Maryland - Washington County - Historic Districts
Washington County Maryland (Historic Districts) has 22 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 6 places of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Antietam National Battlefield, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park.

The famous person John Brown is associated with one of more of the Washington County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Washington County places including Benjamin Wright, George Burnap, Sims and Sims and William H. Lee. Prominent architectural styles found in Washington Country are Federal, Italianate and Greek Revival.

Antietam Iron Furnace Site and Antietam Village (added 1975 - - #75000149)
Confluence of Antietam Creek and Potomac River , Antietam
Wikimikiman777, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private, Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Antietam National Battlefield (added 1966 - - #66000038)
Also known as Antietam National Battlefield Site
N of Sharpsburg off MD 45 , Sharpsburg
Sswonk, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Politics/Government, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Commerce, Agriculture, European, Military
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private, Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense, Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense, Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Battle Site, Park, Single Dwelling
Boonsboro Historic District (added 2005 - - #05001431)
Also known as Boones Berry Town; Margaretsville, Boonsborough; Boonsboro; WA-II-981
Main St., Potomac St., St. Paul St., High St., Lakin Ave., Center St., Park Dr., Park Ln, Park View, Young Ave. , Boonesboro
Acroterion, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lee, William H.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Restaurant, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (added 1966 - - #66000036)
Also known as Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Bordering the Potomac River from Georgetown, D.C. to Cumberland, Maryland , Sharpsburg
Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wright,Benjamin, Multiple
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Engineering, Conservation, Economics, Military, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (added 1966 - - #66000036)
Also known as Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Bordering the Potomac River from Georgetown, D.C. to Cumberland, Maryland , Antietam
Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wright,Benjamin, Multiple
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Engineering, Conservation, Economics, Military, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (added 1966 - - #66000036)
Also known as Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Bordering the Potomac River from Georgetown, D.C. to Cumberland, Maryland , Huncock
Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wright,Benjamin, Multiple
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Engineering, Conservation, Economics, Military, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (added 1966 - - #66000036)
Also known as Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Bordering the Potomac River from Georgetown, D.C. to Cumberland, Maryland , Cedar Grove
Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wright,Benjamin, Multiple
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Engineering, Conservation, Economics, Military, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Doub's Mill Historic District (added 1979 - - #79003270)
Also known as Newcomer's Mill;Doub's Mill;houses
SW of Beaver Creek on Beaver Creek Rd. , Beaver Creek
Acroterion, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Funkstown Historic District (added 2000 - - #00001050)
Also known as WA-I-529
Roughly bounded by Antietam Creek, US 40A, Stouffer Ave., and High St. , Funkstown
Acroterion, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Industry, Military, Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Hagerstown City Park Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001017)
Also known as WA-HAG-156;See Also:Hager House;Western Maryland Railway Ste
Roughly bounded by W. Howard St., Guilford Ave., Memorial, S. Walnut St., and the Norfolk & Western RR tracks , Hagerstown
Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Burnap,George
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling
Hagerstown Commercial Core Historic District (added 1983 - - #83002964)
Potomac, Washington, Franklin, Antietam, Summit and Jonathan Sts. , Hagerstown
Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Business, Government Office, Single Dwelling
Hagerstown Historic District (added 1994 - - #93001551)
Also known as See Also:74000976;76001018;76001015;77000703;78001478;780014
Roughly bounded by Prospect and Canon Aves., Memorial Blvd. and the CSX RR tracks. , Hagerstown
Chris857, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sims and Sims
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Other, Federal
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
State, Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Courthouse, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Courthouse, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (added 1966 - - #66000041)
At confluence of Shenandoah and Potomac rivers , Harpers Ferry
Missvain, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Brown,John
Significant Year:
1859, 1802
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Military, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Politics/Government, Invention, Industry, Social History, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Battle Site, Fortification, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
College, Institutional Housing, Monument/Marker, Museum
Hogmire-Berryman Farm (added 1980 - - #80001842)
N of Spielman off MD 63 , Spielman
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Keedysville Historic District (added 2001 - - #01001183)
Also known as WA-II-1145
Along Main St. , Keedysville
Acroterion, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Lehman's Mill Historic District (added 1991 - - #90001945)
Also known as Marsh Mills;WA-I-523
Lehman's Mill Rd. between Marsh Pike and Marsh Run , Hagerstown
Acroterion, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Economics, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Leitersburg Historic District (added 2003 - - #03001295)
Also known as WA-I-174
Leitersburg-Smithsburg Rd., Leiter St., Leiter's Mill Rd., Ringgold St. , Leitersburg
Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Federal, Georgian
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture, Transportation, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Oak Hill Historic District (added 1987 - - #87001574)
Roughly bounded by W. Irvin, Potomac, and Prospect Aves. and Forest Dr. , Hagerstown
Embedded Data Bot, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Potomac--Broadway Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001804)
Also known as WA-HAG-159;See Also:Maryland National Guard Armory
Roughly, Potomac St. & Oak Hill Ave. from Franklin St. to Maple Ave. & North Ave. & Broadway from Park Pl. to Mulberry , Hagerstown
Chris857, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Georgian, Late Victorian, Federal
Area of Significance:
Commerce, 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, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Sharpsburg Historic District (added 2008 - - #08001218)
Also known as Sharpsburgh; Sharps Burgh; Sharpesburgh; Sharpes Burgh
E. and W., Chapline, Antietam, and High Sts., N. and S. Church, Mechanic, Hall, and Potomac Sts. , Sharpsburg
Acroterion, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Federal, Georgian
Area of Significance:
Military, Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Domestic, Government, Government, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Fire Station, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Fire Station, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Theater
South Prospect Street Historic District (added 1979 - - #79003261)
18--278 S. Prospect St. , Hagerstown
Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Queen Anne, Second Empire
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Williamsport Historic District (added 2001 - - #01001184)
Also known as WA-I-845
Roughly bounded by C and O Canal, Conococheague Cr., Springfield Ln. ,and W. Frederick St. , Williamsport
Acroterion, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private, Local, Federal
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
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