Market Center (Baltimore, Maryland) Explained

Market Center
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:24 blocks surrounding the jct. of Howard and Lexington Sts., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates:39.2925°N -76.6208°W
Architecture:Early Republic, Mid 19th Century Revival
Added:February 4, 2000
Refnum:00000040
Increase:August 21, 2023
Increase Refnum:100009235

Market Center is a national historic district in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is an approximately 24-block area in downtown Baltimore that includes buildings associated with the development of the area as Baltimore's historic retail district. The area evolved from an early 19th-century neighborhood of urban rowhouses to a premiere shopping district featuring large department stores, grand theaters, and major chain stores. The diverse size, style, scale, and types of structures within the district reflect its residential origins and evolution as a downtown retail center.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000, with a boundary increase in 2023.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Market Center Historic District. June 1999. 2016-03-01 . Fred B. Shoken . Betty Bird . Heather Ewing . amp . Maryland Historical Trust.