Great Early 1900s Photos of Roland Park

Here are some terrific old photographs that we stumbled across in the Smithsonian archives. They show the old homes in Roland Park sometime between 1900 and 1920.

front of home in Roland Park
front of home in Roland Park
street in front of Roland Park house
street in front of Roland Park house

 

front and garden of Roland Park home
front and garden of Roland Park home (218 Ridgewood Rd.)

Here is 218 Ridgewood Rd. today.

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early dirt road in Roland Park
early dirt road in Roland Park

Source: Smithsonian

Can you identify some of these homes?

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