East Monument Historic District | |
 Row homes in East Monument Historic District, June 2014. | |
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| Location | Bounded by N. Washington St. on the W; Amtrak rail line on the N. to E. St.; S. to Monument and E to Highland Ave.,Baltimore, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°18′02″N76°34′48″W / 39.30056°N 76.58000°W /39.30056; -76.58000 |
| Area | 328 acres (133 ha) |
| Architect | Novak & Hurt, Novak, Frank, et al.; Gallagher, Edward J., et al. |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Queen Anne, Classical revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 09001061[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 8, 2009 |
East Monument Historic District (also known asB-5162)[2] or Little Bohemia, is a nationalhistoric district inBaltimore, Maryland. It is a large residential area with a commercial strip along East Monument Street. It comprises approximately 88 whole and partial blocks. The residential area is composed primarily ofrowhouses that were developed, beginning in the 1870s, as housing for Baltimore's growingBohemian (Czech) immigrant community. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries the neighborhood was the heart of theBohemian community in Baltimore. The Bohemian National Parish of the Roman Catholic Church,St. Wenceslaus, is located in the neighborhood.[3] The historic district includes all ofMcElderry Park and Milton-Montford, most ofMiddle East andMadison-Eastend, and parts ofEllwood Park.
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the neighborhood was known colloquially asLittle Bohemia[4] orBohemia Village.[5] Bohemia is the historical name for the western portion of the modern dayCzech Republic, and was the source of many (but not all)Czech language speaking immigrants to the area.
The folk art ofscreen painting is said to have originated in the neighborhood, at a produce store located at North Collington and Ashland Avenues.[6]
By 1969, theCzech-American community in Little Bohemia was predominantly composed of aging homeowners who lived alongside more recently arrivedAfrican-American residents. According to a reporter withThe Baltimore Sun, "The older people of Bohemian extraction still live in the houses they own...but they share the neighborhood with black people whom they do not seem to appreciate or understand." This was the last generation ofCzech-Americans to remain in Little Bohemia in large numbers, with the neighborhood transitioning into a predominantlyAfrican-American neighborhood by the 1970s and 1980s.[7]
The neighborhood was added to theNational Register of Historic Places on December 8, 2009.[8]
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