Riverside is a neighborhood in
Baltimore, Maryland
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,
United States
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that lies just to the south of the city's
Federal Hill, Baltimore
Federal Hill is a neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland, United States that lies just to the south of the city's central business district. Many of the structures are included in the Federal Hill Historic District, listed on the National Register ...
. The neighborhood is centered around
Riverside Park (Baltimore)
Riverside Park is a nearly public park located in the historic Riverside neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland.
Early in Baltimore history, the site of Riverside Park was often used as a lookout point because of the clear view it offered of the S ...
and includes the
Baltimore Museum of Industry
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. The southwest portion of Riverside corresponds to the
Port Covington
Port Covington is a neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland. Previously, Port Covington was a railroad terminal built by the Western Maryland Railway in 1904 on the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River. The terminal facilities included coal, grain an ...
district under major development, which currently houses
The Baltimore Sun
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Founded in 1837, it is currently owned by Tr ...
, the
Under Armour
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Waterfront HQ Campus, as well as the Cruise Maryland Terminal of the
Port of Baltimore
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. Riverside is registered as
Riverside Historic District (Baltimore, Maryland)
The Riverside Historic District is a national historic district located in southwest Baltimore, Maryland. It encompasses 1,997 contributing buildings between Federal Hill and Locust Point. The district includes notable examples of Greek Reviv ...
on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
References
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Neighborhoods in Baltimore
South Baltimore