Fells Point Visitor Center
The Preservation Society was founded in 1967 to stop the proposed extension of I-95 across the Inner Harbor. Had the Preservation Society not been successful in it's ten year "road fight," the highway would have demolished the Federal Hill and Fell's Point communities, leveled Federal Hill Park and blocked the development of the Inner Harbor. Robert Long was a merchant and entrepreneur who settled in Fell's Point. Today the Robert Long House and Garden is a testament to community activism and courage. Even after a devastating fire in 1999, the Preservation Society rolled up it's sleeves, and the Robert Long House was once again restored to colonial splendor.
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