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Historic Sites & Monuments
Arch Social Club 2426 Pennsylvania Ave .; 410-669-9856 ; ArchSocialClub . com We provide guided tours of the museum of founding members and their struggle through racism and Jim Crow segregation . We also offer live music , banquet and catering facilities .
Bromo Tower Arts & Entertainment District 21 S . Eutaw St ., c / o Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts ; 443-874-3596 ; BromoSeltzerArtsTower . com The Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower has been a Baltimore landmark since its construction in 1911 . The Baltimore Office of Promotions & The Arts has transformed the Tower into a space for visual and literary artists .
Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church 1316 Park Ave .; 410-523-1542 ; BrownDowntown . org Brown Memorial has thrived as an urban congregation since 1869 and houses one of the world ’ s largest Tiffany window collections and a Skinner pipe organ .
Carroll Mansion Carroll Museums , Inc ., 800 E . Lombard St .; 410-605-2964 ; CarrollMuseums . org Constructed in 1811 , Carroll Mansion has functioned as residence to Charles Carroll of Carrollton , last living signer of the Declaration of Independence ; a saloon ; tenement apartments ; a sweatshop ; vocational school ; recreational center ; and historic site .
Civic Works – Clifton Mansion 2701 St . Lo Dr .; 410-366-8533 ; CivicWorks . com / mansion / history The former home of Johns Hopkins , a unique museum with a 200-year legacy of community service .
Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum
203 N . Amity St .; 410-462-1763 ; PoeBaltimore . org Refurbished National Historic Landmark where Poe lived from 1833 to 1835 ; open Thursday through Sunday 11 a . m . -4 p . m . and by appointment for groups of 10 +.
Enoch Pratt Free Library 400 Cathedral St .; 410-396-5395 ; PrattLibrary . org Provides equal access to information and services that support , empower and enrich all who pursue knowledge , education , cultural enrichment and lifelong learning .
Evergreen Museum & Library The Johns Hopkins University , MSE Library , 3400 N . Charles St .; 410-516-0341 ; Museums . JHU . edu Tour a magnificent Gilded Age mansion and its world-class collections , set on 26 landscaped acres .
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine and Hampton National Historic Site 2400 E . Fort Ave .; 410-962-4290 ; NPS . gov / fomc The birthplace of our national anthem , this 18th-century fort defended Baltimore Harbor during the War of 1812 .
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Greater Baltimore History Alliance
P . O . Box 375 , Brooklandville , MD ; BaltimoreMuseums . org A consortium of museums dedicated to preserving , interpreting and promoting local heritage through collaborative community services and educational programs .
Historic President Street Station
601 President St .; 443-220-0290 ; PresidentStreetStation . org Free museum that explores the city ’ s Civil War and Underground Railroad history ; see website for hours .
Historic Ships in Baltimore Pier 1 , 301 E . Pratt St .; 410-539-1797 ; HistoricShips . org Four ships and a lighthouse that are all National Historic Landmarks ; open daily .
Homewood Museum The Johns Hopkins University Museums , 3400 N . Charles St .; 410-516-5589 ; Museums . JHU . edu Tour one of the nation ’ s finest examples of Federal-era architecture , a National Historic Landmark built in 1801 by Charles Carroll , Jr .
Irish Shrine and Railroad Workers Museum 918-20 Lemmon St .; 410-347-4747 ; IrishShrine . org Honoring the Irish who fled the Great Famine , two restored 1840s rowhomes re-create the life of a typical Irish railroad worker .
La Grande Vision – James Earl Reid Sculptor 5517 Haddon Ave .; 443-722-2552 ; LaGrandeVision . com James Earl Reid created a magnificent bronze sculpture of jazz legend Billie Holiday , complete with her signature gardenia , which stands more than eight feet tall on Pennsylvania Avenue in West Baltimore .
Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum 1320 Eutaw Pl .; 443-885-5300 ; LillieCarrollJacksonMuseum . org The restored home of Civil Rights leader and freedom fighter Lillie May Carroll Jackson .
Lovely Lane United Methodist Church
2200 Saint Paul St .; 410-889-1512 ; LovelyLane . net Listed on the National Register of Historic Places , we are the Mother Church of American Methodism . Our unique architecture and history attracts visitors from around the world .
Manor Mill 2029 Monkton Rd ., Monkton , MD ; 443-371-3081 ; Manor-Mill . com Restored historic grist mill with three floors of fine art , a retail gallery , and workshops featuring a ceramics studio , woodworking , live music , art classes , yoga and more .
Maryland 9 / 11 Memorial World Trade Center , 401 E . Pratt St .; 410-767-6544 ; MSAC . org / 911-memorial-maryland Inspired by a 9 / 11 artifact : three 22-foot-long twisted and torn steel columns from the Twin Towers .
Phoenix Shot Tower 801 E . Fayette St .; 410-605-2964 ; CarrollMuseums . org This Baltimore landmark was the tallest building in the United States when it was built . From 1828 to 1892 , molten lead was dropped 215 feet to make shot for guns .
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