4000 N. Charles Street, Highfield House
4000 N Charles Street, Everbright Estate (1880’s), Highfield House (Built 1965)
The Everbright estate lasted somewhat longer than other mansions on Charles Street before making way for the Highfield House. Everbright was on a four-acre tract, bordering on Highfield (then Ash) and extending from Charles Street to Canterbury Road, large enough for a barn, two cows, a garden, and a carriage house. The backyards of Everbright and other estates on that block were sold to George Morris. George Morris the developer who built the central core of the neighborhood.
The Highfield House was built in 1965 and has 165 apartments (now condominiums) occupies fifteen floors with underground parking and an outdoor pool.
More information about the Highfield House, a National Historic Building
The Highfield House, one of two buildings designed by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, is an outstanding example of International Style architecture. The National Park Service listed the Highfield House to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Only 43 years old at the time, the Highfield House defied the convention of only listing buildings older than 50 years. This recognition marks the significance of the building to the history of modernism in Baltimore.
