Our Newest Centennial Home: The Oleniacz & Policastri Family in Canton

On April 10, 2025, Baltimore Heritage awarded a Centennial Homes certificate to Margie and Joe Policastri. Margie’s grandparents bought this quintessential rowhouse (brick construction, stained glass above the door, and marble steps) in February 1925 and it has remained in the family ever since. When Johns presented the certificate to Margie and Joe, they told him all about the neighborhood back in the 1970s and how it has changed over time. We are grateful for the family’s presence in the neighborhood and their wonderful stewardship of the house!

The Baltimore Centennial Homes project, developed in collaboration between Baltimore Heritage and City Councilman James Kraft, recognizes families that have been in the same house for 100 years or more. These families have anchored Baltimore’s historic blocks and neighborhoods through good times and bad. Their stories show the changes that our communities and our city have experienced as well as the critical roles that neighborhoods and their families have played in keeping historic neighborhoods thriving.