page_title: Culture of Baltimore
section_title: Row Houses
hierarchical_section_title: Culture of Baltimore / Architecture / Row Houses
caption_attribution_description: English: Traditional rowhouses on E. Fort Ave. in Locust Point
context_page_description: The city of Baltimore, Maryland, has been a predominantly working-class town through much of its history with several surrounding affluent suburbs and, being found in a Mid-Atlantic state but south of the Mason-Dixon line, can lay claim to a blend of Northern and Southern American traditions.
context_section_description: Baltimore is noted for its near-omnipresent row houses. Row houses have been a feature of Baltimore architecture since the 1790s, with early examples of the style still standing in the Federal Hill, Locust Point and Fells Point neighborhoods. Older houses may retain some of their original features, such as marble doorsteps, widely considered to be Baltimore icons in themselves. Later row houses dating from the 1800s–1900s can be found in Union Square and throughout the city in various states of repair. They are a popular renovation property in neighborhoods that are undergoing urban renewal, although the practice is viewed warily by some as a harbinger of "yuppification", particularly when the term "town house" is used instead of "row house." Around the city, row houses can be found abandoned and boarded-up, reflective of Baltimore's urban blight.
caption: Simple row houses like these in Locust Point make up much of Baltimore's housing stock.
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