Historic
Mount Vernon
A Neighborhood Renaissance
Mount
Vernon was at the heart of Baltimore’s metamorphosis
in the 1800s and 1900s—from a harbor city to a nationally
prominent society of wealth and culture. After the Civil
War, many of American society’s leaders, including
railroad barons and statesmen, moved to Mount Vernon and
built magnificent residences in the house lots facing the
squares. The neighborhood’s brownstones and townhouses
represent a cross-section of 19th century architectural
styles, including Italianate, Greek Revival, Renaissance
Revival, and Beaux Arts. In the early to mid-1900s, many
of the neighborhood’s wealthier residents moved to
the suburbs, and many mansions were transformed into rental
units.
