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Mount Clare
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★ National Historic Landmark

Mount Clare

One of 71 National Historic Landmarks in Maryland24 of them in Baltimore, the highest tier of the National Register
GeorgianListed 1970Baltimore
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About Mount Clare

Mount Clare, at Carroll Park, was added to the National Register of Historic Places and named a National Historic Landmark on the same day, Apr 15, 1970: one of 71 Landmarks in Maryland and 24 in Baltimore. It was among the first 10 of Baltimore’s 309 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the national level. It describes its style as Georgian, as it does for 121 other Maryland listings.

What it isHistoric locality in Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. 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 · 91 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 2 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Carroll Park, Baltimore · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Mount ClareStart here
  2. 2Montgomery Ward Warehouse and Retail StoreCommercial Style · Built 1925 · 0.2 mi on
Around it

19 more Register listings within a mile

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

BEquitable Gas WorksRomanesque0.5 miDPigtown Historic DistrictFederal0.6 miBWalters Bath No. 2Renaissance Revival0.6 miDUnion Square-Hollins Market Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.6 mi★H. L. Mencken HouseBuilt 18830.6 miBDorguth Memorial United Methodist ChurchRoman Revival0.7 mi★Baltimore and Ohio Transportation Museum and Mount Clare StationBuilt 18840.7 miDHollins-Roundhouse Historic DistrictLate Federal0.7 mi★Carrollton ViaductStructure0.8 miDBarre Circle Historic DistrictDistrict0.8 miBSt. Peter the Apostle Church and BuildingsGreek Revival · Built 18430.8 miBGandy Belting Company BuildingBuilding0.9 miBLion Brothers Company BuildingBuilding0.9 miBSt. Luke's ChurchGothic Revival0.9 miDFranklin Square Historic DistrictGothic Revival0.9 miDRidgely's Delight Historic DistrictFederal1 miSSt. Paul's CemeterySite1 miBPoppleton Fire StationTudor Revival1 mi
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★Edgar Allan Poe HouseBuilt 18301 mi
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Other National Historic Landmarks nearby

The nearest Landmarks with a photo, within 25 miles, and the year each was named.

H. L. Mencken HouseBuilt 1883 · 0.6 mi away · 1983
Carrollton Viaduct0.8 mi away · 1971
Edgar Allan Poe HouseBuilt 1830 · 1 mi away · 1971
College of Medicine of Maryland1.2 mi away · 1997

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Questions about Mount Clare

Is Mount Clare on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 15, 1970 (Register number 70000860).

Is Mount Clare a National Historic Landmark?

Yes, since Apr 15, 1970. Maryland has 71 National Historic Landmarks, 24 of them in Baltimore.

Can you visit Mount Clare?

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

Where can I read the history of Mount Clare?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 91 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 106775916 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.