The
Phoenix Shot Tower, also known as the
Old Baltimore Shot Tower, is a red brick
shot tower, tall, located near the
downtown,
Jonestown (also known later as Old Town), and
Little Italy communities of East
Baltimore, in
Maryland. When it was completed in 1828 it was the tallest structure in the
United States. The tower was originally known as the "Phoenix Shot Tower", then the "Merchants' Shot Tower", and now is also sometimes called the "Old Baltimore Shot Tower". It was designated a
National Historic Landmark on November 11, 1971.