Sowebo

Sowebo is a community-chosen name for a historic area in the southwest of the city of . Sowebo encompasses the neighborhoods of Union Square and Hollins Market, Baltimore.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: human settlement in Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Southwest Baltimore”

Places of Interest

Highlights include H. L. Mencken House and Union Square.

Museum
The was the home of Baltimore Sun journalist and author Henry Louis Mencken, who lived here from 1883 until his death in 1956. The Italianate brick row house at 1524 Hollins Street in was designated a Baltimore City Landmark in 1975, and as an individual National Historic Landmark on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Park
Photo: Baltimore Heritage, CC BY 2.0.
is a park.

Museum
Photo: Wallstreethotrod, Public domain.
The B&O Railroad Museum is a museum and historic railway station exhibiting historic railroad equipment in Baltimore, Maryland. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company originally opened the museum on July 4, 1953, with the name of the Baltimore & Ohio Transportation Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Union Square and Pigtown.

Neighborhood
Photo: Chris Everett, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood located in the Sowebo . It dates to the 1830s and includes a historic district of houses and commerce buildings.

Neighborhood
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
is a neighborhood in the southwest area of , bordered by Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to the east, Monroe Street to the west, Russell Street to the south, and West Pratt Street to the north.

Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
is a small neighborhood in , , . It is often considered to be a part of . Most of the neighborhood's historic homes range from 1840 to 1890, with many populated by graduate students at the nearby University of Maryland's Baltimore campus.

Sowebo

Latitude
39.28686° or 39° 17′ 13″ north
Longitude
-76.63799° or 76° 38′ 17″ west
Open location code
87F579P6+PR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9863038610
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q7571862
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Satellite Map

Discover Sowebo from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Sowebo” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Sowebo”
  • French: “Sowebo”
  • German: “Sowebo”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hollins Market and New Southwest/Mount Clare.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Union Square-Hollins Market Historic District and Full Gospel True Mission.

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