Fell's Point | |
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 The Fell's Point waterfront at sunset | |
| Nickname: Fell's/Fells | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| City | Baltimore |
| Settled | 1670 |
| Incorporated | 1729 |
| Founded | 1732 |
| Named for | William Fell |
Fells Point Historic District | |
 Storefronts along the Belgian blocks of Thames Street | |
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| Location | Bounded on the north by Eastern Avenue, on the east by Chester Street, on the south by the Patapsco River and Harbor, and on the west by Central Avenue; southeastern Baltimore, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39°16′59″N 76°35′34″W / 39.28306°N 76.59278°W |
| Area | 75 acres (30 ha) |
| Built | 1763 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 69000319[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 28, 1969 |
Fell's Point is a historic waterfront neighborhood in southeastern Baltimore, Maryland, established around 1763 along the north shore of the Baltimore Harbor and the Northwest Branch of the Patapsco River. Located 1.5 miles east of Baltimore's downtown central business district, Fells Point is known for its maritime history and character.
The neighborhood has numerous antique, music, and other stores, restaurants, coffee bars, a municipal markethouse with individual stalls, and over 120 pubs.
Across its 250 year history, Fells Point has hosted large large immigrant communities, including Irish, Germans, Jews, Poles, Ukrainians, Russians, Czechs, and Slovaks. Since the 1970s, middle- to upper-middle-income residents have increasingly adopted the area, restoring and preserving historic homes and businesses. Sometimes now called "Spanish Town," Upper Fell's Point to the north along Broadway has gained a sizable Latino community, primarily Mexican and Central American immigrants, mostly since the 1980s
This Fells Point waterfront is an upscale residential area and tourist destination featuring first rate hotels and restaurants. A short walk from the Inner Harbor, the neighborhood can be reached by foot, water taxi barges, bus or car. It is one of several areas in and around Baltimore listed on the National Register of Historic Places, (maintained by the National Park Service), the first designated from Maryland, and is one of the first registered historic districts in the United States to combine two separate waterfront communities (along with Federal Hill to the southwest across the Patapsco River and the Harbor on the "Old South Baltimore" peninsula of "Whetstone Point" at Fort McHenry).[2][3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Greff 2005, p. 52
- ^ Scherr, Andrew. "Spanish Town". Urbanite Baltimore. Archived from the original on September 16, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2011.