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22-518: Baltimore's Inner Harbor waterfront was filled with decaying warehouses from the industrial boom in the 1900s. Development was done under the auspices of a Land Disposition Agreement between the city of Baltimore and the Baltimore Development Corporation, the agency charged with such projects. The development integrated Harbor East with Fells Point and Little Italy through re-zoning, land subdivisions and more. In 1983, Baltimore began

44-644: A month under the auspices of the Center, the Baltimore Health Clinic opened for business. The grand opening of the Center took place on Maryland Avenue on June 12, 1978. By early 1979, with charitable funding from the community, the GCCB purchased a building at 241-243 West Chase Street. It was one of the first LGBT centers that was owned by the LGBT community. The building had been a four-story warehouse and total renovation of

66-412: A week on both a drop-in and appointment basis. Periodic forums were held on a wide variety of topics which served an educational purposes both the LGBT community and the general public. A library of education materials, books, periodicals, newspapers, research materials is still a part of the center's legacy. A speaker's bureau, and community outreach services were deemed as a necessity from the beginning of

88-712: Is home to a mix of institutions, including the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University , Walters Art Museum , University of Baltimore , Maryland Center for History and Culture , Maryland Institute College of Art , Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall , Baltimore School for the Arts , Lyric Opera House , Center Stage , the Central Branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library , Spotlighters Theatre,

110-474: Is included within the Baltimore National Heritage Area , which was established in 2009. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,520 people living in the neighborhood. The racial makeup of Mount Vernon was 55.3% White , 33.4% African American , 0.2% Native American , 7.4% Asian , 1.2% from other races , and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.1% of

132-528: The Fells Point and Little Italy neighborhoods. The masterplan received a National Honor Award for Urban Design from the American Institute of Architects . 39°16′59.5″N 76°36′5.75″W  /  39.283194°N 76.6015972°W  / 39.283194; -76.6015972 Mount Vernon, Baltimore Mount Vernon is a neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland , located immediately north of

154-627: The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center of Baltimore and Central Maryland , is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving the lesbian , gay , bisexual and transgender population of Baltimore and the Baltimore metropolitan area , located at 2418 Saint Paul Street in Baltimore. The Community Center was founded in 1977 as the Gay Community Center of Baltimore (GCCB). The Center

176-581: The Arts is located on Cathedral Street in Mount Vernon. In 2010, the Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women (BLSYW), a charter secondary school for girls, moved into the former headquarters of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) in Mount Vernon, becoming its first new public school in three decades. Pride Center of Maryland The Pride Center of Maryland , formerly

198-539: The Belvedere estate of John Eager Howard , lies immediately to the north, and the two are sometimes considered to be one neighborhood. The Light RailLink line runs along Howard Street on the western side of Mount Vernon, and the Metro Subway runs beneath Eutaw Street. Penn Station , served by Amtrak and MARC commuter rail, is located north of Mid-Town Belvedere. Although mainly residential, Mount Vernon-Belvedere

220-591: The Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute, and formerly the Peabody Bookshop and Beer Stube . During the 1970s, Mount Vernon became Baltimore's main gay village . The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Baltimore, now known as the Pride Center of Maryland , was established in Mount Vernon in 1977. The centerpiece of the Mount Vernon neighborhood, the cruciform arrangement of parks surrounding

242-770: The United States. The Mount Vernon Place Historic District, surrounding the Washington Monument, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and further designated as a National Historic Landmark District on November 11, 1971. Selected parcels with the National Historic Landmark District have been designated Baltimore City Landmarks , including: The National Historic Landmark District also includes: The Mount Vernon neighborhood also includes: The entire Mount Vernon neighborhood

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264-517: The Walters Art Museum. The former Stafford Hotel on Washington Place, built in 1894, now serves as an apartment building primarily housing Peabody Institute students. The old Mount Vernon Hotel at 702 Cathedral Street, built in 1847, was the mansion home of U.S. Congressman William Julian Albert where he entertained Abraham Lincoln . It was converted into a hotel in 1967, and was where Oscar Wilde stayed as part of his 1882 lecture tour of

286-468: The Washington Monument, represents one of the nation's first examples of city planning for the express purpose of highlighting a monument. The Washington Monument was completed in 1829 to a design by Robert Mills , and in 1831 the Howard family was granted permission to lay out the surrounding parks which eventually were lined by stately homes. The parks, which have survived almost intact, are considered to be

308-574: The Washington Monument. Conceived as a cathedral of Methodism , it was built on the site of the Charles Howard mansion, the house in which Francis Scott Key died. In 2021, the church's owners sought planning permission to subdivide the building, separating the church from the adjacent Asbury House. The southeast corner from the monument is occupied entirely by the Peabody Institute, and the southwest corner includes three buildings forming part of

330-400: The building was required as the existing structure was simply a shell, with little or no electricity, plumbing, insulation, heating or stairways. With volunteer help from the community, the Center's renovation took place and the building housed administrative offices, a newspaper, rooms for LGBT groups and a floor designated for social/entertainment functions, along with a switchboard. In 1980,

352-577: The city's downtown . It is named for George Washington 's Mount Vernon estate in Virginia , as the site of the city's Washington Monument . The Baltimore City Planning Commission defines the neighborhood as being bound by Eager Street to the north, the Jones Falls Expressway to the east, Franklin Street to the south, and Eutaw Street to the west. The Mid-Town Belvedere neighborhood, named for

374-535: The existing services which the Center provided were: an information, help and referral hotline which operated from 3 p.m. until midnight, a medical clinic which bean with the aid of the Baltimore City Health Department which operated twice a week. The services were expanded from being primarily a VD clinic to offering gynecological and other primary health services. Counseling services were provided staffed by professional counselors which operated twice

396-736: The finest existing urban landscapes by the Beaux-Arts architectural firm of Carrère and Hastings , who also designed the New York Public Library , portions of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., and the residence that houses the Frick Collection . Elsewhere in the neighborhood are many older apartment buildings and three and four-story rowhouses . The Belvedere Hotel , opened in 1903, was converted to condominiums in 1991. The Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church lies northeast of

418-408: The planning process with the hiring of Stan Eckstut of Cooper Eckstut Associates prior to John Paterakis' purchase of the land that would become Inner Harbor East. The Land Disposition Agreement was signed in 1993 with construction and retail following throughout the 1990s. The initial plan stressed both sidewalks and streets to connect residents and visitors to the waterfront. "The public space system

440-409: The population. 60.4% of the population were employed, 3.5% were unemployed, and 36.0% were not in the labor force, largely due to the large student population. The median household income was $ 21,225. About 15.2% of families and 26.9% of the population were below the poverty line . 5.6% of occupied housing units were owner-occupied. 10.2% of housing units were vacant . The Baltimore School for

462-417: Was co-founded by Paulette Young, who became the Center's first president. The other co-founders of the Center were James Becker, Paul Bennett, Jim Childress, Jeffrey Dames, Shawn Dougherty, Howard Gaas, Eddie Hall, Charles Hughes, David Kammer, Tom Miggs, Dana Rethmeyer, Harvey Schwartz, Norman Thomas, Kathy Valentine and Silas White. In March, 1978, the Center rented a building at 2133 Maryland Avenue and within

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484-464: Was highlighted by a 2,000-foot (610 m) waterfront promenade that acts as a link to the Inner Harbor and to other nearby residential areas; bikers, joggers, and leisurely strollers bustle along this waterfront space." The idea was to decrease the height of the buildings near the waterfront to create views of both the waterfront and the city, incorporated aspects of Mount Vernon Place with those of

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