Edmondson Avenue Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Edmondson Avenue Historic District

Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland
Listed
December 27, 2010
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
10001084

About this property

The Edmondson Avenue Historic District encompasses several neighborhoods on the west side of Baltimore, Maryland. The area was developed primarily between 1900 and 1940, radiating from the streetcar line that ran along Edmondson Avenue, an east–west thoroughfare. It includes significant portions of the Evergreen Lawn, Bridgeview/Greenlawn, Rosemont, and Midtown-Edmondson neighborhoods, including hundreds of buildings, many of them residential rowhouses. Although initially populated by European-Americans, the neighborhood population became predominantly African-American in the 20 years after World War II, and was a center of civil rights activism and community organizing. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

Location

Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland
39.30166, -76.65613

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 10001084. It was listed on December 27, 2010.

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTBLACK
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Battles

Baltimore Pratt Street Riot (April 1861)
1861Civil War
2.3 mi
Great Railroad Strike of 1877 — Baltimore Riot
1877Frontier
2.5 mi
Maryland Unionist Guerrilla Operations 1861
1861Civil War
2.5 mi

Questions about this property

When was Edmondson Avenue Historic District listed on the National Register?

Edmondson Avenue Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 27, 2010.

What type of historic resource is Edmondson Avenue Historic District?

Edmondson Avenue Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Edmondson Avenue Historic District?

The period of significance for Edmondson Avenue Historic District is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1900.

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