The Washington Street Historic District is a national historic district named after George Washington in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. It is an approximately 35-acre (140,000 m2) residential area to the west of downtown Cumberland and consists primarily of six blocks of Washington Street. It contains large-scale 19th- and 20th-century houses representing most of the major architectural styles, including examples of Greek Revival, Italianate, Gothic, Queen Anne, Romanesque, Colonial Revival, and bungalow. Also included in the district are the 1890s Romanesque courthouse, the 1850s Greek Revival academy building, and the Algonquin Hotel.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
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| Location | Washington St. from Wills Creek to mid 600 block, including Prospect Square, Cumberland, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°39′5″N 78°46′15″W / 39.65139°N 78.77083°W |
| Area | 35 acres (14 ha) |
| Architect | Notman, John |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000884[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 6, 1973 |
The Washington Street Historic District is home to the Washington Street Library, the Circuit Courthouse for Allegany County, the Allegany County Board of Education, and the Allegany County Historical Society. The remains of Fort Cumberland are also in the Washington Street Historic District.
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Nancy Miller (December 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Washington Street Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
External links
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Media related to Washington Street Historic District (Cumberland, Maryland) at Wikimedia Commons
- Washington Street Historic District, Allegany County, including photo in 2000, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Boundary Map of the Washington Street Historic District, Allegany County, at Maryland Historical Trust
