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Sowebo (an abbreviation of South West Baltimore ) is a community-chosen name for a historic area in the southwest of the city of Baltimore .

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83-867: Sowebo encompasses the neighborhoods of Union Square and Hollins Market, Baltimore . At one point, the area suffered from decades of urban decay but, in recent years, this community has seen increasing gentrification . On its main thoroughfares, West Lombard Street , Hollins Street, West Baltimore Street and South Carey Streets, spacious three-story row houses predominate. Most are pre- and post- Civil War Italianate in style, but there are many examples of Early Victorian Greek Revival and Late Victorian Romanesque Revival [1] . A majority of these homes have ten- to fourteen-foot ceilings, tall distinctive windows, wood floors, and plaster walls. Exteriors are brick and mortar facades with cornices and marble steps. On side streets and alley streets (which are common in Baltimore )

166-476: A National Historic Landmark in 1985, this Italianate brick row house at 1524 Hollins Street was the home of one of Baltimore's most famous citizens – noted Baltimore Sun journalist and author Henry Louis Mencken lived here from 1883 until his death in 1956. Mencken wrote of his home: “I have lived in one house in Baltimore for nearly 45 years. It has changed in that time, as I have – but somehow it still remains

249-701: A $ 329 million ambulatory care center. The university is served by the University Center/Baltimore Street station of the Baltimore Light Rail system, which is at the eastern edge of campus. The Orange Route of the free Charm City Circulator provides service to both the BioPark and through the UMB campus to the Inner Harbor and points east. The university is also served by Camden Station , which connects

332-524: A combined $ 1.1 billion on research and development in 2019, ranking it 14th overall in the nation and 8th among all public institutions. The University of Maryland, Baltimore was founded in 1807 as the Maryland College of Medicine. In 1812, it was rechartered as the University of Maryland and given the authority to establish additional faculties in law, divinity, and arts and sciences. The faculty of law

415-453: A five-story building. In March, 2015, it opened the new Innovation Space designed for innovative and collaborative hands-on learning experience with 3D printers and 3D scanners. The Thurgood Marshall Law Library , named for Baltimore native and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall , is the law library for the University of Maryland School of Law . The Marshall Law Library is found inside

498-523: A home close to Hollins Market from the artist John Ellsberry where she has become the unofficial "community photographer" for Sowebo. She launched her project with $ 3,300 of state funds granted through the nonprofit housing organization Southwest Visions. The photo project, with or without more funding, could continue for the rest of her working life, she says. [5] 39°17′15″N 76°38′17″W  /  39.28750°N 76.63806°W  / 39.28750; -76.63806 This Baltimore location article

581-688: A leading expert on the Fourth Amendment and criminal appellate practice. Established in 1807 as the College of Medicine of Maryland, University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMB SOM) was the first public medical school in the United States and it is the fifth oldest medical school in the country. The campus includes Davidge Hall , designed by Robert Cary Long, Sr. in the style of the Pantheon in Rome , which

664-466: A pre-K – 8 school. [REDACTED] The District is bounded by South Fulton Street to the west and South Schroeder Street to the east, with north and south borders of West Baltimore and West Pratt Streets . Union Square proper, just west of the Market, is bounded by S. Stricker and S. Gilmore Streets from the east and west respectively, and by Hollins and W. Lombard Streets to the north and south. The area

747-682: A variety of two-story and two-story-with-attic rowhouses are found. An uncommon synergy prevails in Sowebo as residents, both longtime and newly arrived, work together through various committees and forums to enhance the area's quality of life [2] . An annual arts festival, called the Sowebohemian Arts Festival , is held in the streets around Hollins Market on the Sunday afternoon of the Memorial Day weekend. The University of Maryland 's BioPark

830-494: Is a public university in Baltimore , Maryland . Founded in 1807, it comprises some of the oldest professional schools of dentistry, law, medicine, pharmacy, social work and nursing in the United States. It is the original campus of the University System of Maryland and has a strategic partnership with the University of Maryland, College Park . Located on 71 acres (0.29 km ) on the west side of downtown Baltimore, it

913-541: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Union Square (Baltimore) Union Square is a neighborhood located in the Sowebo area of Baltimore . It dates to the 1830s and includes a historic district of houses and commerce buildings. Named for the graceful park at its center, Union Square is a diverse urban setting - home to art galleries, artist studios, H.L. Mencken ’s lifelong residence, and spacious three-story Italianate and Victorian rowhouses . On

