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East Baltimore Historic District, Old

  • Also Known As: B-1395
  • Vicinity: Generally Bounded by Jones Falls, Greenmount Cemetery, North Ave, Broadway, and Madison, Ashland and Eager Sts
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District


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East Baltimore Historic District, Old
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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1858/00/00 William Price (ship-wright) Architect 1200-1204 N Caroline Street: William and James Price buy three lots from Miles White and James Purvis and build: 1200 with a low-pitched gable roof and an Italianate cornice and 1202-1204 which are set back from the street. Some original sash survives.
1868/00/00 Orville Horwitz, Esq Developer 1200, 1204-1210 N Eden Street: Large three-story, three-bay-wide houses built by Miles White for Orville Horwitz and James Purvis.
1868/00/00 William Price (ship-wright) Architect 1226-1236 N Eden Street: Three three-story, three-bay-wide late Italianate-style houses, built by William Price.
1884/00/00 Samuel D Price (Baltimore builder) Architect 1315-1327 Ensor Street: Samuel Price builds 12'-wide, two-story houses. End brackets frame a row of small modillions set against a plain frieze. Price also built out the southeast corner of Hoffman and Ensor, at 1001-1009 Hoffman (lost), the same year.

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Particulars for East Baltimore Historic District, Old:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Business
Area of Significance Community Planning and Development
Cultural Affiliation European American
Criteria Exemplar
Historic Use Fire station
Sight Category Historic District
Architectural Style Late Victorian
Historic Use Manufacturing facility
Architectural Style Mid 19th century revival
Townscape Plaza
Owner Private
Historic Use Religious Property
Historic Use School
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 27th December 2006

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: East Baltimore Historic District, Old
Registry Address: Generally Bounded by Jones Falls, Greenmount Cemetery, North Ave., Broadway, and Madison, Ashland and Eager Sts.
Registry Number: 06001175
Resource Type: District
Owner: Private
Architectural Style: Mid 19th century revival, Late victorian
Area in Acres: 194
Contributing Buildings: 2773
Non-Contributing Buildings: 312
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning and Development, European
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Historic Function: Domestic, Landscape, Religion, Education, Government, Commerce, Trade, Industry, processing, extraction
Historic Sub-Function: Plaza, Fire station, Single dwelling, Manufacturing facility, Religious structure, School, Business
Current Function: Domestic, Recreation and Culture, Religion, Social
Current Sub-Function: Single dwelling Religious structure Museum Civic Church related residence Church school

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