Brewers Hill is a neighborhood in the Southeast District of
Baltimore
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,
Maryland
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, United States.
The neighborhood is bounded by
Fleet Street
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to the north,
Haven Street to the east, Dillon Street to the south, and Conkling Street to the west. Brewers Hill is south of the
Highlandtown and east of the
Canton
Canton may refer to:
Administrative division terminology
* Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland
* Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French
Arts and ente ...
neighborhoods. The city's
Canton Industrial Area lies to the south.
The neighborhood's architecture includes a variety of houses built between 1915 and 1920 as the city expanded eastward. The housing includes traditional Baltimore
rowhouse
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s built of redbrick and
formstone. Many of the older houses have original architectural features, such as marble steps and porch fronts. A portion of the neighborhood, bounded by Haven, Dillon, Conkling, and Eastern, was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2014.
Significant landmarks
Natty Boh brewery
A neighborhood landmark is the illuminated ''Mr Boh'' sign that hangs high above the old
National Bohemian
National Bohemian Beer, colloquially Natty Boh, is an American lager originating from Baltimore, Maryland. It was first brewed in 1885 by the National Brewing Company, but was eventually purchased by Pabst Brewing Company.
Nearly 90 percent o ...
brewery. The brewery was established in 1885 and was closely associated with Baltimore's strong
German-American
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community. The brewery was famous for its National Bohemian brand (known in
Baltimorese A Baltimore accent, also known as Baltimorese (sometimes jokingly written Bawlmerese as ''Natty Boh''), also its National Premium Beer,
Colt 45 malt liquor
Malt liquor is a type of mass market beer with high alcohol content, most closely associated with North America. Legally, it often includes any alcoholic beverage with 5% or more alcohol by volume made with malted barley. In common usage, it ref ...
, and the introduction of the nation's first six-pack in the 1940s.
The old ''Natty Boh'' brewery site is being redeveloped into of commercial and office space. Plans are for neighboring sites to undergo residential redevelopment as apartments and lofts.
Project Overview
. Brewer's Hill redevelopment site. Retrieved 2010-09-09 In 2013, The Hanover Brewers Hill apartments opened. The development includes mixed use retail and shopping, in addition to a large number of residential units.
See also
* List of Baltimore neighborhoods
Neighborhoods in the City of Baltimore are officially divided into nine geographical regions: North, Northeast, East, Southeast, South, Southwest, West, Northwest, and Central, with each district patrolled by a respective precinct of the Baltim ...
References
External sources
Live Baltimore - Brewer's Hill
Brewers Hill redevelopment
*, including undated photo an
boundary map
at Maryland Historical Trust
{{National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
German-American culture in Baltimore
Neighborhoods in Baltimore
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Baltimore
Italianate architecture in Maryland
Southeast Baltimore