Charlestown Historic District

Historic district in Maryland, United States

United States historic place
Charlestown Historic District
39°34′26″N 75°58′32″W / 39.57389°N 75.97556°W / 39.57389; -75.97556
Area49.2 acres (19.9 ha)
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Georgian
NRHP reference No.75000880[1]
Added to NRHPApril 14, 1975

Charlestown Historic District is a national historic district at Charlestown, Cecil County, Maryland, United States. It consists of a 150-acre (0.61 km2) portion of the town containing all known existing 18th century features. There are 14 houses known to have been constructed during that century and its largest structures were the inns and hotels which served the popular Charlestown Fair in the colonial period.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#75000880)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Colonial Charlestown Commission (October 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Charlestown Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  • Charlestown Historic District, Cecil County, including photo from 1985, at Maryland Historical Trust
  • Boundary Map of the Charlestown Historic District, Carroll County, at Maryland Historical Trust


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