Park Circle Historic District

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Park Circle Historic District
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3400 block Reistertown Rd., Park Circle Historic District, May 2013
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LocationRoughly bounded by Overview Ave., Shirley Ave., Cottage Ave., and Henry G. Parks Jr. Circle, Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates 39°19′40″N76°39′31″W / 39.32778°N 76.65861°W / 39.32778; -76.65861 Coordinates: 39°19′40″N76°39′31″W / 39.32778°N 76.65861°W / 39.32778; -76.65861
Area200 acres (81 ha)
Built1900 (1900)
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Mission/spanish Revival
NRHP reference No. 08001124 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 2008

Park Circle Historic District is a national historic district located at Baltimore, Maryland. The district is historically important as an example of an early suburban Jewish neighborhood. Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe began to settle in the neighborhood, moving from East Baltimore. This set the pattern for the future expansion of Baltimore's Jewish community. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Fred B. Shoken (July 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Park Circle Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.