Mount Vernon, Baltimore

Mount Vernon
Midtown
Northward view from the Washington Monument
Neighborhood boundaries
Coordinates: 39°17.9′N 76°37′W / 39.2983°N 76.617°W / 39.2983; -76.617
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CityBaltimore
Founded byJohn Eager Howard
Named afterMount Vernon Estate
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
  Summer (DST)EDT
ZIP code
21201, 21202
Area code410, 443, and 667
Websitewww.mvba.org
Mount Vernon Place Historic District
ArchitectRobert Mills and others
NRHP reference No.71001037
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 11, 1971
Designated NHLDNovember 11, 1971
Designated BCL1975

Mount Vernon is a neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, located immediately north of the city's downtown. It is named for George Washington's Mount Vernon estate in Virginia, as the site of the city's Washington Monument.