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Photo credit: Collection of Dean R. Wagner, 12/2000

Tuscany-Canterbury Historic District

Inventory No.: B-1300

Date Listed: 10/28/2001

Location: Baltimore, Baltimore City

Category: District

Period/Date of Construction: 1892; 1911-1940

Architect/Builder: Architect: John A. Ahlers; Builder: George R. Morris

Boundary Description: Bounded by Charles St., University Pdwy, Stony Run, Warrenton Rd.

Resources: 96 (83 contributing, 12 non-contributing)

Description: The Tuscany-Canterbury Historic District is a suburban neighborhood in northern Baltimore, Maryland, that primarily developed during the period 1911-1940. The predominantly residential district is characterized by 175 contributing resources, mostly attached houses in a variety of early 20th century styles. Building functions are domestic, religious, educational, and commercial. Materials used are brick, stone, stucco, and glass. Building styles used included English Rowhouse-style, Tudor Revival, Federal Revival, Georgian Revival, Spanish Eclectic, Italian Renaissance, and Neo-Classical. Although the work of at least 16 architects is represented, that of the architect John A. Ahlers and that of the designers who worked for the builder George R. Morris are predominant. The resources within the district reflect a high standard of architectural quality in their design, materials, and construction, and are uniformly well-preserved. Several early mid- and high-rise apartment buildings contribute to the cosmopolitan atmosphere of the neighborhood. A c. 1892 Victorian cottage also survives within the district, reflecting the rural heritage of the area.

Significance: The Tuscany-Canterbury Historic District is significant for its association with the suburban development of Baltimore in the early 20th century. Through its valuable array of historic resources, the District preserves a record of North Baltimore’s transformation through stages that were sequentially rural, suburban, and urban. Evidence of this pattern of transformation, which occurred in many major cities along the Eastern seaboard, is especially well preserved in Tuscany-Canterbury. A circa 1892 Victorian cottage survives to reflect the area’s rural origins. Other resources reflective of suburban trends began to be added in stages from as early as 1911, including rowhouses, detached houses, and apartment buildings in a variety of revival styles typical of the period. The district derives additional significance for the high quality of its architecture, the work of many of Baltimore’s most prominent and accomplished designers of the period. The period of significance extends from 1892, the date of the earliest resource in the district, to 1940, by which date the development of the district was substantially complete.

District Resources (96) (83 contributing, 12 non-contributing)

From associated listing in National Register nomination form. C = Contributing, NC = non-contributing, blank = not evaluated.

Address	Status	Resource Name and MIHP (if any)
2 W. 39th Street	C
4 W. 39th Street	C
6 W. 39th Street	C
100 W. 39th Street	C
101 W. 39th Street	C
102 W. 39th Street	C
103 W. 39th Street	C
3800 Canterbury Road	C
3801 Canterbury Road	C
3902 Canterbury Road	C
3903-3905-3907 Canterbury Road	C
3904 Canterbury Road	C
3906 Canterbury Road	C
3909-3911-3913 Canterbury Road	C
3915-3917-3919 Canterbury Road	C
3921-3923 Canterbury Road	C
3925-3927 Canterbury Road	C
3929-3931-3933 Canterbury Road	C
3935-3937 Canterbury Road	C
3939-3941 -3943 Canterbury Road	C
3945-3947 Canterbury Road	C
3700-3702 N. Charles Street	C
3800 N. Charles Street	C
3908 N. Charles Street	C
4208 N. Charles Street	C
4210 N. Charles Street	C
3902-3904-3906 Clovehill Road	C
3903-3905-3907 Clovehill Road	C
3908-3910-3912 Clovehill Road	C
3909-3911-3913 Clovehill Road	C
3914-3916-3918-3920 Clovehill Road	C
3915-3917-3919-3921 Clovehill Road	C
3922-3924-3926 Clovehill Road	C
3923-3925-3927 Clovehill Road	C
3928-3930-3932 Clovehill Road	C
3929-3931-3933-3935 Clovehill Road	C
3934-3936-3938 Clovehill Road	C
3937·3939-3941 Clovehill Road	C
3940-3942-3944 Clovehill Road	C
3943-3945-3947 Clovehill Road	C
3946-3948-3950 Clovehill Road	C
3949-3951·3953 Clovehill Road	C
3952-3954-3956 Clovehill Road	C
3955-3957-3959 Clovehill Road	C
4 W. Highfield Road	C
6 W. Highfield Road	C
10 W. Highfield Road	C
3925 Linkwood Road	C
4201-4203 Linkwood Road	C
200-202 Ridgemede Road	C
201-203 Ridgemede Road	C
204-205-300-302 Ridgemede Road	C
205-207-209-211-213-215 Ridgemede Road	C
221 Ridgemede Road	C
211 Stony Run Lane	C
212 Stony Run Lane	C
220 & 221 Stony Run Lane	C	B-3614 -- Tuscany-Lombardy Apartments
230 Stony Run Lane	C
4202 Tuscany Court	C
4203 Tuscany Court	C
4204 Tuscany Court	C
4206 Tuscany Court	C
4207 Tuscany Court	C
4208 Tuscany Court	C
4209 Tuscany Court	C
4210 Tuscany Court	C
4211 Tuscany Court	C
4212 Tuscany Court	C
4213 Tuscany Court	C
100 Tuscany Road	C
200 Tuscany Road	C
213-215 Tuscany Road	C
301-303 Tuscany Road	C
305-307-309-311-313 Tuscany Road	C
315-317-319-321 Tuscany Road	C
323-325-327-329-331-333 Tuscany Road	C
326 Tuscany Road	C
2 W. University Parkway	C
100 W. University Parkway	C
102 W. University Parkway	C	B-1405 -- First Church of Christ Scientist
104 W. University Parkway	C
106 W. University Parkway	C
108-114 W. University Parkway	C
105 W. 39th Street	NC
106-108 W. 39th Street	NC
110 W. 39th Street	NC
3704-3706 N. Charles Street	NC
3900 N. Charles Street	NC
4000 N. Charles Street	NC	B-1382 -- Highfield House
4100 N. Charles Street	NC
4300 N. Charles Street	NC
310 Ridgemede Road	NC
225 Stoneyford Road	NC
105 Tuscany Road	NC
4 W. University Parkway	NC
Corner of N. Charles Street & W. University Parkway		B-4256 -- Confederate Women's Monument