H. L. Mencken House
The H. L. Mencken House 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 Baltimore was designated a Baltimore City Landmark in 1975, and as an individual National Historic Landmark on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.- Type: Museum
- Description: historic house in Maryland, United States
- Also known as: “H.L. Mencken House”
- Address: 1524 Hollins Street, Baltimore, MD 21223
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Union Square and Grace Medical Center.
Grace Medical Center
Hospital
Grace Medical Center, formerly known as Bon Secours Hospital, is a hospital in Baltimore. The hospital is part of LifeBridge Health, a nonprofit healthcare corporation that was formed in 1998 and currently operates several medical institutions in and around Baltimore, Maryland. Grace Medical Center is situated 2,100 feet west of H. L. Mencken House.
M&T Bank Stadium
Stadium
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M&T Bank Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. It has been the home of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League since its opening in 1998. M&T Bank Stadium is situated 1¼ miles southeast of H. L. Mencken House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Union Square and Sowebo.
Union Square
Neighborhood
Photo: Chris Everett, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Union Square is a neighborhood located in the Sowebo area of Baltimore. It dates to the 1830s and includes a historic district of houses and commerce buildings.
Sowebo
Suburb
Sowebo is a community-chosen name for a historic area in the southwest of the city of Baltimore. Sowebo encompasses the neighborhoods of Union Square and Hollins Market, Baltimore.
Carrollton Ridge
Neighborhood
Carrollton Ridge is a neighborhood of South Baltimore, Maryland, United States The area currently known as Carrollton Ridge is a low income residential neighborhood directly west of Baltimore's Inner Harbor.
H. L. Mencken House
- Categories: house, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Baltimore, Central Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.28761° or 39° 17′ 15″ northLongitude
-76.64185° or 76° 38′ 31″ westLevels
3Open location code
87F579Q5+27OpenStreetMap ID
way 336433413OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5628361
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In Other Languages
“H. L. Mencken House” goes by many names.
- French: “H. L. Mencken House”
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