Federal Hill and Otterbein
The Federal Hill and Otterbein Historic Districts exemplify preservation efforts in Baltimore. Adjacent to the Inner Harbor, they were among the earliest areas developed in the city. After periods of economic prosperity and decline, these historic neighborhoods were rediscovered and renovated in the late 1900s. Federal Hill - named for Maryland's ratification of the Federal Constitution in 1788 - includes Federal-style rowhouses with gabled roofs and dormer windows and later Italianate styles with flat facades and decorative lintels, cornices, and windows. Otterbein's houses represent an 1800s neighborhood in which merchants and professionals lived along the main streets, artisans and clerks along side streets, and servants and laborers along the alleys.
Marker is at the intersection of South Sharp Street and West Hill Street, on the right when traveling south on South Sharp Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
