▁It ▁published ▁its ▁first ▁book , ▁Sid ney ▁Lan ier : ▁A ▁Memorial ▁T ribute , ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁to ▁honor ▁the ▁poet ▁who ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁university ' s ▁first ▁writers ▁in ▁residence . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁the ▁Public ation ▁Agency ▁became ▁the ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁Press ; ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁University ▁Press . ▁ ▁After ▁various ▁moves ▁on ▁and ▁off ▁the ▁University ' s ▁Home wood ▁campus , ▁the ▁Press ▁acquired ▁a ▁permanent ▁home ▁in ▁Baltimore ' s ▁Charles ▁Village ▁neighborhood ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁when ▁it ▁re located ▁to ▁a ▁renov ated ▁former ▁church . ▁Bu ilt ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁the ▁gran ite ▁and ▁brick ▁structure ▁was ▁the ▁original ▁church ▁of ▁the ▁Sain ts ▁Philip ▁and ▁James ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁parish ▁and ▁now ▁houses ▁the ▁offices ▁of ▁the ▁Press ▁on ▁five ▁flo ors . ▁ ▁In ▁its ▁ 1 2 5 ▁years ▁of ▁scholar ly ▁publishing , ▁the ▁Press ▁has ▁had ▁only ▁eight ▁direct ors : ▁Nicholas ▁Murray , ▁ 1 8 7 8 – 1 9 0 8 ; ▁Christian ▁W . ▁D itt us , ▁ 1 9 0 8 – 1 9 4 8 ; ▁Harold ▁E . ▁In gle , ▁ 1 9 4 8 – 1 9 7 4 ; ▁Jack ▁G . ▁Go ell ner , ▁ 1 9 7 4 – 1 9 9