Rodgers Forge, Maryland
Historic district in Maryland, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rodgers Forge is a national historic district[2] southwest of the unincorporated Towson area and county seat of Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, just north of the Baltimore City/County line. It is mostly a residential area, with rowhouses, apartments, single-family dwellings, and a new complex of luxury townhomes. The area also has a small amount of commercial development. It is just south of Towson University. 21212 is the postal code for Rodgers Forge.
Rodgers Forge Historic District | |
Location | Roughly bounded by Stanmore Road, Stevenson Lane, York Road (Md. Route 45), Overbrook Road, and Bellona Avenue, north of Baltimore, Maryland |
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Coordinates | 39°22′52″N 76°37′02″W |
Area | 150 acres (61 ha) |
Built | 1925 |
Architect | Beall, Frederick; James Keelty & Sons |
Architectural style | Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, Modern movement |
NRHP reference No. | 09000783[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 24, 2009 |
In 2004, Rodgers Forge gained international attention as the home of Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps.[3][4][5][6][7][8] In 2013, Rodgers Forge was ranked by Baltimore Magazine as one of the top neighborhoods in Baltimore County.[9] The magazine also named Rodgers Forge as one of the 10 "best-kept secret neighborhoods" in Baltimore metropolitan area for its "strong public schools, thriving community organizations, and easy access to shopping and entertainment in Baltimore and Towson."[10] Rodgers Forge has also been consistently ranked as one of the safest Baltimore neighborhoods, according to the website and online database NeighborhoodScout.[11] In 2019, Rodgers Forge became the first neighborhood group in Maryland to file to remove racist language from historic deeds.[12]