Berlin Commercial District

Summary

The Berlin Commercial District is a historic district in Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland. It consists of a collection of approximately 47 late-19th-century commercial buildings. They are small-scaled, one-to-three-story buildings that occupy both sides of the main thoroughfare and its secondary arterials. The buildings form a visually cohesive and pleasing streetscape, the majority of which are constructed in the row fashion with party or common walls.[2]

Berlin Commercial District
The 1895-built Atlantic Hotel within the Berlin Commercial District
Berlin Commercial District is located in Maryland
Berlin Commercial District
Berlin Commercial District is located in the United States
Berlin Commercial District
LocationMain, Broad, Williams, Bay, Pitts and Commerce Sts., Berlin, Maryland
Coordinates38°19′29″N 75°13′9″W / 38.32472°N 75.21917°W / 38.32472; -75.21917
Area8 acres (3.2 ha)
NRHP reference No.80001844[1]
Added to NRHPApril 17, 1980

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Kenneth T. Pribanic (August 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Berlin Commercial District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved March 1, 2016.

External links edit

  • Berlin Commercial Historic District, Worcester County, including photo dated 1989, at Maryland Historical Trust
  • Boundary Map of the Berlin Commercial Historic District, Worcester County, at Maryland Historical Trust