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

Garrett County Maryland has 20 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance and 8 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Casselman's Bridge, National Road, Hoye Site, Inns on the National Road, Tomlinson Inn and the Little Meadows and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station, Oakland.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Late Woodland and Monongahela Culture dating back to 1000.

Several famous people are associated with these Garrett County historic places including William A. Brydon and John W. Garrett.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Garrett County places including James Rieley Gordon, Tracy & Swartout, Baldwin & Pennington, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co., Henry August Kaese Sr., H. E. Faul, John Miller, Creed Collins and James Drane. Prominent architectural styles found in Garrett Country are Queen Anne, Italianate and Classical Revival.

Anderson Chapel (added 1984 - - #84001775)

Also known as St. Paul's Episcopal Chapel

Swanton Hill and Pine Hill Rds. , Swanton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Stick/Eastlake

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station, Oakland (added 1974 - - #74000953)

Also known as Oakland Railroad Station

Liberty St. , Oakland

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Baldwin & Pennington

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related

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Bloomington Viaduct (added 1976 - - #76000996)

Also known as B & O Viaduct at Bloomington

Potomac River, S of MD 135 , Bloomington

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related

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Borderside (added 1975 - - #75000898)

Also known as Brydon House

Oakland--Westernport Rd. , Bloomington

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Historic Person:

Brydon,William A.

Significant Year:

1870

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Casselman's Bridge, National Road (added 1966 - - #66000391)

E of Grantsville on U.S. 40 , Grantsville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Communications

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

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Creedmore (added 1984 - - #84000505)

Also known as Sincell Cottage

510 G St. , Mountain Lake Park

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Collins,Creed

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Drane, James, House (added 1985 - - #85000059)

Accident-Bittinger Rd. , Accident

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Drane,James

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Fuller-Baker Log House (added 1971 - - #71000375)

Also known as The Log House

0.5 mi. W of Grantsville on U.S. 40 , Grantsville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Garrett County Courthouse (added 1975 - - #75000899)

3rd and Alder Sts. , Oakland

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gordon,James Rieley, Tracy & Swartout

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Other

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

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Glamorgan (added 1984 - - #84001778)

Also known as Kittery Hill

MD 135 , Deer Park

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Hoye Site (added 1975 - - #75000900)

Also known as Hoye Prehistoric Indian Village Archeological Site;Sang Run;

Address Restricted , Oakland

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Late Woodland

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Inns on the National Road (added 1976 - - #76000976)

E and W of Cumberland on U.S. 40 from Flintstone to Grantsville (also in Garrett County) , Grantsville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel

More Information:

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Kaese Mill (added 1984 - - #84001782)

N of Accident , Accident

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Kaese,Henry August,Sr.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Processing

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Processing

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Mercy Chapel at Mill Run (added 1984 - - #84001792)

Also known as Mill Run Mercy Chapel Church

Mill Run Rd. , Selbysport

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Miller,John

Architectural Style:

Octagon Mode

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

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Meyer Site (added 1973 - - #73000921)

Address Restricted , Westernport

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Monongahela Culture

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Mountain Lake Park Historic District (added 1983 - - #83002948)

Also known as Mountain Lake Park

Roughly bounded by Alleghany Dr., Oakland Ave., D and N Sts. , Mountain Lake Park

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Faul,H. E.

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Gothic

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Community Planning And Development, Religion

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Oakland Historic District (added 1984 - - #84001798)

Also known as Oakland

Roughly bounded by Oak, 8th, High, 3rd, Omaha, and Bartlet Sts. , Oakland

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Georgian, Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Garrett,John W.

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Economics, Education, Architecture, Commerce, Transportation, Entertainment/Recreation, Communications

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Pennington Cottage (added 1976 - - #76000997)

Deer Park Hotel Rd. , Deer Park

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Shingle Style

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Stanton's Mill (added 1983 - - #83002949)

E of Grantsville on MD 40 , Grantsville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

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Tomlinson Inn and the Little Meadows (added 1973 - - #73000920)

Also known as The Stone House;Braddock's Fourth Camp

3 mi. E of Grantsville on U.S. 40 , Grantsville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Military

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Hotel

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Underwater

More Information:

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