City of Baltimore
Baltimore City Code

§ 11-2. Bolton Hill District.

The area located within the boundaries set forth in this section is hereby declared to be an Historical and Architectural Preservation District, and may be referred to as "Bolton Hill Historical and Architectural Preservation District":

Beginning for the same at the point formed by the intersection of the south side of North Avenue, 125 feet wide, and the northeast side of Morris Street, as closed in accordance with Ordinance No. 597, approved by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, July 13, 1965, and running thence by a straight line drawn at a right angle to the south side of said North Avenue, Northerly 62.5 feet to intersect the center line of said North Avenue; thence binding on the center line of said North Avenue, crossing Eutaw Place and Park Avenue, Easterly 2,945 feet, more or less, to intersect the line of the northeast side of Mount Royal Avenue, varying in width, if projected northwesterly; thence binding in part on last said line so projected, crossing Montreal Street, in part on the northeast side of said Mount Royal Avenue, and in all, Southeasterly 297 feet, more or less, to intersect the northwest side of McMechen Street, 66 feet wide; thence binding on the northwest side of said McMechen Street, Northeasterly 5 feet, more or less, to intersect the northeast side of Mount Royal Avenue, 160 feet wide; thence binding on the northeast side of last said Mount Royal Avenue, crossing Mosher Street and Lafayette Avenue, Southeasterly 1,157 feet, more or less, to intersect the northwest side of Howard Street, varying in width; thence binding on the northwest side of said Howard Street, Southwesterly 33 feet, more or less, to intersect the northeast side of Mount Royal Avenue, 125 feet wide; thence binding on the northeast side of last said Mount Royal Avenue, crossing Howard Street and Oliver Street, Southeasterly 710 feet, more or less, to intersect the line of the center line of Cathedral Street, 66 feet wide, if projected northerly; thence binding in part on last said line so projected, in part on the center line of said Cathedral Street and in all, Southerly 765 feet, more or less, to intersect the center line of Preston Street, 54 feet wide; thence binding in part on the center line of said Preston Street, in part on the line of the center line of said Preston Street, if projected westerly, and in all, Westerly 620 feet, more or less, to intersect the west side of Howard Street, 80 feet wide; thence binding on the west side of said Howard Street, Southerly 23 feet, more or less, to intersect the center line of Dolphin Street, 100 feet wide; thence binding on the center line of said Dolphin Street, crossing Bolton Street and Jordan Street, in a generally Southwesterly and Westerly direction 1,143 feet, more or less, to intersect the line of the southwest side of Jordan Street, 20 feet wide, if projected northwesterly; thence binding in part on the line of the southwest side of said Jordan Street, so projected, in part on the southwest side of said Jordan Street, and in all, Southeasterly 292 feet, more or less, to the southeast outline of the property known as No. 1123 N. Eutaw Street; thence binding on the southeast outline of the property known as No. 1123 N. Eutaw Street, Southwesterly 150 feet, more or less, to intersect the northeast side of Eutaw Street, 110 feet wide; thence binding in part on the northeast side of said Eutaw Street, in part on the line of the northeast side of said Eutaw Street, if projected, Northwesterly 292 feet, more or less, to intersect the center line of said Dolphin Street; thence binding on the center line of said Dolphin Street, Southwesterly 240 feet, more or less, to intersect the line of the northeast side of Morris Street, laid out 130 feet southwest of Eutaw Place, if projected southeasterly; thence binding in part on last said line so projected, in part on the northeast side of said Morris Street, crossing Lanvale Street and Lafayette Avenue, and in all, Northwesterly 988 feet, more or less, to the northwest outline of the property known as No. 1410 Eutaw Place; thence binding on the northwest outline of said property known as No. 1410 Eutaw Place, Northeasterly 10 feet, more or less, to intersect the northeast side of Morris Street, laid out 120 feet southwest of Eutaw Place; thence binding in part on the northeast side of last said Morris Street, in part on the line of the northeast side of last said Morris Street, if projected northwesterly crossing Mosher Street, in part on the northeast side of Morris Street, as closed in accordance with Ordinance No. 1373, approved by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore November 19, 1962, in part on the line of the northeast side of last said Morris Street, if projected northwesterly, crossing McMechen Street, and in all, Northwesterly 690 feet, more or less, to intersect the northwest side of McMechen Street, 130 feet wide; thence binding on the northwest side of said McMechen Street, Southwesterly 8 feet, more or less, to intersect the northeast side of Morris Street, as closed in accordance with Ordinance No. 1310, approved by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore July 16, 1962; thence binding in part on the northeast side of last said Morris Street, in part on the line of the northeast side of last said Morris Street if projected northwesterly, crossing Wilson Street, and in all, Northwesterly 332 feet, more or less, to intersect the northwest side of Wilson Street, 66 feet wide; thence binding on the northwest side of said Wilson Street, Southwesterly 2 feet, more or less, to intersect the northeast side of Morris Street, 20 feet wide; thence binding on the northeast side of last said Morris Street, crossing Laurens Street, Robert Street and Presstman Street, Northwesterly 1,189 feet, more or less, to intersect the northwest side of Presstman Street, 66 feet wide; thence binding on the northwest side of said Presstman Street, Northeasterly 3 feet, more or less, to intersect the northeast side of last said Morris Street; thence binding in part on the northeast side of last said Morris Street, in part on the line of the northeast side of last said Morris Street, if projected northwesterly, crossing Bloom Street and in all, Northwesterly 401 feet, more or less, to intersect the northwest side of Bloom Street, 66 feet wide; thence binding on the northwest side of said Bloom Street, Southwesterly 11 feet, more or less, to intersect the northeast side of last said Morris Street, and thence binding in part on the northeast side of last said Morris Street, as closed in accordance with Ordinance No. 597, approved by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore July 13, 1965, and in all, Northwesterly 178 feet, more or less, to the place of beginning.

Provided, however, that the following property is excluded from and is not included in the described area; the property of The Maryland Institute lying between Preston Street on the South and Dolphin Street and Mount Royal Avenue on the North and lying west of the property formerly known as Mt. Royal Station and more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the point formed by the intersection of the southeast side of Dolphin Street, 66 feet wide and the southwest side of Mount Royal Avenue, 125 feet wide, said point having a coordinate value of West 1256.08 feet and North 3306.94 feet, and running thence binding on the southwest side of said Mount Royal Avenue, South 43 33' 26" East 55.99 feet; thence by a straight line, South 04 22' 37" West 667.25 feet to intersect the northeast side of the former bed of Brevard Street; thence binding on the northeast side of the former bed of Brevard Street, North 43 35' 00" West 206.01 feet; thence by a straight line, North 04 22' 37" East 443.31 feet to intersect the southeast side of said Dolphin Street, and thence binding on the southeast side of said Dolphin Street, North 46 26'10" East 166.34 feet to the place of beginning.

Containing 2.057 acres of land, more or less.