Calvert Court Apartments-Charles Village-Abell Historic District - Baltimore MD - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

The Charles Village/Abell area has played an important role in the development of North Central Baltimore. It can be considered the northernmost extension of Baltimore’s finest rowhouse neighborhoods which first developed at Mount Vernon Place and expanded northward along the Charles Street corridor.

The architecture of Charles Village/Abell represents a cross section of late nineteenth to early twentieth century rowhousing, individual homes, apartments, institutional structures and compatible commercial buildings that provide the pivotal transition between the heavily urbanized neighborhoods to the south and the garden suburbs of Guilford, Homeland and Roland Park to the north.

The early residents of the neighborhood included many important Baltimore civic and business leaders, such as Mayor Thomas Hayes, Edwin C. Bennett, Dr. Merville H. Carter, William Boucher, Abel Wolman and A. H. Petting. Two other distinguished citizens of the neighborhood were members of the Old National League Baltimore Orioles who so influenced the game of baseball that they were voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame - Wilbert Robinson and John McGraw.

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In addition to the rowhousing, many apartment buildings are located throughout the district. These apartment buildings vary in size and style. The Calvert Court Apartments at the southwest corner of Calvert Street and 31st Street is representative of low to mid-rise apartment houses . The U-- shaped configuration creates a garden, courtyard area. Colonial elements include a return to six over six windows and red brick construction with large mortar joints. The stuccoed fourth floor, arcaded window treatments and decorative stone trim creates elegance in appearance.

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Charles Village-Abell Historic District Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link] Address: 3024 Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD 21218 How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below) Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link] NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): Not listed

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