Roland Park, Baltimore

Infobox_nrhp | name =Roland Park Historic District
nrhp_type = hd
location= Baltimore, Maryland
locmapin = Maryland
area =
architect= Olmsted,Frederick Law, Et al.
architecture= Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
added = December 23, 1974
governing_body = Local
refnum=74002213cite 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]

Roland Park is the first planned "suburban" community in North America. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. It was developed between 1890 and 1920 as an upper-class streetcar suburb. The early phases of the neighborhood were designed by Edward Bouton and Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. The neighborhood is home to several elite private schools such as Friends School of Baltimore, Gilman School, Roland Park Country School, the Bryn Mawr School, and Boys' Latin School of Maryland (collectively known as the Roland Park Five to locals). Tree-lined streets, old mansions, and manicured lawns make this area highly desirable, and therefore highly expensive.

St. Mary's Seminary and University is currently located in Roland Park. The Baltimore Light Rail's Coldspring Lane station is within walking distance of much of the neighborhood, just across the Jones Falls Expressway to the west.

External links

* [http://www.rolandpark.org/ Community of Roland Park]
* [http://www.livebaltimore.com/nb/list/rlndprk/history/ History of Roland Park]
* [http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/baltimore/index.htm Baltimore, Maryland, a National Park Service "Discover Our Shared Heritage" Travel Itinerary]