on campus. Each house or apartment building is separated from the main campus. The living quarters vary in style from brick-front colonials to country farmhouses. Students living in the campus dorms visit these homes frequently. Faculty members invite the boarders for movie nights or other weekly activities in their homes.
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Bowman House
Bowman House, located halfway up Main Drive, houses the alumni, development, and communications offices. The board of trustees, faculty, staff, and alumni also use it as a meeting place. The building was originally named "Principal's House" when it was built in 1915, but was changed to "Bowman House" in recognition of Morgan H. Bowman, who was the first principal to live there. It was the main residence for heads of the school until 1935, when the present headmaster's house was built.
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Brass Eagle
An additional eating area for lower and middle school students.
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Bus Lot
This is the central location for McDonogh's 25 buses to park in the afternoon for students to go home.
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Childs Memorial Terrace
Childs Memorial Terrace is nestled in the shady valley adjacent to Tagart Memorial Chapel. The opening day invocation, closing ceremonies, and graduation take place on the slated patio memorial. The Terrace is named in memory of William Talbott Childs, Class of 1895, who was the sixth principal and the first McDonogh graduate to head the school.
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Clarence A. Burck Center for the Performing Arts
The Burck Center is a state-of-the-art facility which includes a band room, a lower school chorus room, private music instruction rooms, an art gallery, offices, and the magnificent Ceres M. Horn Theatre. The arts center was completed in 1998 and is a highlight to McDonogh's Arts program. The 585-seat theater is the prominent feature of the Burck Center.
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Concession Stand
The concession stand is open during home varsity football games and when McDonogh hosts tennis tournaments. You can buy hamburgers, french fries, drinks, and snacks.
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Dudley Hall
Dudley Hall is the home of McDonogh's youngest students. Opened in 1993, the kindergarten program welcomed 45 students its first year. The building is named in honor of Albert H. Dudley, Jr., M.D., Class of 1940, who served on the board of trustees for 25 years and was named Trustee Emeritus in 1991.
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Elderkin Hall
Completed in 1965, Elderkin Hall has been the principal lower school building ever since. It has two floors of science, art, math, history and English classrooms, and a lobby in which the art classes display their finished pieces for the student body, parents, and teachers.
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Equestrian Center
One of the oldest highlights of McDonogh is its equestrian program. The first cavalry drills began in 1926. Since then, McDonogh has built and re-built an impressive barn complete with an indoor ring, plenty of spacious stalls, and several large tack rooms. The equestrian program is especially fond of the four large sand show rings that have been home to thousands of prestigious competitions.
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Eyth Field
The recently reconstructed field is home to the Varsity Baseball team. Field 09
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Faculty Parking (Keelty)
Upper school teachers who work in Keelty Building or Allan Building park here.
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Faculty Parking (Lyle)
Teachers from the Upper School park here who work in the Lyle Building or the Allan building.
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Field 02
Middle School and JV baseball play home games here.
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Field 03
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Field 04
Home field for Varsity Softball.
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Field 05
Girls Middle School Lacrosse and JV Girls Soccer play home games here.
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Field 06
Middle School Girls Lacrosse and Field Hockey play home games here.
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Field 07
Middle School Girls Lacrosse and Field Hockey play home games here.
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Field 10
Middle School Softball plays home games here.
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Field 11
Varsity Boys Soccer and Varsity Girls Lacrosse play home games here.
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Field 12
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Field 13
Middle School Boys Soccer plays here.
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Field 14
Middle School Boys Soccer and Lacrosse play here.
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Field 15
JV Boys Soccer, Middle School Boys Lacrosse and Soccer play here.
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Field 16
Varsity Girls Soccer and Field Hockey play here.
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Finney Building
Built during the Depression, Finney Building was constructed as a Public Works Administration project to create jobs in Baltimore. It is the primary middle school building. It currently houses four floors of classrooms, a study hall, a state-of-the-art multimedia computer lab, and the middle school administrative offices. The building was named for Dr. John M. T. Finney, a world-renowned surgeon and a board of trustee member for 41 years, 21 of which was spent as president of the board.
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Gatehouse
The Gatehouse, constructed in 1983 and located on Main Drive, is one of numerous security measures on campus. At night, a guard is posted from dusk until dawn to monitor traffic entering campus. During daylight hours, the gatehouse is unoccupied.
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Headmaster's House
The Headmaster's House is residence to McDonogh's current headmaster. Situated at the top of White Horse Hill, the Headmaster's House overlooks acres of horse fields. Built in 1935 under the auspices of Louis E. Lamborn, headmaster from 1926 to 1952, the colonial stone house is a quaint reminder of McDonogh's aged country environment.
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Henry A. Rosenberg, Jr. Aquatic Center
The Henry A. Rosenberg, Jr. Aquatic Center houses an Olympic-sized swimming pool, completed in 2007,to host swim meets and water polo games.
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Hunt Apartments
Since the founding of McDonogh School, many teachers have lived on campus. To this day, McDonogh provides low-cost housing for those teachers who reside on campus. Each house or apartment building is separated from the main campus. The living quarters vary in style from brick-front colonials to country farmhouses. Students living on campus in the dorms visit these homes frequently. Faculty members invite the boarders for movie nights or other weekly activities in their homes.
