Baltimore Heritage

Mount Vernon Place and the Washington Monument: Monumental City Tour
2019-07-21 09:30 - 10:30 (America/New_York) | Washington Monument (South Entrance), 699 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, United States
TOUR CANCELED DUE TO CODE RED HEAT ALERT.
Mount Vernon began as a country estate for Revolutionary War hero John Eager Howard and grew to be the place to live for Baltimore’s rich and famous in the mid-nineteenth century. The Garrett family, owners of the B&O Railroad, the Walters, founders of the Walters Art Museum, and the Thomases, owners of Mercantile Bank, are among the families that built handsome mansions along the four parks that surround the Washington Monument. The recent renovations to the two-hundred-year-old Washington Monument are the latest news from the revival of this historic neighborhood over the last decade. Join us on a tour to hear the stories behind the Washington Monument and see the landmarks of Baltimore’s grandest historic neighborhood. If you are able, you can climb the Monument’s stairs for a birds-eye view of central Baltimore! Space inside the monument is limited. Each tour is capped at fifteen people and we’ll meet at the south entrance of the monument.
Our Monumental City tours are guided walks exploring iconic Baltimore landmarks in Downtown, Jonestown, Federal Hill and Mount Vernon the first four Sundays of the month from April through November, except holiday weekends. Our Washington Monument tour is organized in partnership with the Mount Vernon Place Conservancy.

Request for Proposals: Lexington and Howard Street Properties
2019-07-19 | Baltimore Development Corporation, 36 S. Charles Street, Suite 1600, Baltimore, MD, 21201-3015, United States
The Baltimore Development Corporation has released a Request for Proposals for properties at Lexington and Howard Streets in the Market Center National Register Historic District and the Five and Dime Baltimore City Historic District. Download the RFP on the Baltimore Development Corporation website.
The dates and times for pre-proposal conference for these properties are Lexington and Howard on Friday, April 5 at 10:00 a.m. and Friday, May 3 at 10:00 a.m. (group should meet at 201 W. Lexington Street).

Request for Proposals: Howard and Fayette Street Properties
2019-07-19 | Baltimore Development Corporation, 36 S. Charles Street, Suite 1600, Baltimore, MD, 21201-3015, United States
The Baltimore Development Corporation has released a Request for Proposals for properties at Howard and Fayette Streets in the Market Center National Register Historic District and the Five and Dime Baltimore City Historic District. Download the RFP on the Baltimore Development Corporation website.
The dates and times for pre-proposal conference for these properties are Friday, April 5 at 12:00 p.m. and Friday, May 3 at 12:00 p.m. (group should meet at 206 W. Fayette Street).

Historic Jonestown and the Shot Tower: Monumental City Tour
2019-07-14 10:00 - 11:00, 2019-06-09 10:00 - 11:00, 2019-05-12 10:00 - 11:00 | Carroll Mansion, 800 Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD, 21202, United States
Anchored by the Phoenix Shot Tower, Historic Jonestown is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city and includes often overlooked landmarks. In addition to going inside the Shot Tower, on this tour you’ll learn about the city’s oldest religious building (Friends Meeting House) and the third oldest synagogue in the country (Lloyd Street Synagogue), and the longest-lived signer of the Declaration of Independence, Charles Carroll. The Shot Tower, the tallest structure in the United States until 1846, stands out in Baltimore’s skyline as a reminder of our early industrial heritage and is a must-see for visitors and locals alike!
Our Monumental City tours are guided walks exploring iconic Baltimore landmarks in Downtown, Jonestown, Mount Vernon and Federal Hill on the first four Sundays of every month, excluding holiday weekends. Our Jonestown tour is organized in partnership with Carroll Museums, Inc.

