Franklin Square Historic District (Baltimore, Maryland)


Franklin Square Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Franklin Square School
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Location	Bounded by Mulberry, N. Carey, W. Baltimore, and Monroe Sts., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates	39°17′29″N 76°38′36″W / 39.29139°N 76.64333°W / 39.29139; -76.64333Coordinates: 39°17′29″N 76°38′36″W / 39.29139°N 76.64333°W / 39.29139; -76.64333
Area	95 acres (38 ha)
Built	1859 (1859)
NRHP Reference #	82001585^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 10, 1982

Franklin Square Historic District is a national historic district in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a 19th-century rowhouse neighborhood developed along a strict grid street pattern. A one square block, two and a half acre public park, Franklin Square, is a focal point for the area and the most elaborate rowhousing surrounds the square. The district contains approximately 1,300 buildings of which approximately 1,250 contribute to the significance of the historic district.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Fred B. Shoken (December 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Franklin Square Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-04-01.

External links

Franklin Square Historic District, Baltimore City, including photo from 1981, at Maryland Historical Trust
Boundary Map of the Franklin Square Historic District, Baltimore City, at Maryland Historical Trust
Friends of West Baltimore Squares
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. MD-412, "Franklin Square (Twin Houses), 100 block North Calhoun Street, west side, Baltimore, Independent City, MD", 1 photo

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Maryland

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Lists by city	Baltimore: (Central North and Northwest West and Southwest East and Northeast South and Southeast)

Other lists	Bridges National Historic Landmarks

Category:National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Portal:National Register of Historic Places

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