Brewers Hill, Baltimore Explained

Brewers Hill
Settlement Type:neighborhood statistical area
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maryland
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Baltimore
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:1.07
Area Land Sq Mi:1.07
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1505
Population As Of:2008
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone1:Eastern
Utc Offset1:-5
Timezone1 Dst:EDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:21224
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:410, 443, and 667
Footnotes:
Brewers Hill Historic District
Embed:yes
Nrhp Type:HD
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by Eastern Ave., S. Conkling, S. Haven & Dillon Sts.Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates:39.2837°N -76.5646°W
Built:-1940
Architecture:Italianate
Added:December 22, 2014
Refnum:14001070[2]

Brewers Hill is a neighborhood in the Southeast District of Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

The neighborhood is bounded by Fleet Street to the north, Haven Street to the east, Dillon Street to the south, and Conkling Street to the west. Brewers Hill is south of the Highlandtown and east of the Canton neighborhoods. The city's Canton Industrial Area lies to the south.[3]

The neighborhood's architecture includes a variety of houses built between 1915 and 1920 as the city expanded eastward. The housing includes traditional Baltimore rowhouses built of redbrick and formstone. Many of the older houses have original architectural features, such as marble steps and porch fronts. A portion of the neighborhood, bounded by Haven, Dillon, Conkling, and Eastern, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[2]

Significant landmarks

Natty Boh brewery

A neighborhood landmark is the illuminated Mr Boh sign that hangs high above the old National Bohemian brewery. The brewery was established in 1885 and was closely associated with Baltimore's strong German-American community. The brewery was famous for its National Bohemian brand (known in Baltimorese as Natty Boh), also its National Premium Beer, Colt 45 malt liquor, and the introduction of the nation's first six-pack in the 1940s.

The old Natty Boh brewery site is being redeveloped into 737000square feet of commercial and office space. Plans are for neighboring sites to undergo residential redevelopment as apartments and lofts.[4] In 2013, The Hanover Brewers Hill apartments opened. The development includes mixed use retail and shopping, in addition to a large number of residential units.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Brewers-Hill-Baltimore-MD.html Brewers Hill neighborhood in Baltimore
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2015-01-02. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/22/14 through 12/24/14. National Park Service.
  3. http://www.livebaltimore.com/neighborhoods/list/brewershill/ Brewers Hill
  4. http://www.brewershill.net/overview.html Project Overview