Stonewall Uprising Turns 50: Celebrating LGBTQ Heritage in Mt. Vernon
2019-06-28 17:30 - 18:30 | Waxter Center, 1000 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, United States
In the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a well-known gay bar in New York’s Greenwich Village. In response, the city’s LGBT community rose up in protest in what became a critical turning point in the nation’s struggle for LGBT rights.
50 years to the day later, we are partnering with Preservation Maryland to celebrate the Stonewall Inn Uprising with a walking tour exploring Baltimore’s own LGBT milestones. In our walk through Mount Vernon, we’ll learn about pioneering lesbian women who helped shape Baltimore’s educational institutions, medical professionals who were on the front lines of the AIDS epidemic, and residents who founded Baltimore’s first black LGBT church. Our tour will be led by volunteer sleuths and historians Louis Hughes, Richard Oloizia, Shirley Parry, and Kate Drabinski.
We will end the tour at the bar & restaurant Flavor to celebrate the pioneers at the Stonewall Inn and our own Baltimore pioneers. You bring the conversation and we will pick up the tab for appetizers!
This tour is part of a two-part LGBT heritage program made possible by funding from PNC and supported in part by Preservation Maryland and the Maryland Historical Trust. Join us on October 12, 2019 for the second tour in the series to celebrate National Coming Out Day in Charles Village.

Transform Lexington Market: Town Hall Meeting
2019-06-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Lexington Market (Paca St Entrance), Paca Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, United States
Town Hall Meeting #1 – Wednesday, June 26th from 6-7:30pm at Lexington Market
Join us for a Town Hall Meeting to discuss the redevelopment of Lexington Market. You will have the opportunity to hear from the redevelopment team, discuss your experiences at the market, and share your perspective on what you would like to see in the new market. Food will be provided and childcare will be available onsite. RSVP here
Town Hall Meeting #2 – Wednesday, October 9th, 2019 from 6-7:30pm at Lexington Market
Transform Lexington Survey
Hey, maybe you don’t want to join us in person, but you still have an opinion about the transformation of Lexington Market. That’s cool; we’d still love to hear from you.
Click here to take our survey. (This should take you about 10-15 minutes).

Request for Proposals: Waverly Town Hall (3100 Greenmount Avenue)
2019-06-24 | Waverly Town Hall, 3100 Greenmount Avenue, Baltimore, MD, United States
Baltimore Community 4, LLC is issuing a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for 3100 Greenmount Avenue in Baltimore. This property is located in the Abell neighborhood, in the Waverly Main Street district.
The RFP, including a full description of the opportunity, the neighborhood, and dates for a property tour are included on the Central Baltimore Future Fund’s website. All interested parties are requested to register online to receive the RFP and future announcements about this opportunity.
Interested parties must submit a request for information by June 24, 2019 for proposals to be considered.

Jones Falls Historic Sites of Industry Bike Tour
2019-06-23 10:00 - 12:00 | Roosevelt Park, W. 36th Street and Falls Road, Baltimore, MD, 21211, United States
Join the Greater Hampden Heritage Area and Preservation Maryland for a bike tour of historic factories along the Jones Falls. The tour will stop at sites included in the Jones Falls Historic Wayfinding Signage Project that tell the story of the industrial history of the Jones Falls and the lives of its workers, from the early 19th century to the present day.
Registration and tour logistics are being handled by the Greater Hampden Heritage Alliance.
Click here for more information and to register.

Federal Hill Beyond the Views: Monumental City Tour
2019-06-23 09:30 - 10:30 | Federal Hill Park (Southwest Corner), 301 Warren Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21230, United States
Baltimoreans celebrated atop Federal Hill when we ratified the U.S. Constitution. We fortified the hill to defend the city from the British in the War of 1812 and to make sure we stayed in the Union in the Civil War. We have even tunnelled under it! Join us on a tour of Federal Hill and the surrounding neighborhood to learn about this waterfront community’s rich history, including stops at one of the last wooden houses in the city, the oldest house in Federal Hill, and the wonderful alley houses along Churchill Street.
Our Monumental City tours are guided walks exploring iconic Baltimore landmarks in Downtown, Jonestown, Mount Vernon and Federal Hill on the first four Sundays of each month from April through November, except holiday weekends.