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996-516: Is a dense area of rowhouses and commercial structures located approximately 10 blocks west of the Inner Harbor in Baltimore. The district contains approximately 1,321 buildings with about 31 structures which do not contribute to the district. There are two major features in the district: Union Square Park, a speculative park and housing development of the 1840s, and Hollins Market, an Italianate style market house built in 1838 and 1864. The remainder of

1079-491: Is a recent addition, with portions still under construction. The state-of-the-art facility contrasts greatly with historic Sowebo, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (The Union Square/Hollins Market District [3] ), as is the H.L. Mencken house [4] , which is located in the neighborhood at 1524 Hollins Street. Photographer Martha Cooper moved back to her hometown of Baltimore in 2006 and bought

1162-504: Is built on a grid street system which conforms to the original 1818 layout of the area. Zip Code: 21223. Begun during the influx of English, Irish and German immigration of the 1830s, the Union Square / Hollins Market Historic District is a dense area of rowhouses that includes Federal, Greek Revival and Italianate architectural styles. To the west, Union Square Park contains an ornate fountain and Greek Revival pavilion, and forms one of

1245-492: Is buried. It is the only law school in the United States with a famous author buried on its campus. The former restored church building, now known as Westminster Hall is used for campus events and lectures and is often requested for wedding and other social ceremonies. The University of Maryland School of Law was ranked 48th among law schools according to the 2017 edition of U.S. News & World Report law school rankings and

1328-676: Is closely affiliated with the University of Maryland Medical Center and Medical System . It houses the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences (PTRS), the Department of Medical and Research Technology (DMRT), and two research institutes, the Institute of Human Virology (IHV) and the Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS). It also offers PhD programs through the Graduate Program in Life Sciences and several combined degree programs:

1411-572: Is entitled to use the "University of Maryland" name in recognition of their shared history. While both schools are institutions which belong to the University System of Maryland, neither is a part of the other. The University of Maryland, Baltimore is also often mistaken for the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and the University of Baltimore (UB) which are separate University System of Maryland institutions in Catonsville (outside

1494-602: Is located at 1524 Hollins Street. Baltimore's famous son, Henry Louis Mencken , lived here from 1883 until his death in 1956. More details in History section (below). An annual event - the Sowebohemian Arts Festival - is held in the streets around Hollins Market on the Sunday afternoon of the Memorial Day weekend. Also in the Union Square Historic District, attractions include annual events such as

1577-458: Is located at 31 South Schroeder Street. Its K – 4 enrollment serves a diverse population in southwest Baltimore City. SBCS accomplishments include increases in reading performance across all grade levels and student performances at Taste the Arts, a Young Audiences Gala and fundraiser. Steuart Hill Academy is located at 30 South Gilmor Street directly across the street from Union Square Park. The school

1660-508: Is one of the oldest and largest nursing schools in the United States . In the 2015 edition of U.S. News & World Report magazine, the University of Maryland School of Nursing was ranked 6th nationally. The UMSON building, which opened in November 1998, shares an urban 32-acre (130,000 m ) campus on the west side of downtown Baltimore with five nearby professional schools — Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Pharmacy and Social Work — as well as

1743-588: Is part of the University System of Maryland. In 2012, the University of Maryland, Baltimore and the flagship University of Maryland, College Park united under the MPowering the State initiative to leverage the strengths of both institutions. The University of Maryland Strategic Partnership Act of 2016 officially formalized the partnership. According to the National Science Foundation , the university spent

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1826-485: Is relatively little confusion resulting from the shared name because the University of Maryland, College Park, offers largely research-oriented graduate programs and houses fewer professional schools. The University of Maryland, Baltimore, does not offer NCAA sports. Although this university mainly offers graduate and professional study, it also offers a few undergraduate courses, which include nursing, dental hygiene , and medical technology. By law and tradition, each school

1909-489: Is the fourth oldest school of pharmacy in the nation and was the first pharmacy school established in Maryland. The School of Pharmacy comprises three departments, Pharmacy Practice and Science, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Pharmaceutical Health Services Research. The school admitted 11.4% of applicants for the 2006–2007 school year. According to the most recent pharmacy school rankings, The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

1992-407: Is the third-oldest law school in the nation. It was founded by David Hoffman, who authored a comprehensive course of legal study that had a lasting influence on other law school programs around the country and led to the development of legal ethics programs and responsibilities. The law school moved to a new building of English Tudor Revival architecture replacing its earlier modernistic structure on

