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Mount Vernon

Location

Located approximately 10 blocks north of Baltimore's Inner Harbor, Mount Vernon is bounded by Mount Royal Av. to the north, Mulberry St to the south, Guilford St. to the east and Howard St. to the west.  

Zip Code: 21202 and 21201

 

Description

A National Register Historic District, Mount Vernon encompasses the best of what city living has to offer. This lively neighborhood not only serves as the cultural center of Baltimore but as the home to a diverse group of residents and businesses. College students who walk to class and professionals who work here, downtown, or as far away as Washington and New York are just some of the people who take advantage of Mt. Vernon's convenient location. Singles and empty nesters who seek to avoid the monotony of the suburbs, enjoy a wide array of art, entertainment, and services just steps from their front door. Living spaces include single family Victorian row homes, carriage houses, condominiums, apartments in row homes, and several high-rises.

 

Mount Vernon is home to the Walters Art Museum, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Maryland Historical Society, Center Stage, the Theater Project, Spotlighter's Theater, the Peabody Musical Institute, the Enoch Pratt Library and the Lyric Opera House.

 

See The Mount Vernon-Belvedere Association on Facebook, Visit Mount Vernon on Facebook, www.visitmountvernon.info and www.mvba.org and for what is happening in Mount Vernon.

 

Mount Vernon is also considered one of Baltimore's premiere dining and nightlife locations with a large variety of award-wining restaurants from fine-dining to ethnic cuisine to coffee shops plus numerous bars and clubs with live music and dancing. 

History

Mt. Vernon acquired its land and name during the 19th century when John Eager Howard and his heirs donated the highest point in Baltimore to become the site for the first memorial to George Washington. The site of the Washington Monument in Mt. Vernon Square is generally regarded as one of the most beautiful urban sites in the world.

 

Between 1800 and 1900 Mt. Vernon was at the center of Baltimore's transformation from an insignificant harbor city to a place of prominence and wealth. This was the time when fortunes were made and great philanthropies bestowed. During the neighborhood's early history, wealthy residents including Henry and William Walters, Robert Garrett, A.S. Abell, and Theodore Marburg commissioned well-known architects such as Niernsee & Neilson, Stanford White, John Russell Pope, and Robert Mills to build the grand buildings and monuments that still grace the neighborhood.

 

In addition to serving as home to wealthy Baltimoreans, Mt. Vernon was chosen as the site for major cultural institutions. The legacies of influential people such as George Peabody, Henry and William Walters, and Enoch Pratt continue on as the Peabody Conservatory, the Walters Art Gallery, and the Enoch Pratt Free Library.

 

Most of the original Mt. Vernon buildings remain today, but their functions have changed. For example, the home of Henry and William Walters at 5 W. Mt. Vernon Place now serves as offices for the Walters Art Gallery; the Garret-Jacobs Mansion is now the Engineering Society; and the Jencks-Gladding house now the houses the Asian art for the Walters Art Gallery. The rejuvenation of the many historic and architecturally significant buildings has enabled Mt. Vernon to remain not only a diverse residential neighborhood, but also a cultural center

and restaurant district.

Contacts

 

Midtown Development Corporation

1228 North Calvert Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Phone: 410. 327.7373
Fax: 410 .327.6444

 
Mt.Vernon-Belvedere Association

Susan Warren, Marketing Chair
1221 N. Calvert Street
Baltimore MD 21202
membership@mvba.org
www.mvba.org

 

20s & 30s Mount Vernon Urbanites

Tina Dudley

6 West Read Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

C 443-913-4039

E tinamdudley@gmail.com

 

Public Transit

MARC Train

Mount Vernon is conveniently located next to I-83 and less than ten minutes from I-95. Amtrak's Penn Station is in Mount Vernon. The commuter MARC trains to and from Washington also operate from Penn Station. In addition, the light rail from BWI to Hunt Va

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.

I love being able to walk to so many cultural events and ethnic restaurants in my neighborhood!

-Brenda

Community Personality


  • Artsy
  • Hip
  • Historic
  • Quirky
  • Urban

Housing Types

To Buy

Historic Houses,Rowhomes

To Rent

Apartments

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Neighborhood Statistics and Resources


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Baltimore CityView
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Crime Mapping
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Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance 
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