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Mount Vernon - Belvedere

Mount Vernon–Belvedere brings together the Washington Monument’s garden squares, cultural institutions and residential streets north of Downtown Baltimore.

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Washington Monument and surrounding Mount Vernon buildings viewed from above at sunset in January 2023. — Washington Monument and Mount Vernon at sunset — January 2023

Garden squares, cultural institutions and residential streets north of Downtown

About Mount Vernon - Belvedere

Mount Vernon–Belvedere brings together the Washington Monument’s garden squares, cultural institutions and residential streets north of Downtown Baltimore. The name is used here for the wider area represented by the Mount Vernon–Belvedere Association, which includes Mount Vernon and Midtown-Belvedere. The Walters Art Museum and George Peabody Library offer two distinct public destinations near the monument.

The Washington Monument and its four garden squares

The Washington Monument stands at the center of Mount Vernon Place’s four garden squares. Houses and cultural institutions face these narrow parks, bringing formal gardens, fountains and sculpture into the surrounding street grid.

The Mount Vernon Place Conservancy maintains the monument and squares through a partnership with the city. Its programming includes outdoor concerts, films, Flower Mart and the annual Monument Lighting.

The Walters and the George Peabody Library

The Walters Art Museum at 600 North Charles Street has free admission. Its main entrance is on Centre Street near Cathedral Street, the entrance recommended by the museum for visitors with limited mobility.

At 17 East Mount Vernon Place, the George Peabody Library’s reading room rises through five tiers of ornamental cast-iron balconies to a skylight. Public visits are free and limited to the ground floor, with a date-specific opening calendar published by Johns Hopkins.

A wider area than the monument squares

The Mount Vernon–Belvedere Association represents Mount Vernon and Midtown-Belvedere, with a service area expanded in 2019 to include adjacent blocks. That association footprint is broader than the garden squares and is separate from the local historic district and the smaller national landmark district.

Charles Street provides a commercial corridor through the area. Read Street mixes small businesses with historic residences, while Hamilton Street is known for early nineteenth-century townhouses; the Children’s Park at Calvert and Madison provides a smaller neighborhood green space.

Mount Vernon–Belvedere Association — Area and streets

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Walk around the monument’s four garden squares and the streets facing them.
Use the Walters’ Centre Street entrance and the Peabody Library’s dated visitor calendar for an indoor visit.
Explore Read and Hamilton streets beyond the monument squares.

Neighborhoods and districts near Mount Vernon - Belvedere

The closest neighborhoods and districts in Baltimore, measured center to center.

1.7 miFells PointFells 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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Schools near Mount Vernon - Belvedere

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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Baltimore School for the ArtsHigh
about 0.2 mi · Public · Grades 9–12 · 443 students
The Loyola SchoolElementary
about 0.2 mi · Private · Grades Pre-K–2 · 50 students
Baltimore Leadership School for Young WomenSecondary
about 0.4 mi · Public · Charter · Grades 6–12 · 466 students
St Frances AcademyHigh
about 0.4 mi · Private · Grades 9–12 · 250 students
Joseph C. Briscoe AcademySecondary
about 0.5 mi · Public · Grades 6–12 · 30 students
Eager Street AcademySecondary
about 0.5 mi · Public · Grades 6–12 · 45 students

Distances are approximate. They are straight lines from the centre of Mount Vernon - Belvedere, 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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Association area, constituent neighborhoods, streets and small parks
Mount Vernon–Belvedere Association — Area and streetsSource checked 2026-10-18
Washington Monument, four garden squares and cultural programming
Mount Vernon Place Conservancy — Monument and parksSource checked 2026-10-18
Free admission, entrances and location
The Walters Art Museum — Visitor informationSource checked 2026-10-18
Architecture, ground-floor public access and visiting calendar
Johns Hopkins University — George Peabody LibrarySource checked 2026-10-18
Related local place profile
StrollPlace — Walters Art MuseumSource checked 2026-10-18

Photo credits

Image credits and license
Washington Monument and Mount Vernon at sunset — January 2023
Creator: Andrew Parlette
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License: CC BY 2.0
Changes: Resized and converted to WebP; may be cropped for display.
Washington Monument and Mount Vernon at sunset — January 2023