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

Kent County Maryland (Historic Districts) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance. Significant places include Chestertown Historic District, Betterton Historic District, Chestertown Historic District (Boundary Increase), Lauretum and Still Pond Historic District.

The famous person Harrison W. Vickers is associated with one of more of the Kent County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Kent County places including R.K. & Sons Pippin and Edmund George Lind. Prominent architectural styles found in Kent Country are Georgian, Federal and Late Victorian.

Betterton Historic District (added 1984 - - #84001805)

Roughly bounded by Sassafras River, Gut Marsh, 6th, and Ericsson Aves. , Betterton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Transportation, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Park, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Business, Park, Single Dwelling

Chestertown Historic District (added 1970 - - #70000263)

Roughly bounded by Maple Ave., Chester River, Cannon and Cross Sts. , Chestertown

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Georgian, Federal

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

Chestertown Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1984 - - #84001808)

Also known as See Also:Chestertown Historic District;Denton House;Widehall

Roughly bounded by Chester River, Lynchberg, and Cannon Sts., College Ave., Philosophers and Riverside Terrs. , Chestertown

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Federal, Gothic Revival, Georgian

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Lauretum (added 1997 - - #97000926)

Also known as K-29

954 High St. , Chestertown

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Pippin, R.K. & Sons, Lind, Edmund George

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Vickers, Harrison W.

Significant Year:

1881

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel, Single Dwelling

Still Pond Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000645)

Also known as K-701

Still Pond Rd., Old Still Pond Rd., Main St., Medders Rd., Maple Ave., Trustee St. , Still Pond

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Post Office, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Post Office, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Thornton (added 2005 - - #05001428)

Also known as K-195

10618 Perkins Hill Rd. , Chestertown

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential

Architectural Style:

Georgian

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage