Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Bears Ears National Monument. Sign up for the Newsletter. Patterson Park. Baltimore , MD. Landscape Information. Category Designed Landscape. Types Public Park. Neighborhood Park. Designed By Olmsted Brothers. Be aware — some people try to park next to the ice rink in a small parking lot on the interior of the park.
This is for employees only and fines for parking inside the park without a permit are steep. UTZ field is made of synthetic turf that is used for a wide variety of organized sports from soccer to football to lacrosse.
Its well maintained surface, stadium seating and lighting make it a great destination for larger sporting events. A series of basketball courts are located on the interior of the park just to the north of the swimming pools.
While these courts are well used in the summer months, the court surfaces are not in the best shape. The backboards and rims are typically adequate for a pick-up game. Courts are first come, first serve. Patterson Park has a number of baseball and softball fields on the eastern side of the park and in what is commonly referred to as the park extension which is located east of S. Linwood Avenue. These fields are used often by different recreation leagues and can be reserved through the Recreation and Parks Department.
When not reserved, the fields are often used in a variety of different ways such as football or soccer or more casual sports such as frisbee or kickball. Two playgrounds are located at Patterson Park. The largest playground has slides, ramps, climbing poles and bridges all contained in two different fort like structures — one for toddlers and one for older children. This playground is located at Eastern Avenue and S.
Milton Avenue. The surfaces for both fort like structures are wood chips and rubber matting. The second playground is located just in the interior of the park at S. Linwood Avenue and E.
Pratt Street. This playground contains a number of swings, slides, climbing poles and monkey bars with a wood chip surface. This is the only playground with swings. It has some of the best views of the city and the park and is decorated in lights during the holiday season.
The history of the Pagoda and surrounding Hampstead Hill is laid out on signage both inside and outside the Pagoda and can be found here. The oldest architectural feature at Patterson Park is the fountain, designed by George A. The fountain was erected in and sits next to the White House. In the recent past, the fountain has undergone major maintenance issues and is slated for repair and renovation in In , the fountain was dedicated to Dr. Levi Watkins, Jr. The cannons at Hampstead Hill are a mix of different types of cannons made during different years and originating from different countries.
The cannons are placed on Hampstead Hill in Patterson Park in the general area where cannons would have been placed at the park during the War of At one time, these cannons were used as curbs on Baltimore City streets.
In , some of the cannons made their way to Patterson Park. The Friends of Patterson Park recently had these cannons restored and new concrete bases made to preserve this piece of history. The sculpture was designed by Hans Schuler. The sculpture depicts Pulaski aboard a horse in that battle. The monument was dedicated on October 14, The statue was modeled after two children from the neighborhood and was sculpted by J. Maxwell Miller. You can find the statue on the west side of the Pagoda on Hampstead Hill.
The bust is of German composer Conradin Kreutzer. Today the Mall does not have decorative urns and the walkway is in need of some restoration, but it still serves as a wide open walking pathway that is heavily used.
On the northwest corner of the park at 27 S. As of the summer of , the White House is currently undergoing a massive renovation with hopes of turning the building into a visitor center and offering a better environment for the Friends of Patterson Park. Details of the construction plan can be found here. Current estimates have the completion of construction in September Me too.
Despite the Baltimore St. I would recommend calling or emailing if you would like more information. The Virginia S. Baker Recreation Center building is on the northern edge of Patterson Park. Unfortunately, there is very little information about the programs and events that take place at this recreation center and no information about the amenities available inside the building. This website does contain hours of service which is re-printed below. Fall, Winter and Spring: p.
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