Bare Hills Historic District

Bare Hills Historic District
Location Falls Rd. between Light Rail and north of Coppermine Terrace, Towson, Maryland
Coordinates 39°23′14″N 76°39′34″W / 39.38722°N 76.65944°W / 39.38722; -76.65944Coordinates: 39°23′14″N 76°39′34″W / 39.38722°N 76.65944°W / 39.38722; -76.65944
Area 275 acres (111 ha)
Architectural style Gothic Revival; Mid-Century Modern
NRHP Reference # 11000852[1]
Added to NRHP November 22, 2011

The Bare Hills Historic District encompasses a residential area north of Baltimore, Maryland in Baltimore County, which had industrial beginnings before being transformed into a suburb of the city. The district includes Robert E. Lee Park, as well as a cluster of largely vernacular dwellings between the park and Falls Turnpike that was built mainly in the 19th century. The area had industrial beginnings as a mining site because the soil of the aptly-named Bare Hills was thin and of poor quality. It is also notable as the site of one of the earliest free African-American communities in Baltimore County, established about 1830 by Aquila Scott.[2]

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1] It includes the previously-listed Bare Hills House.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/21/11 through 11/25/11. National Park Service. 2011-12-02.
  2. 1 2 Paula S. Reed and Edith B. Wallace (June 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bare Hills Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.

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