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Battle Monument
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National Register of Historic Places

Battle Monument

Part of the Business and Government Historic DistrictListed on its own in 1973; the district followed in 1987
ClassicalListed 1973In the Business and Government Historic DistrictBaltimore
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About Battle Monument

Battle Monument, at Calvert St. between Fayette and Lexington Sts., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 4, 1973. The Register lists it for its art, at the national level. It describes its style as Classical, as it does for 14 other Maryland listings. It also stands in the Business and Government Historic District, listed in 1987. The listing covers 1 acre. 19 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isMonument in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 32 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1825 to today

  1. 1825Built, designed by Maximilian Godefroy
  2. 1973Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 1987The Business and Government Historic District is listed around it
  4. 2026On the Register for 53 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Calvert St. between Fayette and Lexington Sts., Baltimore · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Battle MonumentStart here
  2. 2Paca Street FirehouseRenaissance Revival · next door
  3. 3Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Baltimore BranchSecond Renaissance Revival · next door
  4. 4Commercial Credit Company BuildingBuilt 1954 · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal ChurchGothic Revival · next door
Around it

69 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BGarrett BuildingCommercial Style0.1 miBMercantile Trust and Deposit CompanyRomanesque0.1 miBAlex Brown BuildingGeorgian Revival · Built 19010.1 miBContinental Trust Company BuildingClassical0.1 miDBusiness and Government Historic DistrictRomanesque0.1 miBBaltimore Federal Savings & Loan AssociationBuilding0.1 miBBaltimore City HallFrench Renaissance Revival · Built 18750.1 miBBaltimore City Municipal Office BuildingBuilding0.1 miBU.S. Custom HouseBeaux Arts · Built 19070.2 miBCanton HouseColonial Revival0.2 miBChamber of Commerce BuildingNeo-Renaissance0.2 mi★Peale's Baltimore MuseumBuilt 17860.2 miBSt. Paul's Church RectoryGeorgian0.2 miBWoman's Industrial ExchangeBuilding0.2 miBTerminal WarehouseBuilding0.2 miBFederal Office BuildingBuilding0.3 miBMercantile Deposit and TrustBuilt 19690.3 miBBrewers ExchangeRenaissance Revival0.3 mi
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BSt. Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic ChurchGeorgian0.3 miBHutzler Brothers Palace BuildingRomanesque Eclectic0.3 miBBaltimore Gas and Electric Company BuildingBeaux Arts Classicism · Built 19160.3 miDGay Street Historic DistrictEarly Republic0.3 miBOdd Fellows HallRomanesque0.3 miBBrown's Arcade (Additional Documentation)Colonial Revival0.3 miBZion Lutheran ChurchEarly Republic0.3 miDCathedral Hill Historic DistrictArt Deco0.3 mi★Old Roman Catholic CathedralBuilt 18210.3 miBStandard Oil BuildingBeaux Arts Classical0.3 mi★USS TORSK (submarine)Tench Class Submarine0.4 mi★U.s.s. ConstellationStructure0.4 miStNOBSKA (steamship)Structure0.4 mi★CHESAPEAKE (lightship)Built 19300.4 miBPratt Street Power PlantBuilding0.4 miBJohnston BuildingQueen Anne · Built 18800.4 miBRombro BuildingQueen Anne0.4 miBCarroll MansionFederal0.4 miBFaust Brothers BuildingItalianate0.4 mi★Shot TowerStructure0.4 miBHouse at 9 North Front StreetFederal0.4 miBKnipp, George, & Brother BuildingItalianate0.4 miBStewart's Department StoreLate Victorian0.4 miBSt. Alphonsus' Church, Rectory, Convent and HalleGothic Revival0.4 miDChinatown Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBBuilding at 239 North Gay StreetItalianate0.4 miBOld Town Savings BankItalianate0.4 miBBenson BuildingCommercial0.4 mi★First Unitarian ChurchGothic Revival0.4 miBFranklin Street Presbyterian Church and ParsonageGreek Revival0.4 miBOtterbein ChurchGeorgian0.5 mi★USCGC Taney (Whec-37)Treasury Class Coast Guard Cutter0.5 miBWilkens-Robins BuildingItalian Renaissance Revival0.5 mi★Flag HouseBuilding0.5 miBEmerson Bromo-Seltzer TowerRomanesque · Built 19110.5 miDLoft Historic District NorthRomanesque0.5 miBBuilding at 419 West Baltimore StreetFederal0.5 miBBuilding at 423 West Baltimore StreetQueen Anne0.5 miBFrank, L., & Son BuildingItalianate0.5 miBBuilding at 409 West Baltimore StreetItalianate0.5 miBHippodrome TheatreBeaux Arts0.5 miBBaltimore GrandClassical Revival0.5 miBSanitary Laundry Company BuildingQueen Anne0.5 miBBaltimore Equitable SocietyItalian Renaissance0.5 miDMarket Center Historic District (Boundary Increase)Federal0.5 miBKrug Iron WorksVictorian0.5 miBBaltimore College of Dental SurgeryEastlake0.5 miBEngine House No. 6Italian-Gothic0.5 miBNull HouseItalianate0.5 mi★Mount Vernon Place Historic District (Additional Documentation)District0.5 miBMount Vernon Place United Methodist Church and Asbury HouseNorman-Gothic0.5 mi
More like it

Classical style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Classical.

Continental Trust Company Building0.1 mi away
Business and Government Historic District0.1 mi away
Loft Historic District South0.6 mi away
St. Leo's ChurchBuilt 1880 · 0.7 mi away

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Questions about Battle Monument

Is Battle Monument on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 4, 1973 (Register number 73002181).

Is Battle Monument a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Maryland has 71 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Peale's Baltimore Museum, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Battle Monument?

Yes: it is open to visitors. Check opening times before you go.

Is Battle Monument in a historic district?

Yes, the Business and Government Historic District, added to the Register in 1987.

Where can I read the history of Battle Monument?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 32 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 106776428 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.