The Govans neighborhood is located in North Central Baltimore City. The neighborhood features many different housing types, trees and a neighborhood park at DeWees. Our community borders the historic York Road which features many businesses and churches. Also nearby is Towson, home to Towson Center Mall, and many businesses and offices.

• DeWees Park
• Chinquapin Park
• Historic Senator Theater
• Epiphany House
• Gallagher Mansion
• McCabe Mansion
• Homeland and Belvedere Square Shopping Centers
• City Garden plots on Woodbourne Avenue
• Good Samaritan Hospital
• Loyola College
• College of Notre Dame of Maryland
• Morgan State University
• Bell Atlantic service center
• DeWees PAL Center

Govans is a diverse and close knit neighborhood featuring blue and white collar workers from different ethnic backgrounds. We also have a diverse range of houses including large and small wood frame houses and sturdy brick rowhouses. Our neighborhood is close to several major colleges (Morgan State, Loyola, Notre Dame, Towson) and hospitals (Good Samaritan, Sinai, St. Joseph). Shopping, entertainment, and employment are available on York Road, Belvedere Square, The Alamada, and Northwood. The historic art deco Senator Theater features many first run movies and premiers.

Govans is one of ten featured Baltimore Main Streets, each of which maintains an organization that collaborates with the city to strengthen and improve these designated commercial districts. The National Trust for Historic Preservation established the National Main Street Center in 1980 to assist with the revitalization of historic downtowns. York Road in North Baltimore is Govanstowne's Main Street. One of the jewels in its crown is the historic Senator Theatre. More detail about the Baltimore Main Streets programs can be found at www.baltimoremainstreets.com.

Govans has an usually diverse housing stock. Houses range from simple nineteenth century frame houses to post World War One wood and shingle bungalows, to mid 20th Century brick rowhouses with varying stylistic details. Our houses have front and back yards, mature tree lined streets and many colorful gardens. We also have rowhouse style apartments. House prices in Mid-Govans typically range from $86,000 to $103,000. Many city and state programs are available for assistance with home ownership.

Govans is in the center of Govans Community. The community was originally called Govanstowne, named after William Govane. Govane received a tract of land from Frederick Calvert, the 6th Lord Baltimore, in the mid-seventeenth hundreds. Govans has always been associated with York Road, first as an Indian trail, and then as an important commercial road and turnpike linking the rich farmlands of Baltimore County and Pennsylvania with the City and the Port of Baltimore and finally as the urban corridor we know today.

Govans was also home to many estates of some of early Baltimore's most famous people. Enoch Pratt businesses man and a philanthropist owned land and a mansion on Woodbourne Avenue. Also William Walters, businessman and art collector resided in a Govans mansion. Colonel Lawrence McCabe noted bridge and construction engineer who built the North Avenue and St. Paul Street Bridges and tunnels for the B&O Railroad. Several of the great mansions still stand today along the York Road corridor. For additional history on Govans, read "Govans Village and Suburb" by John Brain.