National Register of Historic Places

East Baltimore Historic District, Old

Baltimore (Independent City), Baltimore County, Maryland
Listed
December 27, 2006
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
06001175

About this property

Old East Baltimore Historic District is a national historic district in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a mainly residential area of Baltimore City that grew up northward from the original mid-18th century settlement east of the Jones Falls, known as Jones Town, or Old Town. It comprises some 70 city blocks covering approximately 194 acres (0.79 km2). The southern part is characterized by vernacular Greek Revival-style working-class housing, constructed in the mid-1840s to mid-1850s for the large numbers of Irish and German immigrants settling there. By the late 1880s and early 1890s all of the blocks in the historic district had been filled with substantial rowhouses showing the influence of Queen Anne and Renaissance Revival styles. The churches in the district include good examples of Italianate, Gothic, Richardsonian Romanesque, Northern European Romanesque, and French Romanesque. Two ethnic Catholic churches, St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church and St. James the Less Roman Catholic Church, are listed separately on the National Register of Historic Places. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

Location

Baltimore (Independent City), Baltimore County, Maryland
39.30681, -76.60523

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTEUROPEAN
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Green Mount Cemetery
Listed
0.2 mi
St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church
Industrial
0.2 mi
Schuler, Hans, Studio and Residence
Industrial
0.2 mi
Industrial Building
Industrial
0.2 mi
North Central Historic District
Listed
0.4 mi

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When was East Baltimore Historic District, Old listed on the National Register?

East Baltimore Historic District, Old was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 27, 2006.

What type of historic resource is East Baltimore Historic District, Old?

East Baltimore Historic District, Old is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for East Baltimore Historic District, Old is recorded as the listed era.

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