Bare Hills Historic District
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Bare Hills Historic District | |
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| Location | Falls Rd. between Light Rail and north of Coppermine Terrace, Towson, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°23′14″N 76°39′34″W / 39.38722°N 76.65944°WCoordinates: 39°23′14″N 76°39′34″W / 39.38722°N 76.65944°W |
| Area | 275 acres (111 ha) |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival; Mid-Century Modern |
| NRHP Reference # | [1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 22, 2011 |
The Bare Hills Historic District encompasses a residential area north of Baltimore, Maryland in Baltimore County, which had industrial beginnings before being transformed into a suburb of the city. The district includes Robert E. Lee Park, as well as a cluster of largely vernacular dwellings between the park and Falls Turnpike that was built mainly in the 19th century. The area had industrial beginnings as a mining site because the soil of the aptly-named Bare Hills was thin and of poor quality. It is also notable as the site of one of the earliest free African-American communities in Baltimore County, established about 1830 by Aquila Scott.[2]
The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] It includes the previously-listed Bare Hills House.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 "Bare Hills Historic District". Maryland Historic Trust. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
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