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Fells Point

Fells Point is a waterfront neighborhood east of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, with stone-paved streets, shops and restaurants near the old port.

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Fells Point waterfront and the City Pier building viewed across the harbor in March 2018. — Fells Point waterfront and City Pier — March 2018

Waterfront streets, a colonial merchant’s house and Black maritime history

About Fells Point

Fells Point is a waterfront neighborhood east of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, with stone-paved streets, shops and restaurants near the old port. Robert Long House on South Ann Street preserves a colonial merchant’s home. The Ship Caulkers’ Houses on South Wolfe Street connect the neighborhood’s maritime history with its free Black community before the Civil War.

A former port with streets leading to the water

Fells Point developed around shipbuilding and deep-water trade. Its surviving buildings include former homes and workplaces of merchants, sailors, immigrants, and enslaved and free Black residents.

Waterfront restaurants and shops line the neighborhood’s stone-paved streets. Broadway Market is an indoor food stop, and the Frederick Douglass–Isaac Myers Maritime Park Museum presents African American maritime history in a former shipyard.

A merchant’s brick house on South Ann Street

Robert Long built his house near the waterfront in 1765. The brick residence at 812 South Ann Street survives from the period when Fells Point was developing as a trading port.

The Preservation Society restored the house to its colonial appearance and opened it as a house museum in 1983. Its first-floor parlors contain furnishings selected to represent domestic life in that period; the society handles current tour arrangements.

Preservation Society — Robert Long House

The Ship Caulkers’ Houses on South Wolfe Street

The small houses at 612 and 614 South Wolfe Street were built around 1798 as inexpensive rental housing for workers in the maritime economy. They are rare surviving examples of the timber houses that once accommodated working families in the port.

Research connects the buildings with free Black ship caulkers in the decades before the Civil War. Restoration has returned their exterior siding, windows, doors and roofing to the buildings’ 1840s–1850s appearance.

Friends of the Ship Caulkers’ Houses — History and project

Check these on a visit

Try these in person before you commit to an address in Fells Point.

Follow the waterfront streets near Broadway and the City Pier.
Look for Robert Long House at 812 South Ann Street and use the Preservation Society for tour arrangements.
Find the Ship Caulkers’ Houses at 612–614 South Wolfe Street and read the project’s history before visiting the exterior.

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Schools near Fells Point

The 6 closest schools within 5 miles, including any outside the city. Being nearby does not mean a home is zoned for a school: confirm attendance zones with the school or district.

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New Century School theK–8
about 0.1 mi · Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 67 students
The Crossroads SchoolMiddle
about 0.3 mi · Public · Charter · Grades 6–8 · 162 students
Wolfe Street AcademyElementary
about 0.3 mi · Public · Charter · Grades Pre-K–5 · 244 students
City Springs Elementary/MiddleK–8
about 0.5 mi · Public · Charter · Grades Pre-K–8 · 483 students
Tong Le Montessori SchoolElementary
about 0.8 mi · Private · Grades Pre-K–3 · 16 students
Paul Laurence Dunbar HighHigh
about 0.9 mi · Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,087 students

Distances are approximate. They are straight lines from the centre of Fells Point, not travel distances, and a home at the edge of the area can be noticeably closer to or farther from a school.

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Maritime neighborhood, historic buildings and waterfront commerce
National Park Service — Fells PointSource checked 2026-10-18
Waterfront, market and maritime museum
Visit Baltimore — Fells PointSource checked 2026-10-18
1765 merchant residence, restoration and house museum
Preservation Society — Robert Long HouseSource checked 2026-10-18
South Wolfe Street houses, free Black community and restoration
Friends of the Ship Caulkers’ Houses — History and projectSource checked 2026-10-18

Photo credits

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Fells Point waterfront and City Pier — March 2018
Creator: Bruce Emmerling
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License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Changes: Resized and converted to WebP; may be cropped for display.
Fells Point waterfront and City Pier — March 2018