Lecture: Uncovering Baltimore’s LGBTQ+ History
2019-06-17 18:30 - 19:30 | Enoch Pratt Free Library – Roland Park Branch, 5108 Roland Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21210, United States
Researcher Benjamin Egerman presents stories of LGBTQ+ life and culture in Baltimore’s past and present uncovered while working with Preservation Maryland.
Preservation Maryland is leading a collaborative of academic, municipal, and community stakeholders in a statewide strategy to document and include the important and lasting contributions of Maryland’s LGBTQ community and the places associated with their lives with new and updated nominations to the National Register of Historic Places. Learn more about Preservation Maryland’s work on Discovering LGBTQ History.

Mount Vernon Place and the Washington Monument: Monumental City Tour
2019-06-16 09:30 - 10:30, 2019-05-19 09:30 - 10:30 | Washington Monument (South Entrance), 699 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, United States
Mount Vernon began as a country estate for Revolutionary War hero John Eager Howard and grew to be the place to live for Baltimore’s rich and famous in the mid-nineteenth century. The Garrett family, owners of the B&O Railroad, the Walters, founders of the Walters Art Museum, and the Thomases, owners of Mercantile Bank, are among the families that built handsome mansions along the four parks that surround the Washington Monument. The recent renovations to the two-hundred-year-old Washington Monument are the latest news from the revival of this historic neighborhood over the last decade.
Join us on a tour to hear the stories behind the Washington Monument and see the landmarks of Baltimore’s grandest historic neighborhood. If you are able, you can climb the Monument’s stairs for a birds-eye view of central Baltimore! Space inside the monument is limited. Each tour is capped at fifteen people and we’ll meet at the south entrance of the monument.
Our Monumental City tours are guided walks exploring iconic Baltimore landmarks in Downtown, Jonestown, Federal Hill and Mount Vernon the first four Sundays of the month from April through November, except holiday weekends. Our Washington Monument tour is organized in partnership with the Mount Vernon Place Conservancy.

2019 Preservation Awards Celebration at Hoen & Co. Lithograph Building
2019-06-13 17:30 - 20:00 | Hoen & Co. Lithograph, 2101 East Biddle Street, Baltimore, MD, 21213, United States
Please join Baltimore Heritage for our 2019 Preservation Awards Celebration on Thursday, June 13, 2019 at the Hoen & Co. Lithograph building. We’re thrilled to get to see this 117 year old building that once printed everything from survey maps to psychedelic album covers as it is being transformed into new space for Strong City Baltimore. We’ll have loads of food from Blue Pit BBQ, including their fantastic vegetarian barbecue, and lots to drink as we congratulate this year’s award winners.
Doors open with food and drink at 5:30 p.m. and the awards presentation will take place between 6:30 and 7:15 p.m.
For more information, contact Baltimore Heritage director Johns W. Hopkins at 410-332-9992 or hopkins@baltimoreheritage.org.
Thank you to our event sponsors:
Lead Sponsors

Agora, Inc.
Eastend Design Group
Freedom Car
GLB Concrete
Lewis Contractors
PNC
Southway Builders
Whiting Turner Contracting Company
Zeskind’s Hardware & Millwork

Sponsors

AGM Financial Services
Brennan and Company Architects
Discern Health
Gant Brunnett Architects
GWWO Architects
Roland Park Place
SM+P Architects
Southway Builders
Terra Nova Ventures
Ziger/Snead

