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Green Mount Cemetery
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National Register of Historic Places

Green Mount Cemetery

A district of 3 historic buildingsOn the Register since 1980
ClassicalListed 1980Baltimore
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About the district

Green Mount Cemetery, at Bounded by North and Greenmount Aves., Ensor and Hoffman Sts., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 2, 1980. The Register lists it for its landscape design, art and architecture, at the national level. It describes its style as Classical, as it does for 14 other Maryland listings. The district takes in 3 historic buildings. The listing covers 68 acres. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCemetery in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. 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 · 60 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1838 to today

  1. 1838Built, designed by Robert Cary Long, Jr.; John Rudolph Niernsee; James Crawford Neilson; Benjamin Henry Latrobe, II
  2. 1980Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 46 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

Bounded by North and Greenmount Aves., Ensor and Hoffman Sts., Baltimore · about 0.7 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Green Mount CemeteryStart here
  2. 2St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic ChurchItalianate · Built 1856 · next door
  3. 3Hans Schuler Studio and ResidenceBuilding · next door
  4. 4East Baltimore Historic District, OldGreek Revival · 0.3 mi on
  5. 5Industrial BuildingIndustrial · 0.2 mi on
Around it

7 more Register listings within half a mile

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

DNorth Central Historic DistrictQueen Anne Revival0.3 miBRowhouses at 303-327 East North AvenueVictorian0.3 miBUnited States Parcel Post StationLate 19th Century and Early 20th Century Revival0.4 miDBarclay-East Baltimore-Midway Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBPennsylvania StationBeaux Arts Classicism · Built 19110.5 miBBaltimore City Passenger Railway Power House and Car BarnRomanesque0.5 miDBuildings at 1601-1830 St. Paul Street and 12-20 E. Lafayette StreetDistrict0.5 mi
More like it

Classical style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Classical.

Gompers School0.7 mi away
Continental Trust Company Building1.3 mi away
Business and Government Historic District1.3 mi away
Battle MonumentBuilt 1825 · 1.3 mi away

Memories of Green Mount Cemetery

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Questions about Green Mount Cemetery

Is Green Mount Cemetery on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 2, 1980 (Register number 80001786).

Is Green Mount Cemetery a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Maryland has 71 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is William H. Welch House, 0.7 miles away.

Can you visit Green Mount Cemetery?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of Green Mount Cemetery?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 60 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 106776576 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.