Butchers Hill, Baltimore

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Butchers Hill is a neighborhood in Southeast Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is north of Fells Point, east of Washington Hill, and northwest of Patterson Park. It is south of Fayette Street, west of Patterson Park Avenue, north of Pratt Street, and east of Washington Street. It is in the 21231 zip code.

As its name suggests, Butchers Hill was once home to butchers and poultry preparers, many who were German American and Jewish American. It was a village prior to the Civil War. Although today it is considered to be less affluent than Fells Point, it was once the more prosperous community of the two. This is reflected in the larger size of the rowhouses. Butchers Hill is in proximity to more gentrified sections of Fells Point, the draw of Patterson Park, and the employment center around Johns Hopkins Hospital. Many artists reside in the neighborhood. A portion of it is a National Historic District.

This area has recently seen a lot of renovations and urban development and is improving quite a bit.

Laura Lippman's novel Butchers Hill tells the story of a private investigator working in this part of Baltimore.