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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST (Historic Sites Survey) var.d. MSA SE16-3 Image No: se16-3-0111 Enlarge and print image (30K) |
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST (Historic Sites Survey) var.d. MSA SE16-3 Image No: se16-3-0111 Enlarge and print image (30K) |
| NPS Form 1 0-900-a OMB Approval No. 1 024-001 8 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service person park/Highiandtown Historic District (8- National Register of Historic Places n ,. x. ~. A Name of Property Continuation Sheet Baltimore City, Maryland Section 8 Page 16 County and State and regulations few. As new immigrants flocked to industrial work in here, perceptive developers provided block after block of modest rowhouses nearby. The district resources, which include thousands of rowhouses, as well as industrial and commercial buildings, demonstrate the successful acculturation of the district residents. These rowhouses fulfilled the dream of home ownership for the ethnic groups who settled in the district. The neighborhood was dotted with corner stores, churches, and schools and developed a commercial center, which supported the insular community. The homes and amenities of the larger community served as an arena for inhabitants to uphold and demonstrate their core values: home ownership, thrift, cleanliness, patriotism, religiosity, and tight-knit families. These blocks of ordinary rowhouses; often trimmed in white marble, updated with Formstone, and displaying painted screens and flags, survive to reflect the values of urban Baltimore's working class population. |