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

Dorchester County Maryland (Historic Districts) has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include East New Market Historic District, Cambridge Historic District, Wards I and III.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Dorchester County places including J. Benjamin Brown and Charles L. Carson. Prominent architectural styles found in Dorchester Country are Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman and Federal.

Cambridge Historic District, Wards I and III (added 1990 - - #90001370)

Also known as D-699

Roughly bounded by Glasgow, Glenburn, Poplar, Race, and Gay Sts. and the Choptank River , Cambridge

Daniel L. Brandewie, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Carson,Charles L., Brown,J. Benjamin

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Georgian, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

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

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion, Social

East New Market Historic District (added 1975 - - #75000889)

MD 14 and MD 16 , East New Market

MazzieLeigh, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal, Colonial Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Pine Street Neighborhood Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000976)

High, Pine, & Washington Sts., Cambridge

Daniel L. Brandewie, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Gothic, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Black

Period of Significance:

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