2075-662: The Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay , as well as all of Maryland's community colleges. To provide clinical programs for students, UMSON maintains affiliations with more than 300 hospitals and health care agencies throughout Maryland. The University of Maryland School of Nursing Living History Museum , which opened in October 1999, examines the history of the nursing profession from its earliest days to present day. The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy , founded in 1841,

2158-450: The University of Maryland Medical System (formerly University of Maryland Hospital) and the U.S. Veterans Affairs Medical Center . UMSON has pioneered the first nursing informatics program in the world and the nation's first nursing health policy program. More than 20 specialties are offered at the graduate level, including trauma/critical-care, oncology, gerontology, psychiatric/mental health nursing, and nursing administration. In 1999,

2241-405: The 1850s when Union Square played the title role in the lush 1997 movie adaptation of Henry James's biting novel Washington Square from acclaimed director Agnieszka Holland . The excitement continued in 1997 as the community celebrated the sesquicentennial of Union Square with a re-dedication of the park including the placement of a stone tablet commemorating the event at the foot of one of

2324-476: The 1880s, commercial building continued into the early 20th century. The two-and-one-half acres for the park was approved for that use and donated by the Donnells in 1847. The park is one block square, bordered by Lombard, Stricker, Gilmor, and Hollins streets. The landscape of Union Square – with its walkways, pavilion, fountain, and wrought iron lamps – recalls Victorian Era Baltimore. Architect John F. Hoss designed

2407-513: The 1970s. The city's oldest market structure still in use, Hollins Market is part of the Baltimore public market system that began in 1763. In 1835, the City granted a petition of piano manufacturer Joseph Newman and “others” to erect a market house at their own expense. Banker George T. Dunbar donated the land which, at that time, was on the western fringe of the city. The doors opened in September 1836 and

2490-678: The City of Baltimore) and Downtown Baltimore , respectively. The campus is composed of 58 buildings located near Camden Yards , the Baltimore Convention Center , and Baltimore's famous Lexington Market . Construction on a new 114,000-square-foot (10,600 m ) campus center began at the start of 2007 and opened in August 2009 as the Southern Management Corporation Campus Center (SMC Center). The SMC ` Center contains dining facilities, meeting locations and

2573-529: The H. L. Mencken House opened as part of the City Life Museums and a center for theatrical, literary and musical events. Although the City Life Museums closed in 1997, a $ 3 million donation from retired naval commander Max Hency allowed the organization to begin renovating the house, and it opened to the public in 2019, though only by prior reservation. The park and fountain – as well as parts of Stricker, Hollins and Lombard streets – were transported back to

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2656-631: The Health Sciences & Human Services Library (HS/HSL) and the Thurgood Marshall Law Library. UMB's Health Sciences & Human Services Library (HS/HSL) was founded in 1813 from the collection of Doctor John Crawford, a former British naval surgeon. Dr. Crawford's initial donation of books remains within the library's Historical Collections department as the Crawford Collection (comprising some 569 items). The first location of

2739-784: The MD/PhD MSTP ( Medical Scientist Training Program ), the MD/MPH ( Master of Public Health ), and an MD/ MS Tooltip Master of Science in Public Health . In a 2011 article in Forbes magazine, Steven Salzberg criticized the school's inclusion of pseudoscientific subjects such as homeopathy in the curriculum. According to Salzberg, the school is "mis-training medical students" by teaching courses in integrative medicine . The University of Maryland School of Nursing ( UMSON ), founded in 1889 by Florence Nightingale -trained nurse Louisa Parsons ,

2822-477: The Maryland General Assembly. Its principal founders were Drs. Horace H. Hayden and Chapin A. Harris. It was the first school in the world to offer a science-based curriculum in dentistry. It currently ranks among top 10 in the nation to receive NIH research funding. The school moved to a new building in October 2006. The new building, located adjacent to the old one on Baltimore Street, offers some of

2905-456: The Nation's Capital, in Maryland and Virginia, Interstate 495 . A 2.5-acre (10,000 m ) public space at the west side of the neighborhood, Union Square Park dates from 1847 and contains the community's signature structure, a Greek Revival Pavilion (1850) with fluted iron columns. Other features include the H. L. Mencken Memorial Fountain (1976) and curved walkways with park benches. Throughout