Public Listening Session on Maryland LGBTQ History in Baltimore
2019-06-13 17:30 - 19:30 | Chase Brexton Health Care: Mt. Vernon Center, 1111 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, United States
Preservation Maryland will host a public forum and listening session about LGBTQ history in Maryland on Thursday, June 13, 2019, 5:30PM-7:30PM at Chase Brexton Health Center in Baltimore City. Everyone is welcome to attend and are encouraged to come prepared to discuss local spots, like libraries, bars, churches, clinics, and private homes, that have been important in their own lives and to the lives of LGBTQ people in Maryland.
As a part of our ongoing work in LGBTQ history, Preservation Maryland will host five public listening sessions across the state during Pride Month to help inform a forthcoming context study on LGBTQ history across the state. Preservation Maryland received funding from the Maryland Historical Trust to conduct a statewide historic context report on the important places and themes of LGBTQ life in Maryland. Dr. Susan Ferentinos, a leading LGBTQ public history, will be conducting the research including leading these sessions as a way to hear directly from community members about the places that are significant to local LGBTQ history. Those places will be recorded in a master list of properties and may become part of the context study expected in November.
What is a listening session?
Preservation Maryland has brought on consultant Dr. Susan Ferentinos, author of “Interpreting LGBT History at Historic Sites and Museums,” to research a first-of-its-kind historic context report on place-based LGBTQ history across Maryland. During the meeting, Dr. Ferentinos will introduce the project and its goals, followed by ample time for attendees to discuss their stories and help both identify potential sites for inclusion in the study and to build a better understanding of sites already included.
Should I bring anything?
Preservation Maryland is not a collecting organization, so we ask that participants refrain from bringing any objects or ephemera. Should you want to donate materials, we encourage you to connect with the Maryland Historical Society. We do, however, encourage participants to come prepared to discuss local spots that have been important in their own lives and to the lives of LGBTQ people in their area.
Additional Dates & Locations
Takoma Park
Sunday, June 9, 2019, 10AM-12PM
Historic Takoma Inc., 7328 Carroll Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912
Hosted in partnership with Historic Takoma Inc.
Eastern Shore
Monday, June 10, 2019, 6PM-8PM
Salisbury Universiry Downtown Art Gallery
212 W Main St, Salisbury, MD 21801
Hosted in partnership with Salisbury PFLAG
Central Maryland
Tuesday, June 11, 6PM-8PM
Frederick Visitor’s Center
151 S. East St, Frederick, MD, 21701
Anne Arundel County
Wednesday, June 12, 2019, 6PM-8PM
AIA Maryland
86 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21401
Baltimore
Thursday, June 13, 2019, 5:30PM-7:30PM
Chase Brexton Health Care
1111 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21201

Steel, Glass, Plants and History: Behind the Scenes at the Howard P. Rawlings Conservatory
2019-06-12 17:30 - 18:30 | Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory, 3100 Swann Drive, Baltimore, MD, 21217, United States
Established in 1888 as the Druid Hill Conservatory and modeled after London’s famous Kew Gardens, today’s Howard P. Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens has grown from its original Palm House and Orchid Room to include three greenhouses, two display pavilions, and outdoor gardens. Join us as we stroll through the second oldest steel framed-and-glass building in the country to learn about its history and its botanical collection.
The idea for a conservatory in Baltimore began In 1874 when the city’s park commissioners directed the park architect, George A. Frederick, to design and make plans for new botanic building. Frederick formed a conservatory committee and sent one of its members to Kew Gardens in London, which became the model for the new design. It took over a decade to take hold, but eventually in 1888 the first structure of iron, glass and wood opened as the Palm House.
More recently, the Conservatory closed for two years in the early 2000s for major renovations. Upon reopening to the public in 2004, the new complex included a refurbished Palm House as well as a Mediterranean House, a Tropical House and a Desert House. With a new name to honor Delegate Howard Peters Rawlings, the 116 year old Conservatory now has wonderful space for its collections that match its storied history.
Our Baltimore Behind the Scenes Tours program has been funded by Mayor Catherine E. Pugh and the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts.

One House at a Time: June 2019 Property Auction
2019-06-11 08:00 - 17:00 | Radisson at Cross Keys, 5100 Falls Road, Baltimore, MD, 21210, United States
Join One House at a Time for their next auction on Tuesday, June 11, at 11:00 am. Only qualified bidders are eligible to participate. Apply to be a bidder by Tuesday, June 4 to participate in the auction.
The minimum bid for each property is $5,000. Titles are delivered free and clear of all liens and encumbrances. To access a property for inspection prior to the auction, contact A.J. Billig at 410-296-8440.

