. ▁ ▁Evans ▁was ▁an ▁early ▁leader ▁in ▁the ▁Method ist ▁community ▁and ▁founded ▁the ▁first ▁Method ist ▁society ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁building ▁its ▁first ▁chap el ▁on ▁the ▁property ▁he ▁purchased ▁from ▁Smith . ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 s , ▁W . C . ▁Wilson ▁owned ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁northern ▁section ▁known ▁as ▁Spring v ale ▁while ▁Michael ▁Ald er ▁possessed ▁“ Ch er ry ▁Hill ” ▁in ▁the ▁south . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁the ▁land ▁had ▁been ▁divided ▁into ▁approximately ▁four ▁quadr ants . ▁In ▁the ▁south west ▁stood ▁T ux edo ▁Park . ▁ ▁Today , ▁T ux edo ▁Park ▁contains ▁about ▁ 3 0 0 ▁households ▁but ▁has ▁still ▁managed ▁to ▁maintain ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁layout ▁and ▁street ▁names ▁that ▁were ▁used ▁when ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁first ▁developed ▁by ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Land ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁ ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁the ▁land ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁Daniel ▁Ald er , ▁a ▁relative ▁of ▁Michael ▁Ald er . ▁ ▁Official s ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁gave ▁the ▁streets ▁English - s ounding ▁names , ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁previous ▁century ’ s ▁r ul ers ▁that ▁is ▁popular ▁in ▁resident ial ▁areas ▁in ▁Baltimore . ▁ ▁For ▁example , ▁Glad stone ▁Avenue , ▁which ▁runs ▁through ▁Roland ▁Park , ▁was ▁likely ▁named ▁for ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁British ▁prime ▁minister ▁William ▁E wart ▁Glad stone . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁century , ▁over