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

Somerset County Maryland (Historic Districts) has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Manokin Historic District and University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Academy Grove Historic District, Crisfield Historic District and Cullen Homestead Historic District.

The famous person Rev. Joshua Thomas is associated with one of more of the Somerset County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Somerset County places including W. Wilson Booth, Dashiell, J. Roland & Sons, et al. and E.G. Lind. Prominent architectural styles found in Somerset Country are Federal, Late Victorian and Colonial Revival.

Academy Grove Historic District (added 1984 - - #84001863)

Also known as Fairmount Academy;Potato Neck School;Knights of Pythias Hall

MD 361 , Upper Fairmount

Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Clubhouse, School

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

Crisfield Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001018)

Also known as S-127;See Also:Chrisfield Armory

Roughly bounded by Chesapeake Ave., Maryland Ave., 4th and Cove Sts., including area between Asbury Ave. and E. Main St., Crisfield

Linda Roy Walls, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Federal, Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Cullen Homestead Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000932)

Also known as S-515

4533, 27049, and 27067 Lawson Barnes Rd. , Crisfield

Linda Roy Walls, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Federal, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Department Store, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Deal Island Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000780)

Also known as Deil's Island; Deals Island, Great Devil's Island; Devil's Island

Deal Is. Rd. from Upper Thorofare to Ballard Rd. and intersecting Sts. , Deal Island

Onore Baka Sama, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architectural Style:

Federal, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Thomas, Rev. Joshua

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Cemetery, Processing Site, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Water-Related

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Business, Business, Cemetery, Processing Site, Religious Structure, Specialty Store, Water-Related

Manokin Historic District (added 1976 - - #76001010)

Also known as Manokin Settlement

SW of Princess Anne at Manokin River , Princess Anne

Linda Roy Walls, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Princess Anne Historic District (added 1980 - - #80001834)

Also known as See Also:Beckford

Off MD 413 , Princess Anne

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Lind,E.G.

Architectural Style:

Federal, Italianate, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

University of Maryland Eastern Shore (added 2005 - - #05001021)

Also known as S-429

1 Backbone Rd. , Princess Anne

Honors Lane, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dashiell, J. Roland & Sons, et al., Booth, W. Wilson

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture, Black

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College

Upper Fairmount Historic District (added 1993 - - #93000900)

Both sides of MD 361 , Upper Fairmount

Linda Roy Walls, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Federal, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling