Eutaw Street is a major street in
Baltimore, Maryland
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, mostly within the
downtown area. Outside of downtown, it is mostly known as Eutaw Place.
The south end of Eutaw Street is at
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, commonly known as Camden Yards, is a ballpark in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the home of Major League Baseball (MLB)'s Baltimore Orioles, and the first of the "retro" major league ballparks constructed during the ...
. After this point, the street continues as a pedestrian walkway inside the stadium. A sign above this entrance is marked "Eutaw Street."
Eutaw Street is famously known as the location of
Lexington Market
Lexington Market (originally, Western Precincts Market) is a historic market in Downtown Baltimore, Maryland. Established in 1782, the market is now housed in a 60,000-square-foot market shed building completed in 2022 that is home to 50 merch ...
.
The north end of Eutaw Street is at
Dolphin Street. The street continues past this point under the name Eutaw Place through the communities of
Bolton Hill and
Reservoir Hill, and ends at
Druid Park Lake Drive. Eutaw Street is prefixed with North or South depending on whether it is north or south of
Baltimore Street. Eutaw Place does not have such a directional designation.
Eutaw Place was called Gibson Street until 1853.
This area was known as a home to the wealthy, particularly the affluent
German-Jewish
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community of Baltimore.
The
Baltimore Metro Subway runs below a large part of Eutaw Street. Two of its stations,
State Center and
Lexington Market
Lexington Market (originally, Western Precincts Market) is a historic market in Downtown Baltimore, Maryland. Established in 1782, the market is now housed in a 60,000-square-foot market shed building completed in 2022 that is home to 50 merch ...
, are located along Eutaw Street.
Landmarks
Some major city landmarks are located on or near Eutaw Street. These include:
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Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower
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Eutaw Place Temple
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Francis Scott Key Monument
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Hippodrome Theater
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Lexington Market
Lexington Market (originally, Western Precincts Market) is a historic market in Downtown Baltimore, Maryland. Established in 1782, the market is now housed in a 60,000-square-foot market shed building completed in 2022 that is home to 50 merch ...
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Lillie Mae Carroll Jackson Museum
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Maryland General Hospital
University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus (formerly Maryland General Hospital) is a hospital in the downtown area of Baltimore, Maryland. The hospital was founded for teaching purposes in 1881 by a group of local doctors. The hospital ...
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Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, commonly known as Camden Yards, is a ballpark in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the home of Major League Baseball (MLB)'s Baltimore Orioles, and the first of the "retro" major league ballparks constructed during the ...
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University of Maryland at Baltimore
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Gallery
File:Eutaw Place, Baltimore, Maryland, circa 1907-1911.jpg, Eutaw Place circa 1907
File:Eutaw Place Temple MD1.jpg, Eutaw Place Temple
File:Eutaw Place, Baltimore, MD (32595622170).jpg, Eutaw Place and Laurens Street
File:Eutaw Place, Baltimore, MD (32852047561).jpg, Brownstone on Eutaw Place at Dolphin Street
File:Marlborough Apartments, 1701 Eutaw Place, Baltimore, MD 21217 (32976829615).jpg, Marlborough Apartment Building
File:Most Worshipful Hiram Grand Lodge, 1205 Eutaw Place, Baltimore, MD 21217 (35328870694).jpg, Grand Lodge, 1205 Eutaw Place
File:Lillie Mae Carroll Jackson Museum, 1320 Eutaw Place, Baltimore, MD 21217 (34428379281).jpg, Lillie Mae Carroll Jackson Museum
File:The City Temple of Baltimore-Former Eutaw Place Baptist Church (1868-1871, Thomas U. Walter), 317 Dolphin Street, Baltimore, MD 21217 (35998376142).jpg, City Temple of Baltimore
File:Key Monument Eutaw Place Baltimore MD1.jpg, Francis Scott Key Monument
File:Hippodrome 2004.jpg, Hippodrome Theatre on Eutaw Street
File:BromoSeltzertowerBaltimore.jpg, Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower on Eutaw Street
References
{{Streets in Baltimore
Downtown Baltimore
German-Jewish culture in Baltimore
Historic Jewish communities in the United States
Streets in Baltimore