Old West Baltimore Historic District, Baltimore

Name: Old West Baltimore Historic District
Address: Baltimore, United States

#213 among attractions in Baltimore

Neighbourhood, Greek Revival architecture

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Facts and practical information

Old West Baltimore Historic District is a national historic district in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is primarily a row house neighborhood of approximately 175 city blocks directly northwest of downtown Baltimore. The district includes other housing from grand mansions to alley houses, as well as churches, public buildings, commercial buildings, and landscaped squares. Pennsylvania Avenue, the main street of the community, features a later 20th century municipal market house. Within the district are civic monuments that relate to Baltimore's premier historic African-American community. Such noteworthy figures as Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, Congressman Parren Mitchell, jazz artist Cab Calloway, civil rights leader Lillie Mae Carroll Jackson, and Carl Murphy, editor of the Baltimore Afro-American newspaper, lived and / or worked in the area. ()

Coordinates: 39°18'14"N, 76°38'17"W

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Western Baltimore (Sandtown-Winchester)Baltimore United States

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Old West Baltimore Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church, Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Douglas Memorial Community Church, Baltimore Public Markets.

0.8 miE
Church
Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church, Baltimore
20 min walk • Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church of Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. is a large, Gothic Revival-style church built in 1870 and located at Park Avenue and Lafayette Avenue in the city's Bolton Hill neighborhood.
1 miE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Concert hall
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore
26 min walk • The Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, often referred to simply as the Meyerhoff, is a music venue that opened September 16, 1982, at 1212 Cathedral Street in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The main auditorium has a seating capacity of 2,443 and is home to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
0.6 miE
Church, Neoclassical architecture, Greek Revival architecture
Douglas Memorial Community Church, Baltimore
15 min walk • Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, now known as Douglas Memorial Community Church, is a historic Methodist Episcopal church located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a brick, Greek Revival, temple-fronted structure featuring four fluted Corinthian columns and built 1857–1858.
~680 ftE
Shopping, Market
Baltimore Public Markets, Baltimore
4 min walk • The city of Baltimore currently has six public markets across the city. The Baltimore Public Market System is the oldest continuously operating public market system in the United States. Today, the markets are administered by the Baltimore Public Market Corporation, which was established in 1995 as a non-profit organization.
0.8 miN
Synagogue
Beth Am, Baltimore
20 min walk • Beth Am is a Conservative synagogue in Baltimore, Maryland. The congregation is located in Baltimore's Reservoir Hill community, and is considered to be one of the city's historic synagogues. It is one of two non-Orthodox synagogues in Baltimore's inner city.
1 miN
Hiking, Hiking trail
Jones Falls Trail, Baltimore
26 min walk • Jones Falls Trail is a hiking and bicycling trail in Baltimore, Maryland. It mostly runs along the length of the namesake Jones Falls, a major north–south stream in and north of the city that has long acted as a major transportation corridor for the city.
0.5 miNW
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Arch Social Club, Baltimore
12 min walk • The Arch Social Club was casually founded in 1905 and officially incorporated on March 15, 1912. The club is very much a child of Baltimore's brutally repressive racial environment.
0.9 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Arena Players, Baltimore
23 min walk • Arena Players Incorporated is the oldest continually performing and historically African-American community theatre in the United States located in Baltimore, Maryland. The theater runs several productions throughout the year as well as jazz and comedy shows, which take place every other month.
0.6 miE
Park, Sculpture
Francis Scott Key Monument, Baltimore
17 min walk • The Francis Scott Key Monument is an outdoor sculpture to Francis Scott Key in Baltimore, Maryland.
~1940 ftSE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St James Episcopal Church, Baltimore
10 min walk • St. James Episcopal Church Lafayette Square, or St. James African Episcopal Church, founded in 1824, is a historic Episcopal church now located at 1024 W. Lafayette Avenue in the Lafayette Square Historic District of Baltimore, Maryland.
0.6 miE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Sharp Street Memorial United Methodist Church and Community House, Baltimore
15 min walk • Sharp Street Memorial United Methodist Church and Community House is a historic United Methodist church located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is an 1898 Gothic Revival stone structure of massive proportions.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Old West Baltimore Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Baltimore Public Markets, Baltimore (4 min walk), Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel, Baltimore (5 min walk), Sandtown-Winchester, Baltimore (7 min walk), St James Episcopal Church, Baltimore (10 min walk).

How to get to Old West Baltimore Historic District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Old West Baltimore Historic District:

Metro

Upton–Avenue Market • Lines: M (4 min walk)
Penn–North • Lines: M (13 min walk)

Bus

Pennsylvania Avenue & Cumberland Street Northbound • Lines: Lm (11 min walk)
North Avenue & Druid Hill Avenue Eastbound • Lines: Gd (12 min walk)

Light rail

Cultural Center • Lines: Lr (25 min walk)
North Avenue • Lines: Lr (26 min walk)

Train

West Baltimore (28 min walk)