Market Center (Baltimore, Maryland)

Market Center
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic District
Mayfair Theater on Eutaw Street, August 2011
Location:	24 blks surrounding the jct. of Howard and Lexington Sts., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates:	39°17′33″N 76°37′15″W / 39.2925°N 76.62083°W / 39.2925; -76.62083Coordinates: 39°17′33″N 76°37′15″W / 39.2925°N 76.62083°W / 39.2925; -76.62083
Architectural style:	Early Republic, Mid 19th Century Revival
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	00000040 [1]
Added to NRHP:	February 04, 2000

Market Center is a national historic district in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is an approximately 24-block area in downtown Baltimore that includes buildings associated with the development of the area as Baltimore’s historic retail district. The area evolved from an early 19th century neighborhood of urban rowhouses to a premiere shopping district featuring large department stores, grand theaters, and major chain stores. The diverse size, style, scale, and types of structures with in the district reflect is residential origins and evolution as a downtown retail center.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ Maryland Historical Trust: Listing for Little Montgomery Street Historic District

External links

• Market Center Historic District, Baltimore City, including photo from 1999, at Maryland Historical Trust
• Boundary Map of the Market Center Historic District, Baltimore City, at Maryland Historical Trust
• The Market Center Merchants Association