Union Square Association (USA)

Focus on: Union Square Park

Union Square Park

At the heart of the neighborhood lies Union Square Park, a shady and charming urban commons surrounded on three sides by classic Italianate style row houses. With park benches situated along winding paths under tall shady trees, Union Square Park is one of Baltimore's loveliest public spaces. The Park has several notable features; a beautiful (working) Victorian era fountain surrounded by cast iron replicas of many of H.L. Mencken's books. On the Southeast corner of the park stands a Greek-style gazebo designed by architect John Hoss, built in 1850. Over forty feet tall with fluted columns, it provides an elegant stylistic counterpoint to the nearby fountain and brick homes that encircle it. Beneath its sky-blue dome various neighborhood events are held: potluck dinners, week end breakfast's and music performances. Union Square Park was the primary shooting location for the film Washington Square, released in 1997.

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This is an interim website for the Union Square Association while the permanent site is being developed. Source of this text is the Union Square Neighborhood Profile at LiveBaltimore.com