2988-564: The School of Nursing became the only school in Maryland to offer a midwifery program, pre-accredited by the American College of Nurse Midwives . Nurse practitioner options are also offered in family, pediatrics, women's health, neonatal intensive care, adult primary care, acute care and geriatrics. Programs include the second bachelor's degree option, the RN to BSN online program, the RN to MS program,

3071-581: The Square in the 1840s. Dubbed “Millionaire’s Row,” the portion of Stricker Street facing the Square featured the Italianate residences of bankers, investors, and factory owners. Other variations of the Italianate style lined the blocks leading up to and surrounding the square. Less ornate homes were put up in groups on side and alley streets, but all shared many identical features such as cornices, marble steps, and iron work. Developers and homeowners attempted to build

3154-461: The U. of M. system, from 1807). The state-of-the-art U.M.B. Biotech Park on West Baltimore Street is a recent addition, with portions still under construction. One of the several public golf courses is nearby in Carroll Park, also home to the historic Mount Clare Mansion of 1754 built by Charles Carroll, Barrister , (1723-1783), next to the newly renovated Montgomery Park office building, formerly

3237-1017: The Union Square Christmas Cookie Tour plus the Black Cherry Puppet Theater, the Enoch Pratt Free Library No. 2 Branch (1886), and Sowebo Arts, Inc. Other nearby sites of interest include the B&;O Railroad Museum , the Lithuanian Hall , Carroll Park, the Mount Clare Museum, the Babe Ruth Museum, the Irish Shrine and Railroad Workers Memorial Museum , and the Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum . The Union Square-Hollins Market Historic District

3320-405: The University System of Maryland; University of Maryland School of Law alumni; attorneys; and members of the general public. The professional schools housed at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, may also simply use the name "University of Maryland" when describing themselves even though the University of Maryland, College Park , also refers to itself simply as the University of Maryland. There

3403-607: The administration of the Congregation of the Good Shepherd. Additions and renovations changed the original structure over the next 100 years until the school closed in 1965, the property was sold, and the buildings were dismantled. Willow Brook's interior oval drawing room had long enjoyed national acclaim and, still intact, it was moved to the Baltimore Museum of Art for public and permanent display. Steuart Hill Elementary School

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3486-607: The campus and into surrounding neighborhoods. In 2021, the University of Maryland, Baltimore Police Department was awarded the prestigious International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)/Walmart Leadership in Community Policing Award for a midsize agency. The department was also awarded the 2020 Maryland Chiefs of Police Association's Exceptional Police Performance by a Unit/Team/Collaboration Award for their Community Outreach and Support Team (COAST). The UMB Police Department Community Outreach and Support Team (COAST)

3569-556: The campus by MARC Train to the University of Maryland, College Park and Union Station in Washington, D.C. Starting with the 2012–2013 school year, the university launched a new shuttle bus service for university students, staff, and faculty and University of Maryland Medical Center employees free of charge. The shuttle runs 3 routes from the university to West Baltimore (the BioPark center), Federal Hill, and Mount Vernon. The shuttle will discontinue its current service after summer 2019;

3652-401: The campus's gymnasium and recreation facility, URecFit. UMB has also recently undertaken a vast west campus expansion. This 10-acre (40,000 m ) project, known as BioPark, created ten new buildings containing a total of 1,200,000 square feet (110,000 m ) of classroom, lab, and office space. In addition, University of Maryland Medical System cleared a downtown site for the construction of

3735-552: The city is the encircling Baltimore Beltway which is also Interstate 695 and connects via four parallel highways, from east to west: Interstate 95 , then the Baltimore-Washington Parkway which is also ( Md. Route 295 and Interstate 295 ), and the old historic Washington Boulevard from colonial times now of U.S. Route 1 , and further to the west is U.S. Route 29 , all connecting to the Capital Beltway around

3818-481: The country and have become therapists, community organizers, and managers. In 2022, U.S. News & World Report ranked it 21st in the nation for social work. The Graduate School was founded in 1918. It offers 43 degree programs in total and oversees the partnership between UMB and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) with additional programs that span across both institutions. The University of Maryland, Baltimore has two main libraries on its campus:

3901-584: The district developed after 1830 mainly as housing for workers in nearby industries and consist of low scale, two and three story brick vernacular dwellings while larger, high-style rowhouses surround the park. The Union Square-Hollins Market Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. On the Square and on nearby streets, spacious three-story rowhouses predominate. Most are pre- and post-Civil War Italianate in style, but there are many examples of Early Victorian Greek Revival and Late Victorian Romanesque Revival . A majority of

