Hagerstown Commercial Core Historic District

Summary

Hagerstown Commercial Core Historic District is a national historic district at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States.

Hagerstown Commercial Core Historic District
The old Baldwin House Hotel building along West Washington Street
Hagerstown Commercial Core Historic District is located in Maryland
Hagerstown Commercial Core Historic District
Hagerstown Commercial Core Historic District is located in the United States
Hagerstown Commercial Core Historic District
LocationPotomac, Washington, Franklin, Antietam, Summit and Jonathan Sts., Hagerstown, Maryland
Coordinates39°38′33″N 77°43′18″W / 39.64250°N 77.72167°W / 39.64250; -77.72167
Area26 acres (11 ha)
Architectural styleBeaux Arts, Italianate
NRHP reference No.83002964[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 17, 1983

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

Background edit

The district consists approximately of a one and a half by two block rectangle which includes the major retail center of town. The center of the district is the public square and it is made up almost entirely of commercial buildings constructed or remodeled for retail purposes during the last 20 years of the 19th century and the first 20 years of the 20th century. Also in the district are the Washington County Courthouse and the City Hall.[2]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Paula Stoner Reed (July 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hagerstown Commercial Core Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved January 1, 2016.

External links edit

  • Hagerstown Commercial Core Historic District, Washington County, including photo from 1982, at Maryland Historical Trust
  • Boundary Map of the Hagerstown Commercial Core Historic District, Washington County, at Maryland Historical Trust