Druid Hill Park

Druid Hill Park
Auchentorlie
The lawn at Druid Hill Park in Baltimore
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LocationBaltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Created1860 / 1908
Operated byBaltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks
Druid Hill Park Historic District
LocationDruid Lake,
Druid Hill Park,
Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates39°19′23″N 76°38′41″W / 39.32306°N 76.64472°W / 39.32306; -76.64472
Area746 acres (302 ha)
Built1860
ArchitectHoward Daniels; George A. Frederick (municipal architect)
Architectural styleLate Victorian styles
NRHP reference No.73002183[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 22, 1973
Designated BCL1975
Websitewww.druidhillpark.org

Druid Hill Park is a 745-acre (3.01 km2) urban park in northwest Baltimore, Maryland. Its boundaries are marked by Druid Park Drive (north), Swann Drive and Reisterstown Road (west and south), and the Jones Falls Expressway / Interstate 83 (east).[2]

Inaugurated in 1860, under the administration of city Mayor Thomas Swann, Druid Hill Park ranks with Central Park (begun in 1858) in New York City, Fairmount Park (1812) in Philadelphia and Golden Gate Park in San Francisco as the oldest landscaped public parks in the United States.[3]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Druid Hill Park" Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks. Retrieved 2010-10-04
  3. ^ Lampl, Elizabeth Jo. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF). Department of Planning, Maryland Historical Trust. Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved October 1, 2024.