Butchers Hill, Baltimore

Infobox_nrhp | name =Butchers Hill Historic District
nrhp_type = hd
location= Baltimore, Maryland
locmapin = Maryland
area =
architect=
architecture= Late Victorian
added = December 28, 1982
governing_body = Local
refnum=82001582cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

Butchers Hill is a neighborhood in Southeast Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is north of Fells Point, east of Washington Hill, and northwest of Patterson Park. It is south of Fayette Street, west of Patterson Park Avenue, north of Pratt Street, and east of Washington Street. It is in the 21231 zip code.

As its name suggests, Butchers Hill was once home to butchers and poultry preparers, many who were German American and Jewish American. It was a village prior to the Civil War. Although today it is considered to be less affluent than Fells Point, it was once the more prosperous community of the two. This is reflected in the larger size of the rowhouses. Butchers Hill is in proximity to more gentrified sections of Fells Point, the draw of Patterson Park, and the employment center around Johns Hopkins Hospital. Many artists reside in the neighborhood. A portion of it is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

This area has recently seen a lot of renovations and urban development and is improving quite a bit.

Laura Lippman's novel "Butchers Hill" tells the story of a private investigator working in this part of Baltimore.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,890 people residing in the neighborhood. The racial makeup of Butchers Hill was 57.9% White, 31.5% African American, 3.4% Native American, 1.9% Asian, 3.2% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.6% of the population. 43.6% of occupied housing units were owner-occuped. 24.6% of housing units were vacant.

74.6% of the population were employed, 2.3% were unemployed, and 23.1% were not in the labor force. The median household income was $36,636. About 23.9% of families and 23.5% of the population were below the poverty line.

References

External links

* [http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/visitor/bal-artslife-guide-butchers,0,5403281.htmlstory?coll=bal-visitor-utility "These East Baltimore Neighborhoods are Moving Toward a Resurgence,"] D. C. Culbertson, Baltimore Sun
* [http://www.butchershill.org Butchers Hill Association]
* [http://www.ci.baltimore.md.us/government/historic/districts/butchershill.html Butchers Hill Historic District]
* [http://censusprofile.bnia.org/Butcher's%20Hill%20Demographic%20Profile.pdf Demographics from Neighborhood Indicators Alliance]