Hampden-Woodberry History and Landmarks
In the fall of 2015, the Greater Hampden Heritage Alliance in partnership with Baltimore Heritage published a comprehensive walking tour brochure for Baltimore…
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The Rotundalocation_fillThe construction of the Rotunda in 1921, designed by architects Simonson & Pietsch in the neo-Georgian style, …
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Mayor's Christmas Paradelocation_fillWilliam Donald Schaeffer approached Tom Kerr, head of the old Hampden Business Association, in 1972 to organiz… -
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Hampden Branch, Enoch Pratt Free Librarylocation_fillThe doors at Branch No. 7 of the Enoch Pratt Free Library opened to patrons on July 2, 1900, seventeen years a… -
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Church & Companylocation_fillWorkers laid the cornerstone of the Hampden Presbyterian Church in 1875 and dedicated the building two years l… -
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Roosevelt Park and the FRPlocation_fillToday, Roosevelt Park is a quiet, green space with mature trees, playing fields, gardens, a recreation center,… -
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Hampden Reservoirlocation_fillOnly long-time residents of Baltimore can remember the Hampden Reservoir, buried since 1960 under debris from … -
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Elisha Tyson's Falls Road Houselocation_fillOriginally the summer home of industrialist and abolitionist Elisha Tyson in the early 1800s, 732 Pacific Stre… -
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Meadow Milllocation_fillBaltimore industrialist William E. Hooper built Meadow Mill in 1877 during one of the most prosperous periods … -
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Mill Centrelocation_fillMount Vernon Mill No. 3 was once part of the network of mills owned by the Mount Vernon Mill Company. The vill… -
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Whitehall Cotton Milllocation_fillBefore the rise of textile mills, the fast-flowing water of the Jones Falls instead powered gristmills supplyi… -
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Mount Vernon Mill No. 1location_fillMill No. 1 sits on the site of Laurel Mill, a late 18th-century flour mill originally owned by prominent busin… -
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Poole & Hunt Foundry and Machine Workslocation_fillAt its peak in the late nineteenth century, the Poole & Hunt Foundry and Machine Works employed over 700 peopl… -
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Union Milllocation_fillOriginally known as Druid Mill, Union Mill was built between 1865 and 1872. At the time, it was the largest co…
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