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Perkins Square Gazebo
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National Register of Historic Places

Perkins Square Gazebo

Also known as Perkins Spring Square

On the National Register since 198343 years
Listed 1983Baltimore
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About Perkins Square Gazebo

Perkins Square Gazebo, at George St. and Myrtle Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 28, 1983. The Register lists it for its town planning, recreation and architecture, at the local level. The listing covers 2.9 acres.

What it isUnited States historic place. 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 · 33 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

George St. and Myrtle Ave., Baltimore · about 0.7 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Perkins Square GazeboStart here
  2. 2UptonGreek Revival · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Sellers MansionLate Victorian · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Cummins Memorial ChurchGothic Revival · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Public School No. 111Romanesque · 0.2 mi on
Around it

28 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BOld Pine Street StationHigh Victorian Gothic0.3 miBMother Seton HouseBuilding0.3 mi★St. Mary's Seminary ChapelSecond Empire Style0.3 miBBaltimore City CollegeBeaux Arts Classicism0.3 miDSeton Hill Historic DistrictGothic Revival0.3 miBOrchard Street United Methodist ChurchRomanesque Revival0.3 miBLion Brothers Company BuildingBuilding0.4 miBSwiss Steam Laundry BuildingRomanesque0.4 miDPascault RowFederal0.4 miBRieman BlockBuilding0.4 mi★Edgar Allan Poe HouseBuilt 18300.4 miBKrug Iron WorksVictorian0.4 miBEngine House No. 8Italianate0.4 miBBaltimore College of Dental SurgeryEastlake0.4 miBHotel KernanFrench Renaissance Revival0.4 miBOne Charles CenterModern Movement · Built 19620.4 miBSharp Street Memorial United Methodist Church and Community House (Additional Documentation)Gothic Revival · Built 17870.4 miBUnion Baptist ChurchLate Victorian · Built 19050.4 mi
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BSt. Peter the Apostle Church and BuildingsGreek Revival · Built 18430.5 miBPoppleton Fire StationTudor Revival0.5 miDWestminster Presbyterian Church and CemeteryGothic Revival0.5 miBBaltimore General DispensaryNeoclassical0.5 miBSanitary Laundry Company BuildingQueen Anne0.5 miBBaltimore Equitable SocietyItalian Renaissance0.5 miDMarket Center Historic District (Boundary Increase)Federal0.5 miBYoung Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association BuildingBuilding0.5 mi★Ira Remsen HouseBuilding0.5 miBHome of the FriendlessSecond Empire0.5 mi

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Questions about Perkins Square Gazebo

Is Perkins Square Gazebo on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jul 28, 1983 (Register number 83002937).

Is Perkins Square Gazebo a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Maryland has 71 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is St. Mary's Seminary Chapel, 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Perkins Square Gazebo?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Perkins Square Gazebo?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 33 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 106776734 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.