Morgan Park Historic District

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Morgan Park Historic District
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LocationRoughly bounded by Herring Run Stream, East Cold Spring Lane and Charlton Ave.
Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates 39°20′51″N76°34′43″W / 39.34750°N 76.57861°W / 39.34750; -76.57861
Area27 acres
Built1918-1968
ArchitectGeorge R. Morris, Albert I. Cassell, Saul Perdue
Architectural styleBungalow, Colonial Revival, Ranch, International Style, Contemporary, Split-level
NRHP reference No. 100004808 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 9, 2020

Morgan Park Historic District, is a historic district located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The district encompasses 84 contributing historic resources built between 1918 and 1968. The area of detached single-family dwellings, was created as an exclusively black neighborhood for Morgan College faculty and black professionals. Especially prominent residents of Morgan Park include W.E.B. Dubois, influential scholar of black history and America's leading civil rights activist and a founder of the NAACP, and Carl J. Murphy, publisher who transformed The Baltimore Afro-American into a leading national black newspaper. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/27/2020 THROUGH 3/13/2020" (PDF). National Park Service. March 13, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  2. ↑ Charles Belfoure (September 2018). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Morgan Park Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
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