17th Annual Tour dem Parks, Hon!
2019-06-09 07:30 - 14:30 | Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory, 3100 Swann Drive, Baltimore, MD, 21217, United States
Registration opens February 14!
Poster by Adam Miller.
Start and end point is behind the Rawlings Conservatory & Botanical Gardens in Druid Hill Park. Riders depart between 7:30 and 9:30 depending on route chosen.
The ride is fully supported, including well-stocked rest stops and SAG. Enjoy burgers, dogs (veggie options, too), and live jazz at the post ride BBQ.
Discounts! Save up to $17 by registering early. Price on ride day: adults $55, youths (15 & under) $20. Register by May 15 for guaranteed t-shirt/tank. Proceeds support Baltimore’s parks, as well as environmental, “friends of parks”, and cycling groups. See Tour dem Parks website for more info on the ride, routes, and discount schedule.

The Nooks and Crannies of Druid Hill Park by Bike
2019-06-08 09:30 - 12:00 | Clipper Mill Entrance to Druid Hill Park, 3500 Parkdale Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21211, United States
Escape the sensory overload of the big city, oil up your old bike, and spend a serene June morning exploring the nooks and crannies of beautiful Druid Hill Park with amateur historian Ralph Brown and public artist and park neighbor Graham Coreil-Allen. If you can ride a bike you will be right at home on this tour: the route will be on mostly flat, dedicated, safe bike trails.
As we pedal through the park, we’ll find out why a “Know Nothing” party mayor in the late 1850’s left the park as a magnificent gift to Baltimore. We’ll discover a hidden Zen garden and meet its creator. We’ll learn about Baltimore’s history of segregation through testimonials present in the park today. And we’ll learn how Druid Lake has provided drinking water for nearly 150 years and behold the sublime piles of dirt that preview its recreational future. Druid Hill Park has changed in its appearance since it was established in 1860 and our tour will explore both the park’s history and the hopes and plans for improved access going forward.
Our Baltimore By Bike Tours program has been funded by Mayor Catherine E. Pugh and the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts.

Downtown Landmarks and Lions: Monumental City Tour
2019-06-02 09:30 - 10:30, 2019-05-05 09:30 - 10:30 | Hollywood Diner (at the Baltimore Farmer’s Market), 400 East Saratoga Street, Baltimore, MD, 21202, United States
Where can you find a piece of the Berlin Wall, a cannon ball mounted on a Conestoga wagon hitch, and over a hundred lions looking down at you from the tops of Baltimore’s buildings? On our Downtown Landmarks and Lions tour, of course! In this leisurely stroll—we cover a little over a mile in a little over an hour—you’ll see and hear the highlights of downtown Baltimore’s history and architecture. Best of all, you’ll discover where all the noble lions, hellish fiends, and neo-Egyptian sphinxes are hiding—the trick is in looking up! If you are Baltimore born-and-raised or a visitor from out-of-town, you don’t want to miss this Monumental City walking tour!
Our Monumental City tours are guided walks exploring iconic Baltimore landmarks in Downtown, Jonestown, Mount Vernon and Federal Hill the first four Sundays of each month from April through November, except holiday weekends.