3984-474: The early and mid-19th century. Mr. Mills was a prominent cabinetmaker and carpenter, providing furnishings and carpentry for many of the early homes in the neighborhood. Bill Adler of the Union Square neighborhood is at the head of a preservation effort to revitalize this valuable structure as a “historic life museum” and as a preservation, fine arts, or urban studies field site for local universities. Designated

4067-560: The estate house, was acquired in 1864 by Emily Caton McTavish, granddaughter of Charles Carroll (a signer of the Declaration of Independence ), and daughter of General Winfield “Old Fuss and Feathers” Scott (a hero in the War of 1812 and unsuccessful Whig presidential candidate in 1852). Within a year, she donated it to the Roman Catholic Church as a school for delinquent girls, under

4150-586: The historic ground of Southwest Baltimore is known to locals as " Sowebo " (SouthWest Baltimore). Union Square is less than a mile from Camden Yards and within walking distance of the " Inner Harbor " (formerly known as "The Basin" of the harbor), the Northwest Branch of the Patapsco River , the B&O Railroad Museum , Ravens Stadium (later known as M. & T. Bank Stadium) , and the University of Maryland at Baltimore , (the original and founding campus of

4233-495: The homes have ten- to fourteen-foot ceilings, tall distinctive windows, wood floors, and plaster walls. Exteriors are brick and mortar facades with attractive cornices and marble steps. On the side streets and alleys there are an additional variety of charming two-story and two-story-with-attic rows. House prices range from $ 40,000 to $ 400,000. Opened in August 2005, the Southwest Baltimore Charter School (SBCS)

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4316-553: The iron Greek-style pavilion with fluted columns in 1850 – it covers a natural spring that was once accessible by steps and, at one time, supplied water to the B&;O Railroad. The source of the name “Union Square” is uncertain but probably reflects the patriotic sentiment of this time before the Civil War . Fog scenes of the Square, lights agleam over wet pavements and barren limbs, were often featured in local landscape artistry. Willow Brook,

4399-406: The law school's building, accessible through the main entrance. The Thurgood Marshall Law Library contains over 400,000 volumes of Anglo-American legal materials as well as outstanding international and foreign law collections. Extensive collections of both primary sources and secondary materials such as treatises are available. The library is open to all faculty, staff and students on the campuses of

4482-502: The library was the Provost's Office within the original medical school building, now known as Davidge Hall . Under the leadership of its first official library, Dr. Eugene F. Cordell (who served as library director from 1903 to 1913), the library grew rapidly, incorporating book collections from the schools of pharmacy and dentistry, and moving into its own building, a former church on the southeast corner of Lombard and Green Streets. The church

4565-528: The main East Coast highway, north to south is Interstate 95 with its Fort McHenry Tunnel and the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel cutting under the harbor and port of the Patapsco River and the commuter rail service MARC Train beginning in the northeastern corner of the state at Havre de Grace at the head of the Chesapeake Bay down to Baltimore and onto Washington, D.C. 40 miles away. Surrounding

4648-572: The market soon became very successful, but the fragile structure blew down in a windstorm two years later. Newman organized the effort to quickly rebuild and re-open the market by the end of 1839. The market was named for John Smith Hollins (1786–1856), an estate owner in West Baltimore and one-term mayor of the city from 1852 to 1854. In 1863, the City Council appropriated $ 23,000 to erect the high-ceilinged Italianate red brick edifice as an addition to

4731-470: The most economic dwellings possible, so they crammed narrow rowhouses along every road, avenue and alley in the district. Common brick was often used on side walls, with hard surface English brick on the front. The largest rooms were typically the front parlors and master bedrooms – smaller rooms were placed to the rear. Ceiling medallions, cornices, staircase millwork , and fireplace designs were individualized features, chosen from home order catalogs. Most of

4814-424: The newest facilities and technologies in the world for education and patient care. The cost of construction and equipment was over US$ 140 million, the highest spent by the state of Maryland on an academic building. The University of Maryland School of Law opened in 1816 as the "Maryland Law Institute" "in a spacious and commodious building on South Street, near Market street." (later renamed East Baltimore Street) It

