▁examples ▁of ▁the ▁style ▁still ▁standing ▁in ▁the ▁Federal ▁Hill , ▁Loc ust ▁Point ▁and ▁F ells ▁Point ▁neighborhood s . ▁Old er ▁houses ▁may ▁retain ▁some ▁of ▁their ▁original ▁features , ▁such ▁as ▁mar ble ▁door steps , ▁widely ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁Baltimore ▁icons ▁in ▁themselves . ▁Later ▁row ▁houses ▁d ating ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 0 0 s – 1 9 0 0 s ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁Union ▁Square ▁and ▁throughout ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁various ▁states ▁of ▁repair . ▁They ▁are ▁a ▁popular ▁renov ation ▁property ▁in ▁neighborhood s ▁that ▁are ▁under going ▁urban ▁renew al , ▁although ▁the ▁practice ▁is ▁viewed ▁war ily ▁by ▁some ▁as ▁a ▁har b inger ▁of ▁" y upp ification ", ▁particularly ▁when ▁the ▁term ▁" town ▁house " ▁is ▁used ▁instead ▁of ▁" row ▁house ." ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁city , ▁row ▁houses ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁abandoned ▁and ▁board ed - up , ▁reflect ive ▁of ▁Baltimore ' s ▁urban ▁bl ight . ▁ ▁Form stone ▁A ▁tour ▁through ▁many ▁of ▁Baltimore ' s ▁row ▁house ▁neighborhood s ▁will ▁reve al ▁a ▁fa ç ade ▁style ▁not ▁found ▁in ▁many ▁other ▁cities , ▁Form stone . ▁Int rodu ced ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁Form stone ▁was ▁a ▁modern - day ▁solution ▁to ▁early ▁Baltimore ▁brick ▁that ▁was ▁so ▁poor ▁it ▁needed ▁frequent ▁painting ▁to ▁keep ▁it ▁from ▁d eter ior ating . ▁But ▁soon ▁Form stone ▁became ▁an ▁icon ▁of ▁status ▁for ▁many ▁home own ers .