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| COLDSTREAM HOMESTEAD MONTEBELLO |
Neighborhood History
The Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello community is bounded by
Harford Road on the east; Loch Raven Boulevard on the west; 25th
Street on the south; and 32nd and 33rd Street on the north. The
neighborhood captures in name the nineteenth century grandeur of
Baltimore's elaborate summer estates.
Coldstream: Purchased by William Patterson (donor and namesake of
Patterson Park) in 1805 where the family entertained their friends with
strawberry parties, ccompanied by champagne and followed by dancing
on the lawn.
Homestead: Built by Thomas Gorsuch around 1731. The estate lasted
until 1851 when Robert Gorsuch Jr. subdivided the estate into the
village of Homestead-Coldstream, which was built around 1793.
Montebello: The most exquisite country estate that comprised the
neighborhood. Montebello had two nationally prominent owners: built
by General Samuel Smith and John Garrett.
Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello contains diverse (federalist and
colonial style town and single family) housing types constructed during
the second half of the nineteenth century and early twentieth
century, most houses are of the daylight type built in the late 1910’s
and 1920s, many by Frank Novak and by E. J. Gallagher. These two-
story homes with large porches were designed so that daylight would
reach all rooms. Both builders advertised the high and healthy location
of the neighborhood as well as its proximity to the Harford Avenue
streetcars, Olmsted Brothers Boulevards, City College, Clifton Park, and
Lake Montebello.
At Present
We continue to celebrate our most valuable assets through TEAM
(Transforming Environments and Minds) efforts. Launched in 2003, the
TEAM initiative promoted an atmosphere of cooperation, education
and volunteerism. Armies of residents continue to work together to
improve the community house-by-house and block-by-block.
Committed community partners compliment our efforts to make life
better for those who live, work and play in the CHM community.
The Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello community is bounded by
Harford Road on the east; Loch Raven Boulevard on the west; 25th
Street on the south; and 32nd and 33rd Street on the north. The
neighborhood captures in name the nineteenth century grandeur of
Baltimore's elaborate summer estates.
Coldstream: Purchased by William Patterson (donor and namesake of
Patterson Park) in 1805 where the family entertained their friends with
strawberry parties, ccompanied by champagne and followed by dancing
on the lawn.
Homestead: Built by Thomas Gorsuch around 1731. The estate lasted
until 1851 when Robert Gorsuch Jr. subdivided the estate into the
village of Homestead-Coldstream, which was built around 1793.
Montebello: The most exquisite country estate that comprised the
neighborhood. Montebello had two nationally prominent owners: built
by General Samuel Smith and John Garrett.
Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello contains diverse (federalist and
colonial style town and single family) housing types constructed during
the second half of the nineteenth century and early twentieth
century, most houses are of the daylight type built in the late 1910’s
and 1920s, many by Frank Novak and by E. J. Gallagher. These two-
story homes with large porches were designed so that daylight would
reach all rooms. Both builders advertised the high and healthy location
of the neighborhood as well as its proximity to the Harford Avenue
streetcars, Olmsted Brothers Boulevards, City College, Clifton Park, and
Lake Montebello.
At Present
We continue to celebrate our most valuable assets through TEAM
(Transforming Environments and Minds) efforts. Launched in 2003, the
TEAM initiative promoted an atmosphere of cooperation, education
and volunteerism. Armies of residents continue to work together to
improve the community house-by-house and block-by-block.
Committed community partners compliment our efforts to make life
better for those who live, work and play in the CHM community.