4897-617: The old market house. As this was during the divisive time of the Civil War , the council refused to consider any bid for the market's construction that did not come from “parties... known to be thoroughly and unconditionally Union Men.” By 1900, Hollins Market stretched from Poppleton to Carey Streets, with 160 inside and 180 outside stalls. Over the years, an assortment of West Baltimore butchers, various European and Asian immigrants with vendor traditions, and African-American merchants have all sold and purchased meats, farm-fresh produce, baked goods, and home-produced wares. Somewhat smaller today,

4980-468: The pavilion columns. The celebration was highlighted with concerts and a marching band performance, and the dedication of a new park at Pratt and Gilmor streets. As of the census of 2000, there were 5,420 people living in the neighborhood. The racial makeup of Union Square was 30.2% White , 63.4% African American , 0.0% Native American , 3.0% Asian , 1.1% from other races , and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of

5063-425: The population. 38.0% of occupied housing units were owner-occupied. 34.9% of housing units were vacant . 49.5% of the population were employed, 7.4% were unemployed, and 43.7% were not in the labor force. The median household income was $ 30,765. About 14.9% of families and 27.5% of the population were below the poverty line . University of Maryland, Baltimore The University of Maryland, Baltimore ( UMB )

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5146-687: The post-baccalaureate entry option into the PhD program, and the MS/MBA and PhD/MBA programs offered in conjunction with the University of Baltimore ; Frostburg State University ; and the Robert H. Smith School of Business , at the University of Maryland, College Park . Partnership programs for BSN completion join the School of Nursing with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County , the University of Maryland, College Park , Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland , on

5229-483: The public, and maintained by the Women's Civic League. Upon the death of the childless Smith, the villa with twenty-six acres passed to his wife, the former Mary Blaikley Stith (1750–1822) and then to a nephew, merchant and privateer John Donnell. Donnell was responsible for parceling out the first plots of land for the construction of homes. Three sons of John Donnell leased grounds around the park, laid out specifications for houses, and graded and paved streets bordering

5312-414: The resignation of James Calhoun (Calhoun Street passes through the Union Square neighborhood). In 1799, Smith built his summer home, Willow Brook, in the Palladian style popular in mid-18th century England and the United States. At the time, the property was on the outskirts of the city. Across town, next door to the Shot Tower (1828), Smith's principal residence is restored as the Circa 1790 Home, open to

5395-440: The same jurisdiction and authority as Baltimore Police officers throughout the campus of the university. The UMB Police Department is composed of both sworn police officers and unarmed security officers who are located in University-owned buildings to control access to the buildings and for other security purposes. The UMB Police Department also provides Safe Walk and Safe Ride services to students and university personnel throughout

5478-430: The same site at the northwest corner of West Baltimore and North Paca Streets in 2002, adjacent to the site to the north of the old Westminster Presbyterian Church and old Western Burying Grounds facing West Fayette and North Greene Streets (first laid out in 1787, on which the later church was built on top of resting on brick arched piers in 1852), the cemetery where the famous poet and writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849)

5561-435: The same.... It is as much a part of me as my two hands. If I had to leave it I’d be as certainly crippled as if I lost a leg.” After his death on January 26, 1956, his home was bequeathed to the University of Maryland . In 1983 the City of Baltimore acquired the H. L. Mencken House from the University, in exchange for the Old Pine Street Station . With period furniture, his restored second-floor office, and backyard gazebo ,

5644-425: The state's land grant college , became part of a larger University of Maryland with the graduate level professional schools on the westside of downtown Baltimore. In 1970, the General Assembly of Maryland (state legislature) established a five-campus University of Maryland network comprising the with a system-wide president located in College Park and a chancellor in charge of each campus; in 1988 this institution

5727-422: The store and regional warehouse of the Montgomery Ward & Company , famous for their catalog orders and sales in the last century. Access to several transportation directions are minutes away with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard running in an arch around the west side of downtown with its connection to the Jones Falls Expressway , ( Interstate 83 ) going north towards the Baltimore-Harrisburg Expressway ,

5810-417: The traditions and diversity of the market and the quality of goods still holds true. The 1990 Barry Levinson film “ Avalon ” depicts Hollins Market in its heyday. Hollins Market, at 26 South Arlington Street, is open Monday through Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. It is closed on Sunday. At 1504 W. Baltimore Street is the residence of Malachai Mills, a free-born African-American businessman in

5893-401: The two open spaces preserved in the neighborhood. Hollins Market, in the east, is an Italianate-style market house built in 1838 and expanded in 1864, and is the oldest city market still in operation. A large part of the neighborhood is built on the former estate of merchant-shipper Thorowgood Smith (1744–1810). Smith was Baltimore's second mayor, from 1804 to 1808, filling the vacancy caused by

