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39°17′29″N 76°38′36″W / 39.29139°N 76.64333°W / 39.29139; -76.64333
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Franklin Square Historic District
Franklin Square School
Franklin Square Historic District (Baltimore, Maryland) is located in Baltimore
Franklin Square Historic District (Baltimore, Maryland)
Franklin Square Historic District (Baltimore, Maryland) is located in Maryland
Franklin Square Historic District (Baltimore, Maryland)
Franklin Square Historic District (Baltimore, Maryland) is located in the United States
Franklin Square Historic District (Baltimore, Maryland)
LocationBounded by Mulberry, N. Carey, W. Baltimore, and Monroe Sts., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates 39°17′29″N 76°38′36″W / 39.29139°N 76.64333°W / 39.29139; -76.64333
Area95 acres (38 ha)
Built1859 (1859)
ArchitectMultiple
NRHP reference  No. 82001585 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1982

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. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Fred B. Shoken (December 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Franklin Square Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-04-01.

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