Tuscany-Canterbury, Baltimore

Infobox_nrhp | name =Tuscany-Canterbury Historic District
nrhp_type = hd


caption = Homes in Tuscany-Canterbury
location= Baltimore, Maryland
locmapin = Maryland
area =
architect= Ahlers, John A., et al., Morris, George R.,
architecture=Tudor Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
added = October 28, 2001
governing_body = Local
refnum=01001182cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

Tuscany-Canterbury is a historic and distinctive neighborhood located in the northern part of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The Tuscany-Canterbury neighborhood is part of the Stony Run watershed and is bounded on the East by Charles Street, on the North by Overhill and Warrenton Roads, on the West by Linkwood Road and on the South by University Parkway. Tuscany-Canterbury abuts Stony Run Park and lies between Johns Hopkins University and Loyola College.

Tuscany-Canterbury is predominantly a neighborhood of apartment buildings -- garden variety, Tudor-style mid-rise, and high-rise -- which have been built throughout the twentieth century. Distinctive brick Tudor group homes are clustered in the west along Tuscany and Ridgemede Roads, while more traditional American groups have been built in the east on Canterbury and Cloverhill Roads, below West Highfield Road. [cite web|url=http://www.livebaltimore.com/nb/list/tusccant/|title=Tuscany-Canterbury|publisher=Live Baltimore Home Center, Inc.|accessdate=2008-05-08]

History

Tuscany-Canterbury is one of Baltimore's registered historic neighborhoods. It lies on land known in the 18th century as Merryman's Lot and in the 19th century as Clover Hill. [cite web|url=http://www.tuscanycanterbury.org/aboutus.html|title=Tuscany-Canterbury|publisher= The Tuscany-Canterbury Neighborhood Association|accessdate=2008-05-08] For more than two centuries the history of the area was associated with the Merryman family. in 1694 Charles Merryman received a grant of 220 acres, called "Merryman's Addition." It encompassed land north of Universitv Parkway. Along with Nicholas Haile as partner, he also held other nearby tracts. In 1877 Canterbury Road was in place, though called Melrose Avenue. By the end of the century a large quarry was being dug east of the Stony Run and north of Merryman's Lane. About a dozen homes were constructed in the second half of the nineteenth centurv along the west side of Charles Street Avenue, which was extended north of Merryman's Lane in 1854. By 1914 Merryman's Lane had been renamed University Parkway, and a streetcar line served it and St. Paul Street.

Demographics

According to the last census, 79.4% of the 3,445 residents are white, 4.5% are black and 13.2% asian. 9.4% of the white residents are reported as Irish, another 12.7% English, 15.9% German and 6.3% Italian. 93.5% of the houses in Tuscany-Canterbury are occupied and 33.6% of that number are owner occupied. The median family income is $68,409 with 2.5% of those in the workforce unemployed. 96.7% are high school graduates and 48.6% report having a graduate or professional degree. [Cite web|url= http://censusprofile.bnia.org/Tuscany-Canterbury%20Demographic%20Profile.pdf|title=2000 Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: Tuscany-Canterbury|publisher= Baltimore Dept. of Planning|accessdate=2008-05-08]

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