Goucher College, Towson

Name: Goucher College
Address: Towson, United States

#27 among attractions in Towson

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Goucher College is a private liberal arts college in Towson, Maryland. It was chartered in 1885 by a conference in Baltimore led by namesake John F. Goucher and local leaders of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Goucher was a women's college until becoming coeducational in 1986. As of 2020, Goucher had 1,480 undergraduates studying 33 major and six interdisciplinary fields, plus 700 graduate students. Goucher grants professional certificates in writing and education and offers a postbaccalaureate premedical program. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1885 (139 years ago)Coordinates: 39°24'39"N, 76°36'1"W

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Goucher College – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Recher Theatre, The Shops at Kenilworth, Hampton National Historic Site, Towson Place.

0.7 miS
Dancing, Nightlife
Recher Theatre, Towson
18 min walk • The Recher is a concert venue in Towson, Maryland. It is located at 512 York Road in the building previously operated as the Towson Theatre, a one-screen movie theater.
1 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Shops at Kenilworth, Towson
26 min walk • The Shops at Kenilworth is a mall in Towson, Maryland. It has more than 30 stores. The mall opened in 1979 as the Kenilworth Bazaar. The original anchor stores were Stebbins Anderson and Hochschild Kohn's.
0.8 miNE
Historical place, History museum, Museum
Hampton National Historic Site, Towson
20 min walk • Hampton National Historic Site, in the Hampton area north of Towson, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA, preserves a remnant of a vast 18th-century estate, including a Georgian manor house, gardens, grounds, and the original stone slave quarters.
1.5 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Towson Place, Towson
38 min walk • Towson Place, formerly Eudowood Plaza and Towson Marketplace, is an outdoor shopping center in Towson, Maryland. Opened in 1962, it was redeveloped extensively in 1998.
~1370 ftNE
Church
Towson United Methodist Church, Towson
7 min walk • Towson United Methodist Church is a large United Methodist Church in the historic Hampton subdivision of Towson, a suburb in Baltimore County, Maryland. Its past, rooted in 19th-century America and subsequent growth in the two centuries since then, has closely paralleled the nation's political and sociological trends.
0.7 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
Towson Town Center, Towson
19 min walk • Towson Town Center is a large indoor shopping mall located in Towson, Maryland. It was the largest indoor shopping mall in Maryland prior to the completion of Arundel Mills in late 2000 in Hanover and the 2007 expansion of Westfield Annapolis.
0.7 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
Towson Square, Towson
18 min walk • Towson Square, originally known as Towson Circle III while in planning, is an outdoor mall constructed between 2013 and 2014 in Towson, Maryland. The outdoor mall is estimated to cost have $85 million to be built by its developers, Cordish Company and Heritage Properties, Inc.
0.9 miNW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Fire Museum of Maryland, Towson
23 min walk • The Fire Museum of Maryland, founded in 1971, is located in Lutherville, Maryland near Baltimore, Maryland. With a collection of over forty pieces of firefighting apparatus, the Fire Museum of Maryland explains and interprets the history of the urban fire service in the U.S. for visitors and through school programming.
0.8 miSW
Garden, Greek Revival architecture
Baltimore County Circuit Courthouses, Towson
21 min walk • The Baltimore County Courthouses are located in Towson, the county seat. The older, original Baltimore County Courthouse of 1854-1856 houses many of the offices of the County government, including both the executive branch and the legislative branch. The County Courts Building lies to the west, separated by a plaza.
0.7 miSW
Church
Towson Calvary Baptist Church, Towson
19 min walk • Towson Calvary Baptist Church, at 120 West Pennsylvania Ave, Towson, Maryland, was completed in 1929. It is a gothic building built from the stone, concrete and aggregate supplied by the nearby Campbell quarry, which had its headquarters on the same block.
0.9 miS
39°23'51"N • 76°36'15"W
Sons of The American Legion, Towson
24 min walk • Social club, Event space, Bars and clubs

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Goucher College?

Nearby attractions include Towson United Methodist Church, Towson (7 min walk), Towson Calvary Baptist Church, Towson (19 min walk), Hampton National Historic Site, Towson (20 min walk), Baltimore County Circuit Courthouses, Towson (21 min walk).

How to get to Goucher College by public transport?

The nearest stations to Goucher College:

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Fairmount Avenue & Bosley Avenue Northbound • Lines: 93, Rd (7 min walk)