5976-582: The university is currently exploring transportation alternatives. The university is protected through the University of Maryland, Baltimore Police Department. The UMB Police Department is a state- and nationally accredited police agency providing law enforcement services to the UMB campus and surrounding communities. Through an agreement signed between the UMB Police Department and the Baltimore Police Department , UMB Police officers have

6059-502: The wrought or cast ironwork in the neighborhood was made in the Hayward, Bartlett, and Co. Factory near the B&O Yards to the south of the neighborhood. The buildings were brick and low-scale – no more than three stories except for some commercial buildings. Evenly spaced doorsteps, windows, and doors, as well as continuous rooflines create the visual rhythms for which Baltimore rowhouses are noted. Although residential construction ended in

6142-455: The year, there are many impromptu events in the Square, including neighborhood dinners, outdoor movies , tag sales, Easter egg hunts, Halloween pumpkin carvings, and various other parties. A vital part of the community, Hollins Market was built in the Italianate style in 1838 at the east side of the neighborhood and is Baltimore's oldest home to food merchants. The H. L. Mencken House

6225-409: Was also ranked among the top 10 programs for health law, clinical law and environmental law. The School of Law's students' undergraduate median GPA is a 3.47 and median Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) score is a 158. It admits 52.4% of applicants. The law school takes about 225 full-time day students and about 50 evening students per year. The current Dean of the School of Law is Renée Hutchins,

6308-466: Was built in 1812 at the northeast corner of West Lombard and South Greene Streets, on the west side of downtown Baltimore, and is the oldest building in continuous use for medical education in the Hemisphere. UMB SOM was ranked 27th in U.S. News & World Report magazine ' s 2022 rankings of "Best Medical Schools: Research" and 12th in "Best Medical Schools: Primary Care". The School of Medicine

6391-464: Was constructed on the site. The area was designated a National Register Historic District in 1967, two years after Willow Brook was razed. The original iron urns in the park were smelted down during World War II for the war effort. Economic decline occurred in the mid-20th until extensive rehabilitation began during a renaissance in the 1960s and 1970s. The Square benefitted from new lighting, shrubs, pink sidewalks, and cast iron benches installed during

6474-563: Was created in 2018 by previous UMB Police Chief Alice Cary. The department is the third university police department in the country to welcome a comfort k-9, Officer Lexi and only one of two university Police Athletics/Activities Leagues (PAL) in the country. The department is a leader in homeless outreach and crisis intervention, working with the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) to redirect low-level drug offenders into treatment. In Fall 2021, student interns from

6557-651: Was founded in 1816, though it operated intermittently until 1868. The faculty of arts and sciences known as the Baltimore College for undergraduates also operated intermittently in the early 19th century. From 1907 to 1920, St. John's College in Annapolis functioned as the University of Maryland's faculty of arts and sciences; this loose federation was dissolved in 1920 when the Maryland State College , (the former Maryland Agricultural College ), founded 1856, as

6640-479: Was later razed in 1957 to make way for a new library that began construction in 1958 and opened in 1960. The library has since moved, in 1998, into a large modern building. The HS/HSL offers 45 group study rooms, 3 computer classrooms, several conference rooms with the web conferencing capability, and the Presentation Practice Studio, in addition to many study carrels and a number of public computers in

6723-464: Was merged with the State University and College System of Maryland (of former normal and state teachers colleges, now wider liberal arts schools since the 1960s) to form the new University System of Maryland . The University of Maryland School of Dentistry was the first dental school in the world. Founded in 1840 as the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery (BCDS), it was chartered by an act of

6806-500: Was originally named Steuart Hill Elementary as a pre-K –6 school. The school's playground was torn down in 1999 and the school went without a playground for 4 years until awareness was brought to the attention of the city by a group of the students. In 2002 these students were presented a grant from the Department of Parks and Recreation for $ 1 million. This money was used to rebuild their playground and several other Baltimore City playgrounds as well. In 2002, Steuart Hill Academy enrolled as

6889-525: Was ranked 9th among pharmacy schools in the 2016 edition of U.S. News & World Report. The University of Maryland School of Social Work is a top program in social work education. Graduates of the School of Social Work have become policymakers at all levels of government, from the U.S. Senate to the state and federal courts, to the State Department and departments of social services. Graduates also work as educators and researchers at universities across

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