Baltimore ยท Mount Vernon & Cathedral Hill
Hotel Indigo Baltimore Downtown
Baltimore's 1907 Central YMCA in Mount Vernon, a Historic Hotels of America member since 2024, with meeting rooms named for Poe and Mencken.
- Built
- 1907Built as Baltimore's Central YMCA; HHA gives 1907 as the year the original property opened.
- Style
- Renaissance Revival
- Type
- Boutique hotel
- Area
- Mount Vernon & Cathedral Hill
- Credentials
- Historic Hotels of America member; Inside a National Register historic district
The story
The building at 24 West Franklin Street opened in 1907 as Baltimore’s Central YMCA. HHA highlights its Renaissance Revival features, which made it a local landmark for decades. As Hotel Indigo, its meeting rooms are named for Baltimore literary figures, including Edgar Allan Poe, Francis Scott Key, James Ryder Randall and H.L. Mencken. It joined Historic Hotels of America in 2024.
Good to know
- Address: 24 West Franklin Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
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Sources (3)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20260720071405/https://www.historichotels.org/us/hotels-resorts/hotel-indigo-baltimore-downtown
- https://www.historichotels.org/us/ajax/search-properties
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hotel_Indigo_Baltimore_Downtown_Former_YMCA_(1907),_24_W._Franklin_Street,_Baltimore,_MD_21201_(26615775167).jpg
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.