Franklin Square Historic District (Baltimore, Maryland) Explained

Franklin Square Historic District
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Location:Bounded by Mulberry, N. Carey, W. Baltimore, and Monroe Sts., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates:39.2914°N -76.6433°W
Architect:Multiple
Added:December 10, 1982
Refnum:82001585

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.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Franklin Square Historic District. December 1981. 2016-04-01 . Fred B. Shoken. Maryland Historical Trust.