National Register of Historic Places

Mount Vernon Mill No. 1

Baltimore (Independent City), Baltimore County, Maryland
Listed
April 18, 2001
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
01000388

About this property

Mount Vernon Mill No. 1 is a historic cotton mill complex located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It was constructed between 1873 and 1918 and consists of four buildings situated along Jones Falls. The complex consists of three closely associated 19th-century buildings and a 20th-century warehouse. There is a large, three-story brick Mill Building (1873); a two-story, brick, L-shaped Picker House (1873); a two-story, brick Store House (c. 1881); and a later, reinforced-concrete warehouse (1918). It served as headquarters for Mount Vernon-Woodberry Mills, one of the world's largest producers of cotton duck. Mount Vernon Mill No. 1 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. The mill complex, now referred to generally as Mill No. 1, was purchased by Terra Nova Ventures, LLC and began renovations in 2012 to create a mixed-use project of apartments, offices and restaurants. The Mill No. 1 boasts, "The architecture team, Alexander Design Studio has figured out how to make this complicated project work, while keeping the integrity and character of the historic buildings... The structures’ overall historic significance and fabric in their beautiful setting [and] location have been maintained, while adapting the structures to incorporate new uses..." Anyone interested in commercial or residential space in the building may contact Thornhill Properties, Inc. who now manage the building.

Location

3000 Falls Rd.
Baltimore (Independent City), Baltimore County, Maryland
39.32328, -76.63076

Categories

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When was Mount Vernon Mill No. 1 listed on the National Register?

Mount Vernon Mill No. 1 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 18, 2001.

What type of historic resource is Mount Vernon Mill No. 1?

Mount Vernon Mill No. 1 is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Mount Vernon Mill No. 1 is recorded as the industrial era.

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