| Otterbein,
Baltimore
City Zip Code(s): 21201,
21230
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Location
Downtown Baltimore -
bounded by Hanover St on the East; Sharp St on the West; Barre St on the
North and Henrietta St on the South.
Description
Otterbein is small, quiet community consisting of 198 homes. Located in
the heart of Baltimore, residents enjoy its location with a short walk
to M&T Bank Stadium, Camden Yards, Light Rail, MARC Train, Aquarium,
museums, Inner Harbor, restaurants, and shopping.
History
In the summer of 1975, 104
houses in varying degrees of disrepair located between Barre Street to
the north, Hughes street to the south, Hanover Street to the east and
Sharp Street to the west, were raffled off by the City for $1.00 as
urban homesteads. The odds for winning one of these properties was 0-62,
depending upon the number of applicants who were approved by the City
for a particular property. From the day of the first awards to the
completion of the last property, it took 10 years to create Otterbein.
All homesteaders were involved in planning Otterbein from the Exterior
Design Standards to the brick and lampposts for the sidewalks. (The
Association??s publication, The Mullion, is a reminder of the night
when four hours of discussion the homesteaders were deadlocked over
standard window mullions). Homesteading involved demolition, planning,
and Architectural Review Committee process, a City review process, the
REAL Loan Committee process, the Home Ownership Program process, the
house construction and renovation phase and site development. All of
Otterbein, including the new infill housing, was designated an jistoric
preservation area in 1983. From 1978 to 1986 all the property on the
east, north, and west boundaries of Otterbein was developed with houses,
a high rise, condominiums, and the Federal Reserve Bank, respectively.
Neighborhood Contact/Links
Otterbein Community Association
PO Box 6394
Baltimore, MD 21230
Tel: (410) 908-7883
www.otterbein.org
Information
courtesy of LiveBaltimore.com
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