Baltimore Heritage

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Baltimore Heritage
Formation 1960 (founded) [1]
 1961 (incorporated)
Legal status Nonprofit organization
Purpose Historic preservation
Headquarters11/2 West Chase Street
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201
United States
Coordinates 39°18′8″N76°37′1″W / 39.30222°N 76.61694°W / 39.30222; -76.61694 Coordinates: 39°18′8″N76°37′1″W / 39.30222°N 76.61694°W / 39.30222; -76.61694
Region served
Baltimore City, Maryland
Executive Director
Johns Hopkins
Website baltimoreheritage.org

Baltimore Heritage is an American nonprofit historic-preservation organization headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Foundation

Baltimore Heritage, Inc. was founded in 1960, and Baltimore's nonprofit historic preservation advocacy organization. The organization has two staff members, thirty three volunteer board members and a host of volunteers who work to preserve and promote Baltimore's historic buildings and neighborhoods. [2]

Since 1960, the foundation has been helping neighborhood associations, residents and volunteers advocate for the preservation and reuse of historic buildings. From icons such as City Hall, the warehouses at Camden Yards, historic alley houses on Stirling Street and in the Otterbein neighborhood, Baltimore Heritage has helped lead efforts to protect Baltimore's historic places. [3]

Past Projects

Baltimore Heritage has successfully advocated for many historic places that were once threatened by demolition, including:

Current preservation priorities

Lost projects

Baltimore City loses historic buildings to active demolition and neglect. The following places are those for which Baltimore Heritage unsuccessfully advocated for preservation. [14]

See also

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