Baltimore_City_Landmark

Baltimore City Landmarks

Baltimore City Landmarks

Landmarks program in Baltimore, Maryland, US


Baltimore City Landmark is a historic property designation made by the city of Baltimore, Maryland. Nominations are reviewed by the city's Commission for Historical & Architectural Preservation (CHAP) and planning board, and are passed by Baltimore City Council. The landmarks program was created in 1971.[1]

Baltimore City Hall, the first Baltimore City Landmark

CHAP also maintains a list of Historical and Architectural Preservation Districts, separate from its landmarks program.[2] The district program includes 37 unique districts, many of which are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

As of 2012, the program had designated 163 exterior Baltimore City Landmarks and one interior landmark (for the interior of the Senator Theatre, whose exterior is also landmarked).[4]

Also as of 2012, more than 56,000 properties were located in 24 city historic districts, receiving the same protection as individual Baltimore City Landmarks.[4]

Criteria

In assessing landmarks, the city Commission for Historical & Architectural Preservation (CHAP) developed criteria based on the National Register Criteria for Evaluation. The city commission looks at:[1]

  • Significance to Baltimore history or historical events
  • Association with people significant to Baltimore's history
    • Providing or being likely to provide important information to Baltimore prehistory or history
  • The architecture, culture, engineering, or archaeology involved in the site
    • Having distinct characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction
  • Integrity of location, design, materials, craftsmanship, feeling, or association
    • Having high artistic value or being part of a distinguishable entity
    • Representing the work of a skilled or notable artist, architect, or other worker

Landmarks

Map

For consistency, the list below uses the name used in the Baltimore City Landmark List.[1]

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Landmarked interiors

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See also


References

  1. Commission for Historical & Architectural Preservation (15 November 2015). "The Importance Of Baltimore City Landmarks". City of Baltimore. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  2. "Historic District List". 14 November 2015.
  3. Baltimore City's Designated Landmark List (PDF). Baltimore City Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation. July 2012.

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