Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
H. L. Mencken House
By Christopher Busta-Peck
1. H. L. Mencken House Marker
Henry Louis Mencken was born on Lexington Street on September 12, 1880. His father hoped his eldest son would continue the family cigar manufacturing business, but after his father's death in 1899, Mencken headed straight for the Baltimore Morning Herald. By the age of 25, he was the paper's editor-in-chief. When the Herald folded in 1906, Mencken began his long association with the Baltimore Sunpapers, where his outspoken and entertaining views soon won him a national following. Besides his work as a journalist, the "Sage of Baltimore" was a literary critic, a magazine editor, an authority on American linguistics, and amateur musician and a humorous critic of American life. During the Twenties, his influence as an iconoclast was so widespread that The New York Times called him "the most powerful private citizen in the United States."
Mencken and his family moved into this house in 1883. He lived there until his death on January 29, 1956.
Erected by the City of Baltimore, Jeff Jerome, sponsor, William Donald Schaefer, mayor.
Marker series.
By Christopher Busta-Peck, January 27, 2008
2. National Historic Landmark
Location. 39° 17.252′ N, 76° 38.507′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. Marker is on Hollins Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1524 Hollins Street, Baltimore MD 21223, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Bon Secours Hospital (approx. 0.4 miles away); CSX Corporation (approx. half a mile away); B&O Railroad Museum (approx. half a mile away); Main Line Electrification of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) 1895 (approx. half a mile away); Working for the Railroad: Women (approx. half a mile away); Irish Railroad Workers Shrine (approx. half a mile away); Camp Carroll (approx. half a mile away); B&O No. 908 (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.
Also see . . .
1. Short Biography of Mencken. The most prominent newspaperman, book reviewer, and political commentator of his day. (Submitted on January 28, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. Collection of H.L. Mencken Quotes. (Submitted on January 28, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
3. Friends of the H.L. Mencken House. (Submitted on October 17, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.)
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3. 1524 Hollins Street
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4. View from Mencken House toward downtown Baltimore
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on January 27, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,684 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 27, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. 4. submitted on March 10, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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