was turned over to the city's Board of School Commissioners and the Baltimore City Public Schools. In 1878, it became the Male and Female Colored School No. 1. The school, which operated until 1887, was one of the first grammar schools and the first high school for African American students in Baltimore. The Peale building housed the Bureau of Water Supply from 1887 to 1916 and was rented by various shops and factories from 1916 to 1928. By 1928, the building had been repeatedly condemned and was in danger of demolition. The building was renovated and rededicated in 1931 as the Municipal Museum of Baltimore. The renovation of the building was supervised by John Henry Scarff, a Baltimore-born architect, painter, and archaeologist, who later worked closely on policies governing looted art and damaged monuments during and after World War II. The building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965. The building underwent a major two-year renovation starting in 1978 and was reopened in 1981 as the Peale Museum. In 1985, The Peale became part of the Baltimore City Life Museums (BCLM), a consortium of historic homes, building and sites. BCLM folded in 1997 and the entire Peale collection was moved to the Maryland Historical Society, leaving the original building on North Holliday Street vacant until it was reopened for periodic public programs and events in 2017. In 2014, a campaign was being waged by a Maryland group to raise $4 million for restoration of the museum. The restoration project was completed in 2022 and a grand reopening ceremony took place in August 2022. See also Peale's Barber Farm Mastodon Exhumation Site References External links Peale's American Museum information from the Academy of Natural Sciences Peale Museum – Explore Baltimore Heritage , including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust Museums in Baltimore Art museums and galleries in Maryland Downtown Baltimore National Historic Landmarks in Maryland Infrastructure completed in 1814 Natural history museums in Maryland Defunct museums in Maryland Art museums established in 1786 Art museums disestablished in 1997 1786 establishments in Maryland 1997 disestablishments in Maryland Historic American Buildings Survey in Baltimore Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Baltimore Peale family Baltimore City Landmarks