National Register of Historic Places - Maryland (MD), Calvert County

Calvert County Maryland has 22 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of National significance and 10 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cedar Hill, Drum Point Lighthouse, JEFFERSONIAN Gunboats NUMBER 137 and NUMBER 138 (Shipwreck), Maidstone and TENNISON, WM. B. (Chesapeake Bay Bugeye).

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Archaic, Woodland and Et Al. dating back to 8999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Calvert County historic places including Commodore Joshua Barney, Roger Brooke Taney and Charles Grahame.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Calvert County places including Johnathan Stricker, Frank Laird, B.P. Miles, William Price, Mr. Winston, Gibson & Company Lyons, J.B. Lusby, Gray, John B. and Sr.. Prominent architectural styles found in Calvert Country are Georgian, Colonial Revival and Gothic Revival.

All Saints' Church (added 1973 - - #73000908)

3.4 mi. E of Lower Marlboro on MD 416 , Lower Marlboro

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Georgian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

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Cedar Hill (added 1973 - - #73000905)

Also known as Bigger

2 mi. W of Barstow on Buena Vista Rd. , Barstow

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Chesapeake Beach Railway Station (added 1980 - - #80001798)

8005 Bayside Rd. , Chesapeake Beach

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Christ Church (added 1975 - - #75000871)

SW of Port Republic on Broome Island Rd. , Port Republic

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Religion, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

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Cornehill (added 1972 - - #72000572)

Emmanuel Church Rd. , Parran

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Georgian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Cove Point Lighthouse (added 1973 - - #73000907)

Off MD 497 , Cove Point

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Maritime History

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Coast Guard Facility, Water-Related

Current Function:

Defense, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Coast Guard Facility, Water-Related

More Information:

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Drum Point Lighthouse (added 1973 - - #73000910)

W shore of Back Creek, Calvert County Marine Museum , Solomons Island

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Grahame House (added 1972 - - #72000571)

Also known as Graham House;Mansion House;Graeme House;Patuxent Manor;Patux

NE of SR 262 and 523 , Lower Marlboro

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Grahame,Charles

Significant Year:

1754

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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JEFFERSONIAN Gunboats NUMBER 137 and NUMBER 138 (Shipwreck) (added 2002 - - #02000122)

Also known as Vessel D1 and Vessel D2, 18CV414

Address Restricted , St. Leonard

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential, Person, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Price, William, Stricker, Johnathan

Architectural Style:

Other

Historic Person:

Barney, Commodore Joshua

Significant Year:

1807, 1808, 1814

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Military, Maritime History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Naval Facility, Water-Related

Current Function:

Other

La Veille (added 1973 - - #73000909)

Also known as LaVeille

W of Mutual on Ben La Veille Rd. off MD 264 , Mutual

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Linden (added 2000 - - #00000285)

Also known as CT-811

70 Church St. , Prince Frederick

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gray, John B., Sr.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Italianate

Significant Year:

1868, 1907

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Law

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Lore, J. C., Oyster House (added 1984 - - #84003869)

Also known as Lore,J.C.,and Sons,Inc., seafood packing plant

MD 2 , Solomons

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Lusby,J.B.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

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Lyons, Joseph D., House (added 1998 - - #98000839)

Also known as CT-196

7120 Wayside Dr. , Sunderland

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Lyons, Gibson & Company

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Maidstone (added 1971 - - #71000370)

Also known as Maid Stone;Canaan

Chesapeake Beach Rd. , Owings

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1650-1699

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Middleham Chapel (added 1975 - - #75000870)

1 mi. SE of Lusby on U.S. 4 , Lusby

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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Morgan Hill Farm (added 1976 - - #76000981)

Also known as Morgan's Fresh;Hill Farm

Sollers Rd., W of Lusby , Lusby

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824, 1700-1749, 1650-1699

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Patterson's Archeological District (added 1982 - - #82002808)

Also known as St. Leonard's Plantation;St. Leonard's;Long Point;Patterson'

Address Restricted , Wallville

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Archaic, Woodland, Et Al.

Period of Significance:

7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Fortification, Single Dwelling, Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Unoccupied Land

Preston-on-the-Patuxent (added 1974 - - #74000943)

N of Johnstown off Sollers Mill Rd. , Johnstown

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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TENNISON, WM. B. (Chesapeake Bay Bugeye) (added 1980 - - #80001799)

Also known as Chesapeake Bay Bugeye Buy-boat

Calvert Marine Museum , Solomons

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Laird, Frank, Miles,B.P.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Maritime History, Architecture, Transportation, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Water-Related

More Information:

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Taney Place (added 1972 - - #72000570)

Also known as Berry

S of Adelina on MD 508 , Adeline

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Georgian

Historic Person:

Taney,Roger Brooke

Significant Year:

1777, 1750

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Law, Architecture, Philosophy

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Willow Glenn (added 1973 - - #73000906)

Also known as Weems House

NW of Barstow on Barstow Rd. , Barstow

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Georgian

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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