Gwynn's Falls is a neighborhood in the Southwestern District of

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, located between Irvington (west) and

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(east). Frederick Avenue (

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) marks the neighborhood's boundary to the north; Wilkens Avenue (

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) draws its southern edge.

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separates it from Irvington to the west. Before 1977, the neighborhood was known as Carroll Station, for a station of the

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formerly located here. Also known as the Frederick Road station, Carroll Station took its name from

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, whose family previously owned the property now occupied by the Gwynn's Falls neighborhood.

Significant landmarks

Maryland Brush Company, a manufacturer of industrial brushes, has been located at 3221 Frederick Avenue in the Gwynn's Falls neighborhood since the company’s founding in 1851. It became an

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in 1990. After losing their most significant customer in 2019, the employee owners agreed to sell the company. The location in Gwynn’s Falls closed in 2020 when the company’s assets and operations were purchased by Felton Brushes, Limited, a manufacturer in Ontario, Canada.

References

External links

Southwest District Maps
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