Public Archaeology at The Caulkers' Houses: Open House Weekend
2019-06-01 - 2019-06-02 | The Caulker’s Houses, 612 S. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21231, United States
During the month of May, volunteer archaeologists led by Lisa Kraus and Jason Shellenhamer are carefully digging through layers of history at the Caulker’s Houses in Fell’s Point. Please stop by the weekend of June 1–2 anytime from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to discover what the dig has turned up on our free public archaeology tour of organized in partnership by the Herring Run Archaeology Project, Baltimore Heritage, and the Preservation Society of Federal Hill and Fell’s Point, and the Friends of 612-614 South Wolf Street.
Built as early as 1801, the Caulker’s Houses at 612 and 614 South Wolfe Street are two of the smallest and oldest wooden homes remaining in Fell’s Point. Between 1842 and 1854, the buildings became homes to African American ship caulkers Richard Jones, Henry Scott, and John Whittington. The shipbuilding industry in Fell’s Point depended on free and enslaved black labor and these small homes provide an important reminder of that history. The buildings are also known the Two Sisters Houses after sisters Mary Leeke Rowe Dashiell and Eleanor Marine Dashiell, the last owners before Preservation Society acquired the buildings.
Questions? Please contact the Herring Run Archaeology Project at herringrunarchaeology@gmail.com. Interested in volunteering? Visit the Herring Run Archaeology Project website for more information and to sign up online.

Pennsylvania Avenue by Foot: A Rising Black Arts and Entertainment District
2019-05-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Arch Social Club, 2426 Pennsylvania Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21217, United States
Pennsylvania Avenue has long been a center for Baltimore’s arts and entertainment scene. Virtually every famous entertainer of the day played here: Bill Holliday, Redd Foxx, Cab Calloway, to name just a few. Today Pennsylvania Avenue is on its way to being the newest designated Arts and Entertainment District and would be the city’s only one focusing on black artists. The arts designation will help spur ongoing revitalization.
Recently, National Geographic awarded the Arch Social Club (founded in 1912) over $100,000, and state investments have resulted in facade improvement along many blocks. Join us and our guides who have been leading the effort to get Pennsylvania Avenue designated as an Arts and Entertainment District as we walk through “The Avenue” exploring its history and its future.
Explore all five of our spring Baltimore by Foot walking tours. Our Baltimore By Foot Tours program has been funded by Mayor Catherine E. Pugh and the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts.

Catacombs, 100-Year Vendors and History at Lexington Market
2019-05-11 10:30 - 11:30 | Faidley’s Seafood (Entrance), 203 N. Paca Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, United States
Begun in the early 1800s on land donated by John Eager Howard, Baltimore’s iconic Lexington Market holds the title as the oldest market in America. Ralph Waldo Emerson also dubbed it “the gastronomic capital of the world.”
During the tour, we will visit Faidley’s, Berger’s, Konstant’s Candy, and other vendors that have been in their stall for a century or more. We will also explore the catacombs under the marketplace. Rediscovered in 1951 during the construction of a parking garage, the origins of these tunnels and vaults are mysterious. Were they used for cold storage before refrigeration? Did they house distilleries during Prohibition? We may not get the definitive answer, but we’ll at least get a first-hand look at these spaces that are normally closed to the public.
Be sure to bring your canvas bags to do some quintessential Baltimore shopping afterward. And while 10:30 am may seem early for a Saturday morning, at least we’re not lining up when the historic starting bell would ring in the new market day at 2:00 am!

Maryland House & Garden Pilgrimage 2019 Coming to Baltimore
2019-05-11 10:00 - 17:00 | Village Learning Place, 2521 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore, MD, 21218, United States
The annual Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage is coming to Baltimore this year on Saturday, May 11, 2019. See the Pilgrimage’s website for information about the event.
Tickets are available online.

Union Square by Foot: What Would H. L. Mencken Think of Summer Concerts & Window Boxes
2019-05-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Union Square Park, 1524 Hollins Street, Baltimore, MD, 21223, United States
Built on the former estate of Baltimore’s second mayor, Thorowgood Smith, beginning in the 1840s, Union Square was The Place to live for a new burgeoning class of lawyers, doctors and other professionals. “Millionaire’s Row” ran along Stricker Street adjacent to the park and nearby Hollins Market (the city’s oldest standing public market building) bustled with activity.
Today, with concerts in the park in the summertime, a significant uptick in rehab activity, and the imminent start to reopening H.L. Mencken’s home on the Square, Union Square has a vibrant feel. Join long-time resident and Baltimore historian professor Betsy Nix on a walking tour to learn about the history of this gorgeous neighborhood and how its historic architecture is helping to fuel a rebirth.
Explore all five of our spring Baltimore by Foot walking tours. Our Baltimore Behind the Scenes Tours program has been funded by Mayor Catherine E. Pugh and the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts.

