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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST (Historic Sites Survey) var.d. MSA SE16-3 Image No: se16-3-0115 Enlarge and print image (78K) |
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST (Historic Sites Survey) var.d. MSA SE16-3 Image No: se16-3-0115 Enlarge and print image (78K) |
| NFS Form 10-900-a (8-86) OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Of -•*%•_ A Continuation Sheet Section 10 Page 1 Patterson Park/Highlandtown Historic District (B-1337) Name of Property ______ Baltimore City/Maryland County and State Verbal Boundary Description: The irregular boundary of the Patterson Park/Highlandtown Historic District encompasses approximately 120 blocks. The Historic District is roughly bounded by Pulaski Highway on the north, Grundy Street on the east, Eastern Avenue and Patterson Park on the south, and South Ellwood Avenue, South Linwood Street and North Patterson Park Avenue on the west. (See attached map.) Boundary Justification: The boundary for the Patterson Park/Highlandtown Historic district encompasses resources north and east of Patterson Park that are associated with the themes comprising the historic district. Its irregular outline excludes recent construction and empty lots that do not contribute to the district. Because the Patterson Park/Highlandtown Historic District sits directly east of the Butchers Hill Historic District and directly north of National Register listed Patterson Park and the Canton Historic District, the western and southern boundaries also reflect the distinction between these distinct entities. Pulaski Highway, a major east-west arterial street, reflects the traditional northern boundary of Highlandtown. Furthermore large-scale new construction along this road creates a gap between the historic resources within the district and those north of the district. A major railway passes just east of the district, and large-scale industrial buildings lining the tracks retains a historic character that differs in scale from the Patterson Park/Highlandtown Historic District. The eastern boundary was drawn to exclude these resources, which constitute a separate, cohesive area. The northern boundary follows the southern edge of East Fayette Street as it feeds into Pulaski Highway at North Lakewood Street. The boundary then follows the southern edge of Pulaski Highway including rowhouses, a branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, and two churches. The boundary cuts half a block south at north Ellwood Avenue to exclude a recent gas station facing Pulaski Highway while including rows of houses that face East Fayette Street and North Ellwood Avenue. At North East Avenue the boundary jogs another half block south, following East Fayette Street past North Highland Avenue to the rowhouse at 3500 East Fayette Street, in order to exclude a number of recent commercial and automotive concerns. The boundary then jogs north following the side and rear lot lines of the rowhouses facing East Fayette Street and North Conkling Street. At North Conkling Street the boundary turns north to Pulaski Highway and moves east to the eastern boundary of the Hebrew Friendship Cemetery. The eastern boundary of the Patterson Park/Highlandtown Historic District follows the eastern edge of the Hebrew Friendship Cemetery south to Baltimore Street. The boundary then turns east following the northern edge of the block facing the cemetery to the vestiges of South Eaton Street. It then passes south to East Baltimore Street to exclude the recent shopping center facing East Baltimore Street. The boundary then travels east along the southern edge of East Baltimore Street to Grundy Street. The boundary then moves south along the western edge of Grundy Street to Eastern Avenue, jogging east at |