Residential neighborhood with 680 single family dwellings ranging from modest houses to stately mansions, many with swimming pools, extensive landscaping, street trees and old-fashioned streetlights. Architectural oversight by the Guilford Association, Inc., to which the residents pay dues. Neighborhood also supports a private security force and maintains liaisons with surrounding communities, umbrella organizations and the city. Basic shopping and services nearby, including:

Johns Hopkins University
Union Memorial Hospital
Rotunda Shopping Center
Charles Village Shopping Center

Sherwood Gardens, a six-and-a-quarter-acre park between Highfield, Stratford, Greenway and Underwood, owned by the residents of Guilford and known for its spectacular display of tulips that brings thousands of Baltimoreans to the park each April and May. Also belonging to Guilford are Gateway Park, at Greenway and St. Paul Street; Little Park, further north between Greenway and St. Paul; and Sunken Park, at the corner of Charles Street and Overhill Road. Annual neighborhood events include Moveable Feast, Easter parade, wine tasting, Christmas tree lighting, and family activities.

Unique, gracious family homes of brick, stone, stucco or wood with slate or tile roofs, most built in the 1920s and 1930s. 1,800sq.ft.to more than 6,000sq.ft. Price ranging from $150,000 to $2,000,000.

Originally comprised of 10 patents granted to British citizens from the mid-1600s through the 1700s, the area was valued for its "gentle swells, which afford many beautiful views of the city and bay". The entire area sold in 1780 as confiscated property to Revolutionary War veteran General William McDonald. Gen. McDonald gave Guilford its name and began the tradition of celebrated architectural still evident today. In 1872, the McDonald family sold Guilford to Arunah S. Abell, owner of the Baltimore Sun newspapers. The Abell family owned Guilford until 1907, when it was sold for $1 million to the Guilford Park Company, which 1911 consolidated with the Roland Park Company. Active development of Guilford began in 1913. In 1939, in order to continue restrictions which maintain the residential status of the community, the company assigned to the Guilford Association, inc., all its remaining rights and powers. These powers continue to be vested today in the Guilford Association. Planning of the landscape design, which began in 1911, was under the immediate direction of Frederick Law Olmsted, of the famous Boston firm of Olmsted Brothers. In the intervening years, the neighborhood evolved and grew. Thanks to the foresight of Guilford founders, the covenants they established promoted the architectural continuity and graceful land use that distinguishes the neighborhood today.
Within the larger Guilford community are the York Court Homes, groups of twelve 3-floor historic brick townhomes offering exceptional values and a unique neighborhood feeling. The 36 homes comprising the York Courts offer all the graciousness of Guilford, including the benefits provided by the Guilford Association, at a fraction of the cost.