Live Baltimore's Spring 2019 Trolley Tour
2019-05-11 08:30 - 13:00 | SMC Campus Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, 621 W. Lombard Street, Baltimore, 21201, United States
Join Live Baltimore for a comprehensive introduction to Baltimore City living! Take a narrated bus tour of more than ten neighborhoods, meet with real estate professionals and community organizations, sit in on expert-led workshops, AND become eligible for $5,000 toward the purchase of a home anywhere in Baltimore City! Thirty Buying Into Baltimore $5,000 incentive awards are available following this event. Ready to buy now? Just curious? Everyone will benefit from this fun and informative event!
There is a $10 per person fee to pre-register for events. Children under 10 are free. All attendees of the event, over the age of 10, must be registered—even if they do not wish to qualify for the $5,000 incentive. No registration refunds will be given. Registration is available on the day of the event for a $15 per person fee, payable by cash or credit card.

Jones Falls Walking Tour with Charm City Meadworks
2019-05-05 09:30 - 12:00 | Charm City Meadworks, 400 East Biddle Street, Baltimore, MD, 21202, United States
We are thrilled to be partnering on a walking tour of the Jones Falls River with Charm City Meadworks and Blue Water Baltimore! The walk is part of Urban Wilderness Weekend, a weekend full of dance parties, art shows and other activities hosted by Charm City Meadworks and sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation.
On our Jones Falls walk, we will cover 2-miles in approximately 2 hours. Along the way, we’ll explore the more-than-human world through our senses, learn about urban watershed ecology, and have the opportunity to reflect upon and share the insights that nature-based experiences yield. In addition to learning about the nature that is around us in the Jones Falls watershed, we’ll learn about the valley’s rich human heritage, from where the bottle cap was invented to why Baltimore has a hundred year old building built entirely on stilts. The ticket includes the tour and a glass of mead at the end, where there will be food vendors and an urban wilderness art show.
Charm City Meadworks is handing the reservations through its online portal.
Register Today!

Tuscany-Canterbury by Foot: The Masterworks of Architect Clyde Nelson Friz
2019-05-04 10:00 - 12:30 | Scottish Rite Temple, 3800 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21218, United States
Architect Clyde Nelson Friz may be be known for the Beaux Arts designs of his later works—the Pratt Library Central Branch and The Scottish Rite Temple (both begun in 1928)—but he was already a self-made man when he arrived in Baltimore right before the turn of the century. He found plenty of demand for his trade after Baltimore’s Great Fire of 1904 and the burgeoning residential growth of the city as it pushed into the surrounding farmlands. One such area was the Tuscany-Canterbury neighborhood—a 90-acre residential treasure, just north of Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus, celebrating its centennial this year.
Friz was deeply involved in helping to form the character of the neighborhood, where he lived and designed its architecture over several decades (between the 1910s and the 1930s), drawing from such Revival styles as Half-Timbered Tudor, Italian Renaissance, and the Mediterranean. Few may know of these tucked away projects today, but at the time, Friz received numerous accolades through national architectural publications.
Join us on a walking tour to explore some of Baltimore’s most significant apartment houses. Our tour guides are Jillian Storms, AIA, who has been studying Clyde Friz’s life and grew up in the neighborhood, and Baltimore historian Charlie Duff. The tour will begin at The Scottish Rite Temple and include The Tuscany, The Lombardy, and The Gardens of Guilford. We’ll be treated to a peek inside numerous apartments, including the maids quarters that made this genteel living possible in its day.
Please note: This tour will involve hilly terrain and stairs. The apartment houses on this tour do not have elevators.
Explore all five of our spring Baltimore by Foot walking tours. Our Baltimore Behind the Scenes Tours program has been funded by Mayor Catherine E. Pugh and the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts.
