Northwood, Baltimore

	Northwood Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	Homes in Original Northwood
Location	Bounded on the East by Loch Raven Boulevard, U.S. Veterans Administration Rehabilitation & Extended Care Center on the South, The Alameda on the West & Cold Spring Lane on the North, Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates	39°20′26″N 76°35′48″W / 39.34056°N 76.59667°W
Area	125 acres (51 ha)
Built	1930
Architect	Ahlers, John A.,; et al.
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.	98000596
Added to NRHP	June 15, 1998

Northwood is a neighborhood in the northeastern section of Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. Northwood is served by the New Northwood and the Original Northwood community associations. The area is also home to the Northwood Shopping Center and the Northwood Baseball League. Morgan State University is located in this area.

The proposed Green Line Subway extension would include a station in this neighborhood, as well as a station at Morgan State University.

New Northwood

As the name implies, New Northwood is composed of newer homes, built in the mid 1950s. The houses are generally brick row house with trees and shrubs lining most blocks. New Northwood is served by the New Northwood Covenant Association.

Demographics

According to the 2000 US Census, 7,000 people live in New Northwood with 96.2% African-American and 2.4% White. The median household income is $31,105 and 94.1% of the houses are occupied.^[2]

Original Northwood

Original Northwood is composed of single family and townhouses ranging in price from $175,000 to $500,000. Development began in September 1930 with themes such as half-timbering and stucco, irregular massing, and the New England house form with jetty. Development began when The Roland Park Company purchased the estates of John W. Garrett, Enoch Pratt and Arunah Shepherdson Abell. By January 1, 1932, about 25 families had bought homes in Original Northwood. Today, Original Northwood comprises 369 homes and is one of the top 15 city neighborhoods in wealth. Original Northwood was designated an Historic District in 1998 and represents the largest unified collection of the architect, John A. Ahlers. Ahlers planning for the inclusion of the natural terrain in his design, with a canopy of oaks and elms, made Original Northwood among the first totally planned communities in the nation.^[3]

During the 1930s and 1940s, when the neighborhood was being built, racial covenants were used to exclude African-Americans from owning homes in the community. A typical covenant from Northwood reads: "At no time shall the land or any building erected be occupied by any negro or person of negro extraction."^[4]

Northwood Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.^[1]

Demographics

According to the 2000 US Census, 1,240 people live in Original Northwood with 56.5% African-American and 37.9% White. The median household income is $64,688 and 93.5% of the houses are occupied.^[5]

Notable residents

Patricia Jessamy- State's Attorney, Baltimore City
Robert W. Curran- member, Baltimore City Council
Tom Marr - Baltimore radio broadcaster for WCBM and WFBR, and former play-by-play announcer for the Baltimore Orioles
Tom Clancy- author

Legislative districts

Community	State District	Congressional District	City Council District
Original Northwood	43rd	7th	3rd
New Northwood	43rd	7th	3rd

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: New Northwood" (PDF). Baltimore City Planning Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 28, 2008. Retrieved October 27, 2007.
^ Dean R. Wagner (July 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Northwood Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
^ "Racial covenants remain in some Baltimore-area property records". WBAL-TV. Archived from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
^ "Profile of General Demographic Characterics: Original Northwood" (PDF). Baltimore City Planning Department. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 13, 2006. Retrieved October 27, 2007.

External links

Northwood Historic District, Baltimore City, including photo from 1996, at Maryland Historical Trust, and accompanying map

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] "Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: New Northwood" (PDF). Baltimore City Planning Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 28, 2008. Retrieved October 27, 2007.

[mht_ihp-3] Dean R. Wagner (July 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Northwood Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016.

[4] "Racial covenants remain in some Baltimore-area property records". WBAL-TV. Archived from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.

[5] "Profile of General Demographic Characterics: Original Northwood" (PDF). Baltimore City Planning Department. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 13, 2006. Retrieved October 27, 2007.

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