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Jane Bay Hall
The dormitories are the residences to 85 upper school students, Sunday evening through Friday afternoon. The Jane Bay Hall welcomed its first residents in 1969 and currently houses female boarders. The first Jane Bay Hall was constructed in 1917 with funds bequeathed by Jane Bay, who, upon her death, wanted to finance a home for boys. Jane Bay also houses McDonogh's archives and the infirmary.
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John McDonogh Monument
John McDonogh was originally buried in New Orleans in 1850, but in 1860 his remains were relocated to Greenmount Cemetery in downtown Baltimore. In 1945, John McDonogh's grave was relocated to McDonogh's campus. As the founder of the School, John McDonogh asked that flowers be placed on his grave once a year. A tradition since 1875, students lay flowers on the John McDonogh Monument every year during the Founder's Day ceremony to honor this request. His "Rules for Living" are inscribed on the monument as a reminder of the values by which John McDonogh lived.
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John McDonogh Stadium
The John McDonogh Stadium, which was dedicated on November 11, 1938, was a Public Works Administration project to create more jobs in and around the Baltimore area. The stadium hosts the Boys' Varsity Football and Lacrosse games. The stadium also holds a 400-meter track used by the Cross Country and Track teams. A feature of the stadium is the state of the art Jumbo-tron run by a team of highly skilled students.
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Keelty Building
Keelty Hall, another academic building for the Upper School, houses English and Foreign Languages (French, Latin, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, and German). The three-story humanities center, re-opened in 1989, was formerly a dormitory. The building is named for alumnus, benefactor, and former Board of Trustee chair Joseph S. Keelty, Class of 1940. Keelty's trademark glass entranceways also make it easy to find. Keelty Hall is also the location of the Foster Technology Center. The FTC utilizes the high-speed campus computer network and other resources to assist students in their academic endeavors.
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Lamborn Hall
Finished in the spring of 1960, Lamborn Hall, named after the former headmaster Louis E. Lamborn, is the McDonogh School cafeteria and Brass Eagle eating area. During lunch, a student has the choice of a salad bar, a lunchmeat bar, soup, fruit, or the prepared lunches of the day. Everything is all-you-can-eat, including the prepared meals, the fruit and salad bar, and the deli bar. Breakfast and dinner are available to boarders and anyone else who chooses to arrive at school early in the morning or stay until dinner in the dining hall.
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Lillian Rollins Hall
Lillian Rollins Hall, first occupied in 1967, houses male boarders. It is dedicated to Lillian Rollins, mother of H. Beale Rollins, Class of 1915.
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Lower School Parking
Parents who are parking to go into Elderkin Hall should park here. The Lower School pick-up is located here.
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Lyle Building
Named for Duncan Campbell Lyle, headmaster from 1889 until 1893 and faculty member for forty-six years, Lyle Memorial Building is the location of the school's admissions office and computer services department as well as the Middle School library and foreign language classrooms. McDonogh's Tuttle Art Gallery is also in Lyle Building. Lyle Building, built in 1929, was originally a dormitory.
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Lynch Show Grounds
The McDonogh equestrian program is especially fond of the four large sand show rings that have been home to thousands of prestigious competitions.
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Maintenance Shops
The Maintenance Shop, located on Woods Road across from the bus lot, is the headquarters for McDonogh's housekeeping, maintenance, and onsite automotive repair services. The school's mechanics service the full fleet of 25 buses which run routes all over the state. McDonogh includes bus transportation for all students as part of the tuition cost.
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McDonogh Roots
McDonogh's garden
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Memorial Court
Memorial Court, dedicated in November, 1946, was erected in memory of McDonogh alumni lost in World Wars I and II. The court, nestled among tall trees and hedges, is made of a slate walkway that leads to a monolith inscribed with the names of the fallen alumni. The student body congregates at the requiem on Memorial Day each year to remember all of the former students who have fought for our country.
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Rollins-Luetkemeyer Athletic Center
The Rollins-Luetkemeyer Center was completed in 1996 and houses a weight room, wrestling room, four full-sized basketball courts, an Olympic-sized indoor pool, and McDonogh's Athletic Hall of Fame.
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Senior Quad
Traditionally, the Senior Quad is reserved for the senior class. It serves as an outdoor lounge area with picnic benches and shade trees. The Quad offers an escape from a hectic day if only for a period or two, or the chance to study with friends under a shady tree. On any warm day, students can be found playing games with their friends, studying for a test, or just relaxing with nature.
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Storage Barn
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Student Parking
Upper School students with driving privileges are allowed to park here.
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Tagart Memorial Chapel
The Tagart Memorial Chapel was dedicated on May 5, 1899, and named for Samuel Tagart, President of the Board of Trustees when the school was founded. In 1978, McDonogh's famous 48-bell carillon was donated by Mr. and Mrs. H. Beale Rollins. Over the years, the chapel has been home to hundreds of ceremonies and gatherings, such as Baccalaureate and the Junior Pin Ceremony as well as choral and music concerts, and class meetings. In addition, weddings and memorial services are held in the chapel.
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Tennis Courts
McDonogh's 20 tennis courts are used to host tournaments and games on campus.
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Upper School Quad
The Upper School Quad contains the Blumberg Outdoor Classroom, a two-tiered brick bench dedicated in May, 1990. The Quad offers an escape from a hectic day, if only for a period or two, or the chance to study with friends under a shady tree. On any warm day, students can be found playing games with their friends, studying for a test, or just relaxing with nature.
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