Mount Washington, Baltimore facts for kids
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| Location | 1330--1340 Smith Avenue and 1405-1407 Forge Ave., Baltimore, Maryland |
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| Area | 4.8 acres (1.9 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000727, 01001376 |
| Added to NRHP | May 4, 1990, December 28, 2001 (Boundary Increase) |
Mount Washington is an area of northwest Baltimore, Maryland. It is a designated city historic district and divided into two sections: South Road/Sulgrave to the southeast and Dixon's Hill (or Dixon Hill) to the north. The Mount Washington Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 with a boundary increase in 2001, with five contributing buildings and four contributing structures.
Description
Historically, Mount Washington was a small area. However, residents and businesses of many other nearby neighborhoods in the 21209 zip code and a small portion of the 21215 zip code (west of Pimlico Road) where the neighborhood is located refer to their location as Mount Washington. Though mostly within the Baltimore city limits, but mixed with some of these areas within Baltimore County as Pikesville.
The Mount Washington neighborhood is served by the Mount Washington Improvement Association ([1]), which, though not speaking on behalf of all the neighborhood's residents, wields significant political clout in Baltimore.
The actual Mount Washington is mostly residential, though it has two small commercial areas:
- Mount Washington Village, located off the west side of the Jones Falls Expressway near the Kelly Avenue beautiful bridge, containing several restaurants and stores, as well as the Baltimore Light Rail's Mount Washington Station.
- Mount Washington Mill, a refurbished textile mill now housing a Whole Foods, Starbucks, and other stores and offices, located off the east side of the Jones Falls Expressway near the Kelly Avenue bridge, commonly referred to as Historic Mount Washington.
These two areas were at one time viewed as a single area, but since the construction of Interstate 83, these areas have been separated, and travel over a longer distance is required between them.
Public transportation
Mount Washington is well known for its public transportation operated by the Maryland Transit Administration. This, most notably, includes the Central Light Rail line. It has a stop in historic Mount Washington Village. Light Rail service operates to downtown Baltimore, Hunt Valley, and BWI Airport every 10–15 minutes at most times.
MTA also operates three public bus lines in Mount Washington Village, all of which originate at the Reisterstown Plaza Metro Subway Station. These are: Route 27, which operates to areas including Hampden, Downtown Baltimore, and the Cherry Hill area, Route 58, which terminates at a loop in Mt. Washington after serving the Fallstaff area, and Route 60, which also serves Fallstaff and continues north to Greenspring Station and Stevenson University.
Notable residents and natives
- Elizabeth Turner Graham (1837-1920), Civil War relief activist, women's movement organizer, philanthropist
- Charles L. Bennett, astrophysicist
- Duke Cameron, heart surgeon
- Katie Hoff, Olympic swimmer
- Doug Turnbull (1903–1906), National Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee
