Welcome to Charles Village
A Great Place to Live, Work, Study, and Play
CVCA appreciates the support and partnership of our neighborhood business and community organizations. Learn more at the Member Businesses tab.
Neighborhood Happenings
Join Our Board! Charles Village Civic Association
CVCA preserves, enhances, and promotes quality of life for residents and businesses in greater Charles Village. CVCA board members volunteer their time to help:
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ensure community safety
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address zoning concerns
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support special activities and events throughout the community
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amplify community organizations across Charles Village
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attract and support neighborhood businesses
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advocate neighborhood concerns to appropriate channels to work toward effective solutions.
Charles Village Community Spotlight
Follow our monthly spotlight on our valued neighborhood business and community partners.
Leading the Waverly Main Street Renaissance
Founded as a nonprofit in 2000, Waverly Main Street is focused on economic revitalization, design enhancement, organizational capacity and promotional initiatives within the vibrant eight-block Waverly Main Street Historic District. Programs include:
Facade Improvements: Direct funding to local businesses to support visible upgrades that enhance the corridor’s appeal and economic vitality.
Events and Programming: Dynamic events like the Baltimore Book Festival, Spring Music Series, Small Business Saturday and the annual tree lighting, that bring the community together—while also championing public art.
Diana Emerson
Executive Director
Waverly Main Street
3100-C Greenmount Avenue
About Charles Village
Charles Village is a vibrant, walkable neighborhood in north-central Baltimore. Painted Lady home fronts are a well-known and charming characteristic of the neighborhood. Beginning in the 1890s, Charles Village was developed as Baltimore’s first garden suburb with front yards, handsome brick rowhouses with flat facades or porch fronts, and apartment buildings. Charles Village/Abell were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Charles Village is home to such institutions as the Baltimore Museum of Art, Johns Hopkins University, and MedStar Union Memorial Hospital. In addition to our tree-lined streets, beautiful gardens, and community-supported public schools, residents enjoy shopping at the 32nd Street Farmers Market and relaxing in Wyman Park Dell. The Village Learning Place, 29th Street Community Center, Charles Village Rec League, Enoch Pratt Library Waverly Branch, and numerous churches further enrich our wonderful community. Restaurants, retail stores, and service businesses are expanding to make Charles Village ever more convenient and vibrant.  In 2008, the American Planning Association designated Charles Village as one of 10 Great Places:Neighborhoods in America Charles Village is honored to include multiple, smaller neighborhoods within its general boundaries. Abell, Harwood, Barclay, and Old Goucher each contribute their unique energy to our community tapestry. Residents frequently overlap and collaborate with nearby communities of Waverly, Better Waverly, East Baltimore, Charles North, Remington, Oakenshawe, and beyond!
