Locust Point, Baltimore
Locust Point is a peninsular neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland. Located in South Baltimore, the neighborhood is entirely surrounded by the Locust Point Industrial Area; the traditional boundaries are Lawrence street to the west and the Patapsco River to the north, south, and east. It once served as a center of Baltimore's Polish-American, Irish-American and Italian-American communities; in more recent years Locust Point has seen gradual gentrification with the rehabilitation of Tide Point and Silo Point. The neighborhood is also noted as being the home of Fort McHenry and the western end of its namesake tunnel that carries eight lanes of Interstate 95 under the river.
Locust Point | |
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Traditional rowhouses on East Fort Avenue in Locust Point | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| City | Baltimore |
| Area | |
| • Total | .175 sq mi (0.45 km2) |
| • Land | .175 sq mi (0.45 km2) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 1,858 |
| • Density | 11,000/sq mi (4,100/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 21230 |
| Area code | 410, 443, and 667 |
Locust Point Historic District | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by Fort Ave., B & O RR., Woodall & Reynolds Sts., Baltimore, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39°16′13″N 76°35′35″W |
| Area | 98 acres (40 ha) |
| Architectural style | Late Federal / Greek Revivals, Italianate, Queen Anne, Classical Revival, Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 12001084 |
| Added to NRHP | December 26, 2012 |
Locust Point has been called "Baltimore's Ellis Island" because the neighborhood was once the third largest point of entry for immigrants to the United States after Ellis Island and the Port of Philadelphia. From 1868 until the closure of the Locust Point piers in 1914, 1.2 million European immigrants entered Baltimore through Locust Point.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.