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Charles Village

Location

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Charles Village's boundaries run from University Parkway in the north down Guilford Avenue in the east until 25th Street, where the eastern boundary becomes Saint Paul Street until the southern boundary at 22nd Street. Howard Street provides the western boundary until 29th Street where Howard ends and the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Johns Hopkins University create a western boundary at Charles Street. The area is conveniently located to downtown and has very easy access to I-83. Major bus-lines follow Charles Village's major north-south streets such as North Charles, St. Paul and Maryland Avenue.

 

Zip Code: 21218

Description

Charles Village is an active and diverse community with a strong sense of self-identity. The neighborhood has a strong local business climate and an abundance of well-known cultural and educational resources, being the home to such institutions as the Johns Hopkins University and the Baltimore Museum of Art.

The Old Goucher Neighborhood, formerly South Charles Village, is well known for its mix of ethnic restaurants, white-collar professional firms, and non-profits, contained in its late Victorian streetscape. Lovely Lane Methodist Church and the handsome granite buildings nearby were part of the original campus of Goucher College, which moved to Towson in the 1950s. Howard Street has become Baltimore's "Automotive Alley" with its heavy concentration of car-related services. And St. Paul Street, around the corner from JHU, has evolved into a student-orientated retail strip.

Another neighborhood association identifies itself as a separate organized identity within Charles Village. The Peabody Heights Resident Homeowners Alliance represents the blocks between 25 and 31streets, bounded by Maryland Avenue and Guilford Avenue east and west, respectively.

Greater Charles Village is generally considered to include the Charles Village, Abell, Harwood and Old Goucher Neighborhoods.

History

Plans for Peabody Heights, the first name given to the area now known as Charles Village, had been drawn up shortly after the Civil War. The main objective of the Peabody Heights development was to profitably anticipate the growth of the City in the northern direction. By 1911, Peabody Heights and the surrounding areas were developing rapidly. As the former rural atmosphere disappeared, land values climbed, especially along the Olmsted-designed Charles Street boulevard. During the 1960s, a renaissance began in the community as new homebuyers were attracted to the area's architectural variety and quality. In addition to the functional beauty of its large buildings, the neighborhood offered a convenient location near good public transportation and prominent institutions. A new name, Charles Village, was coined by local resident Grace Darin in 1967. Charles Village is now part of the Charles Village Community Benefits District, a special assessment district which also includes the neighborhoods of Abell, Harwood and Charles North, and provides extra service and support to neighborhood residents and businesses.

Contacts

Charles Village Community Benefits District

2434 St Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
www.charlesvillage.org
office@charlesvillage.org

Charles Village Civic Association

Patricia McLane, President
Eric Dymond, Vice President
Leah Barron, Secretary
John Fink, Treasurer
Jennifer Erickson, Membership
www.charlesvillage.net
cvcapresident@charlesvillage.net

Old Goucher Community Association Inc.

President, Bowen Nelson
www.oldgoucher.org
president@oldgoucher.org

Charles Village Recreation League

CVRL c/o CVCF
2434 St Paul St.
Baltimore, MD 21218
www.charlesvillagerec.org
info@charlesvillagerec.org

Greater Homewood Community Corporation

Executive Director, Karen Stokes
3503 N Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
www.greaterhomewood.org
kstokes@greaterhomewood.org

Peabody Heights Resident Homeowners Alliance, Inc

9 E. 27th Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
www.peabodyheights.org
cwilsonportlight@cs.com
410.234.1757

Parks and Recreation

Arts and Culture

Healthcare

Educational Resources

From pre-school to high school, Baltimore City’s schools serve students and families across more than 225 neighborhoods. Parents and students have numerous choices from public, private, parochial, and charter schools. Many elementary schools are zoned geographically, but are increasingly becoming schools of choice. All high schools are choice schools and all middle schools are becoming schools of choice in 2010-2011. This means students can apply to attend any school in the City regardless of their home address; some schools do have admission criteria. All charter schools and Transformation Schools have lotteries for admission.

Baltimore offers a wealth of opportunities when it comes to higher education at both the undergraduate, graduate and technical education levels. The seventeen colleges and universities within or near the City enroll more than 120,000 students. Through the Baltimore Collegetown Network, 16 area colleges cooperate and share resources, such as shuttle buses and libraries.

Places of Worship

  • Oak St AME Church
  • Unity Center of Christianity
  • Zion Revival Temple
  • Friends Meeting Homewood
  • Jesus’ Stop Inc
  • Sacred Zion Full Gospel Baptist
  • Believer’s Chapel
  • Church of St. Michael and All Angels
  • First English Lutheran Church
  • Haven of Rest Sanctuary
  • Haven of Rest Sanctuary
  • Huntington Baptist Church
  • Mt Carmel Grace Baptist Church
  • St. Peter’s Evangelical
  • The Dawah Center

Child Care

Shopping Centers

Other

I love Charles Village of course, because it's so walkable. Thanks again, Live B'more, for getting us started!

-Sue

Community Personality


  • Close-knit
  • Involved
  • Liberal
  • Quirky
  • Walkable

Housing Types

To Buy

Condominums,Historic Houses,New Construction,Rowhomes,Single Family Detached Home

To Rent

Apartments,Rental home

Resident Referral

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Neighborhood Statistics and Resources


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