Baltimore Design School

Baltimore Design School is a public charter middle/high school located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The school occupies the former Lebow Brothers Clothing Factory in the Greenmount West neighborhood, part of the Station North Arts and Entertainment District.

Type: School
Description: middle-high school in Baltimore, Maryland
Address: 1500 Barclay Street, Baltimore, MD 21221

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Baltimore Penn Station and Green Mount Cemetery.

Baltimore Penn Station

Railway station

Photo: Baltimore Heritage, CC0.

Baltimore Penn Station—formally, Baltimore Pennsylvania Station—is the main inter-city passenger rail hub in Baltimore, Maryland. Designed by New York City architect Kenneth MacKenzie Murchison, it was constructed in 1911 in the Beaux-Arts style of architecture for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Baltimore Penn Station is situated 1,300 feet west of Baltimore Design School.

Green Mount Cemetery

Protected area

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Green Mount Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Established on March 15, 1838, and dedicated on July 13, 1839, it is noted for the large number of historical figures interred in its grounds as well as many prominent Baltimore-area families. Green Mount Cemetery is situated 1,400 feet northeast of Baltimore Design School.

Copycat Building

Apartment building

Photo: CopyCatProject, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Copycat Building is a former manufacturing warehouse at 1501 Guilford Ave, Baltimore, Maryland, today used as an artists' studio and living space. Built in 1897, it is home to the city's creative class and a landmark of the Station North Arts and Entertainment District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greenmount West and Station North Arts and Entertainment District.

Greenmount West

Neighborhood

Photo: Oleg., CC BY 2.0.

Greenmount West is a neighborhood in the state-designated Station North Arts District of Baltimore. Its borders consist of Hargrove Alley to the west, Hoffman Street and the Amtrak railroad tracks to the south, the south side of North Avenue to the north, and Greenmount Avenue to the east.

Station North Arts and Entertainment District

Locality

Photo: Smallbones, CC0.

The Station North Arts and Entertainment District is an area and official arts and entertainment district in the U.S. city of Baltimore, Maryland. The neighborhood is marked by a combination of artistically leaning commercial ventures, such as theaters and museums, as well as formerly abandoned warehouses that have since been converted into loft-style living.