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The Charles Village Civic Association The CVCA was chartered in 1945 as the University Heights Improvement Association to promote business, property improvement, and single family residency in the neighborhood. The name change came in 1969 to coincide with the neighborhood's rebirth as Charles Village. Over the years, the CVCA has forged constructive partnerships with city and state official, Johns Hopkins University, and the Baltimore City Police (Northern District). Recent CVCA work has included: A neighborhood is as strong as every neighbor's involvement. Join the CVCA today and help make a great neighborhood even greater!  Where is Charles Village?  The charter of Charles Village defines the neighborood's boundaries as begining at the intersection of N. Charles Street and W. 29th Street, proceeding west on W. 29th Street to N. Howard Street, then south to W. 21st Street, then east to Greenmount Avenue, north to E. 33rd Street, then west to East University Parkway, northwest to N. Charels Street and south to the place of beginning. In determining the geographic area of Charles Village, the foregoing description of the boundaries of the Corporation includes both sides of all streets and alleys referenced or contained in such description. Charles Village contains Harwood, Barclay, and Abell neighborhoods.The map above is high resolution and can be enlarged when downloaded. What is the History of Charles Village? Originally named Peabody Heights, after one of Baltimore's most genereous benefactors and the area's advantageous elevation, the neighborhood now known as Charles Village was an early experiment in suburban living. City planners eyed the land as early as the 1870s, but development wasn't feasible until after the then-rural area was annexed in 1888. By that time, Baltimore was pushing at its boundaries and even areas just south of Peabody heights, like "Old Goucher," which had been mocked as being little more than corn fields, were quickly built up and sold out.
For more on the various organizations that help make Charles Village one of America's great neighborhoods, go to our resources page. Who's on the CVCA Board?
For contact information see the contact page. Governance
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Several country estates and surrounding pastures were soon consumed by the 1890's building boom in Peabody Heights. The 2700 block of Saint Paul Street was the first of the new construction, completed in 1897, and stood just one block south of the horse-drawn trolley line's last stop. These large row houses were priced between $4-7.000, clearly marketed for the comfortable middle class. Most notable was the small yard (20 feet of grass) in front of every building. No homeowner downtown enjoyed such a surburban amenity. 