Latest Updates on the 1865 Fountain

Caring for Patterson Park’s historic and beloved marble fountain (dating to 1865 and located in the northwest corner of the park) is certainly tricky! Here at the Friends, we’ve been working since last year to get the fountain back and operating well. During that time we identified a new contractor to complete an assessment of the fountain’s needs with fresh eyes. They determined there were a variety of issues, with the most serious being the significant corrosion of the main interior pipe. Together we prepared a scope of work and maintenance totaling $40,000 for this year. 

We have worked with our partners at the Southeast CDC to apply for a Spruce Up Grant, and also with Baltimore City Recreation and Parks to receive an allocation of Program Open Space state funds to cover this amount. We are finalizing the paperwork with the city that will allow our contractor to perform the work this spring! 

Additionally, thanks to the Spruce Up grant we’ll also be able to work on the garden areas near the fountain and enhance the area around the Little Free Library in front of our offices. If you’d like more information on the items included in this scope of work, please let us know by emailing Jennifer at Jennifer@pattersonpark.com

(Officially) Kicking off the $2M Campaign

We recently kicked off the public phase of our $2M capital campaign to raise much-needed funds to restore the historic 1868 Park Superintendent’s house in the northwest corner of Patterson Park (our headquarters!) and to construct a brand-new community space and courtyard. On February 12, donors and friends gathered at the Ministry of Brewing to celebrate the halfway milestone in the campaign.

We had several speakers - long-time park friends and volunteers Kevin Peryea and Beth Braun (President of the Butchers Hill Association), and friend and program participant Joyce England, who talked about the dire need for this project and their reasons for supporting it. Two new videos were debuted at the event, including a virtual tour of the newly renovated white house and community space.

Check out photos in the gallery below, and the videos to the right. Lots more info on the campaign, Deepening Roots, Cultivating Community, is available here.

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Capital Project featured in Baltimore Sun article

The Friends of Patterson Park’s capital project to renovate the historic 1868 Park Superintendent’s House in Patterson Park was featured in an article by Jacques Kelly in the Baltimore Sun on 12/14/2020, “Patterson Park’s White House, after years of hard use, begins a renovation”.

“The sticky notes warn not to overload the electrical circuits. The back porch and tool storage area leak.

Patterson Park’s historic superintendent’s house needs renovation after about 45 years of hard use as a workhorse neighborhood center. It’s here at Patterson Park Avenue and East Lombard Street that summer concerts, health festivals and soccer programs get organized. It’s here that the volunteers assemble to open up and staff the nearby Patterson Park Pagoda.”

Read the full article here

Patterson Park BrewFest 2019

Patterson Park BrewFest, held on September 28, 2019, sold out for the first time and raised $20,000 to support the work of the Friends of Patterson Park! Our thanks to this year's great line up of local breweries including Key Brewing Co., UNION Craft Brewing, Monument City Brewing Company, Peabody Heights Brewery, LLC, Oliver Brewing Company and Heavy Seas Brewery. Additional sponsors included Reyka Vodka and 101 Ellwood.

Thank you to all who helped make this fabulous & fun day a great success!

Patterson Park Wine at Sunset 2019 Wrap Up

The 15th Annual Patterson Park Wine at Sunset was a great success! Though an intimidating weather forecast had us move indoors to the Rec Center, we had a fantastic time anyways with fabulous wines, food and music.

More than 550 people enjoyed wine and bites from local restaurants, including Water for Chocolate, Charm*d Kitchen, DiPasquale's, Cafe Gia, Pie in the Sky, Balti’marons, Taco Bar and Dessert Fantasies.  Thanks to all of these wonderful restaurants, V-NO Fells Point, Monument City Brewing Company.

Thank you also to all of our attendees, auction winners and generous auction donors who helped us raise $25,000+ for Patterson Park! And extra special thanks to our wonderful hosts Danny & Michelle Barnycz and Ron & Jen Howard!

We can't wait for next year! (Put it on your calendars...May 21, 2020!)

Muevetón 2018 Wrap Up

The 5th annual Muevetón was a huge success!

September 22, 2018 - The day kicked off with more than 100 people running the free 5K run/walk held entirely in Patterson Park and was followed by 300+ people enjoying the activities showcasing health and wellness in the Baltimore area, including: Zumba, Yoga, Walk 15 fitness, dental screenings, blood pressure screenings, glucose screenings, HIV/AIDS testing, pet wellness, mental health resources, health cooking classes, hula hoops, and a Kids Zone. Neighbors got in a workout as they jumped into Zumba classes after running the 5K. Everyone walked away with a race t-shirt and enjoyed bagels and food from SaveMart.

Special thanks to our sponsors: CareFirst, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Johns Hopkins Community Partnership, SaveMart, and media Sponsor Somos Baltimore Latino.