Painted Ladies of Charles Village

Painted Ladies of Charles Village Painted Ladies is a contest for inspiration & community building. There were several iterations of the contest during those years and many homes were painted.

Between 1997 and 2015, the Painted Ladies Contest enabled residents to paint their house or business in at least three colors for the chance to win a cash prize. The greater Charles Village are is now known for its colorfully painted homes.

Check out this Baltimore Magazine article about the Painted Ladies.
05/02/2023

Check out this Baltimore Magazine article about the Painted Ladies.

For two decades, the house-painting contest helped reinvent the—now ubiquitous—residential aesthetic of the area.

10/04/2022

Looking for pix of newly painted
Painted Ladies.
Post them here!

05/05/2022

Rich in African-American history, outdoor diversions and fresh seafood, this seaport city is just warming up. Five in-the-know locals share their favorite spots.

04/27/2020
02/16/2020

To anyone who is painting their house this spring in multiple colors, consider posting before and after pictures here and on other Charles Village pages. Let's keep the color coming!

02/16/2020

I just updated the history of how the Painted Ladies came to be in the “about” tab. Suffice it to say, it wasn’t always this colorful in the Village.

Look what’s on the cover of the Baltimore Business Journal’s Book of Lists!
01/02/2020

Look what’s on the cover of the Baltimore Business Journal’s Book of Lists!

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Greater Charles Village
Baltimore, MD
21218

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