Patterson Park

For other uses, see Patterson Park (disambiguation).

Patterson Park
Patterson Park in October
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TypePublic park
LocationBaltimore, Maryland
Coordinates39°17′16″N 76°34′43″W / 39.28778°N 76.57861°W / 39.28778; -76.57861[1][2]
Created1827

Patterson Park is an urban park in Southeast Baltimore, Maryland, United States, adjacent to the neighborhoods of Canton, Highlandtown, Patterson Park, and Butchers Hill. It is bordered by East Baltimore Street, Eastern Avenue, South Patterson Park Avenue, and South Linwood Avenue. The Patterson Park extension lies to the east of the main park, and is bordered by East Pratt Street, South Ellwood Avenue, and Eastern Avenue.

Patterson Park was established in 1827 and named for William Patterson (1752–1835). The park consists of open fields of grass, large trees, paved walkways, historic battle sites, a lake, playgrounds, athletic fields, a swimming pool, an ice skating rink and other signature attractions and buildings.[3] At 137 acres (0.55 km2), Patterson Park is not the city's largest park; however, it is nicknamed "Best Backyard in Baltimore."[4]

  1. ^ "Patterson Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. September 12, 1979. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "Patterson Park". GeoNames.org. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Harnik, Peter (2002), The Best Backyard in Baltimore (PDF), Washington, DC: The Trust for Public Land Center for City Park Excellence, retrieved March 30, 2016
  4. ^ Collins, Dan (December 18, 2008). "Patterson Park: Best backyard in Baltimore". Washington Examiner. Retrieved March 30, 2016.