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Bolton Hill, Baltimore — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Brick rowhouses line the streets of Bolton Hill, a residential quarter of Baltimore near the Washington Monument and Mount Calvary Church.
About Bolton Hill
Where to stay in Bolton Hill
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Bolton Hill suits travellers who want a quiet residential base near the centre of Baltimore rather than the downtown crowds. You will not find many rooms along Bolton Hill's rowhouse streets. The rowhouse streets run past the First Presbyterian Church and Manse and the Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, with the Washington Monument and the Maryland Institute College of Art a short walk south.
Space stays calm. Those who would trade hotel rows for tree-lined blocks near the Baltimore Streetcar Museum find the quarter rewards the walk.
About Bolton Hill
What are the main landmarks in Bolton Hill?
Bolton Hill keeps its landmarks in brick and stone along its residential streets. Churches mark the corners. The First Presbyterian Church and Manse, the Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mount Calvary Church stand among the rowhouses, while the Henry August Rowland House, the David Bachrach House, and the Ira Remsen House recall the quarter's early families.
Nearby stands the Baltimore Streetcar Museum. The Washington Monument rises to the south.
What is the history of Bolton Hill?
Bolton Hill grew as a residential quarter on the rising ground of Baltimore. The rowhouses came first. Brick terraces filled the streets around the First Presbyterian Church and Manse and the Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Henry August Rowland House and the Ira Remsen House still stand along the blocks.
The churches held the corners. The quarter kept its old face while the Baltimore Streetcar Museum recorded the lines that once served it.
Where is Bolton Hill?
Bolton Hill sits on the rising ground of Baltimore, its rowhouse streets gathered near the Washington Monument and the Maryland Institute College of Art.
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Updated July 2026