Highlandtown, Baltimore

"Highlandtown" redirects here. For the community in Ohio, see Highlandtown, Ohio.
Patterson Park-Highlandtown Historic District

Northeast corner of Baltimore and Luzern Streets
Location Roughly bounded by Patterson Park Ave., E. Fayettte St., and Pulaski Hwy, Grundy St., Eastern Ave., Patterson Park, Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates 39°17′30″N 76°34′23″W / 39.29167°N 76.57306°W / 39.29167; -76.57306Coordinates: 39°17′30″N 76°34′23″W / 39.29167°N 76.57306°W / 39.29167; -76.57306
Area 295 acres (119 ha)
Built 1867
Architect Gallagher, Edward J.; et al.
Architectural style Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP Reference #

02001623

[1]
Added to NRHP December 27, 2002

Highlandtown is a neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

The area currently known as Highlandtown was established in 1866 when the area known as "Snake Hill" was established as a village outside of the Baltimore city limits. The first settlers of the community were primarily German Americans. In 1870 residents renamed the neighborhood "Highland Town" because of the views it offered over the city. The neighborhood was made part of Baltimore City in 1919.

The neighborhood today is bounded by Haven Street to the east, Baltimore Street to the north, Linwood Avenue to the west, and Eastern Avenue to the south. The long stretch of Eastern Avenue that runs through the neighborhood is notable as the Highlandtown's main commercial thoroughfare. The area was designated as a "Main Street District" by a previous mayor Martin O'Malley, seeking to promote commercial revitalization through economic incentives from the National Main Street Program.

Highlandtown is one of Baltimore's traditional blue-collar neighborhoods, and for this reason was designated as part of the Patterson Park/Highlandtown Historic District in the National Register of Historic Places.[2] In Baltimorese the neighborhood is pronounced "Hollantown". Historically one of the city's main commercial and industrial hubs, the neighborhood suffered a period of decline beginning in the 1970s as the manufacturing sector declined and department stores were replaced by shopping malls.[3]

Modern Highlandtown is in transition. The German, Polish, Czech, Italian, Irish, Greek, and Ukrainian population are being augmented with a growing Latino community. The headquarters of the Baltimore Science Fiction Society can be found on the northern edge of Highlandtown.

Current United States Senator Barbara Mikulski grew up in Highlandtown.

Demographics

As of the census[4] of 2010, there were 7,820 people residing in the neighborhood. The racial makeup of Highlandtown was 42.3% white, 34% Hispanic, 19.7% African American, and 5% all other (Asians, Native Americans etc.). Most of the Hispanic population consist of Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Salvadorans, Dominicans, Hondurans, Nicaraguans, Cubans, and Colombians, among others.[4] 59.8% of occupied housing units were owner-occupied. 15.5% of housing units were vacant.

52.0% of the population were employed, 5.0% were unemployed, and 42.7% were not in the labor force. The median household income was $28,813. About 14.8% of families and 22.6% of the population were below the poverty line.[4]

See also

Highlandtown Arts District

References

  1. ↑ Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Patterson Park/Highlandtown Historic District
  3. ↑ Rebecca J. Plant, Jennifer Goold, Julie Darsie, and Betty Bird (November 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Patterson Park-Highlandtown Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  4. 1 2 3 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External sources

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, April 29, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.