Maryland - Harford County - Historic Districts
Harford County Maryland (Historic Districts) has 17 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Medical Hall Historic District, My Lady's Manor, Old Joppa Site and Southern Terminal, Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal and Bel Air Courthouse Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Harford County historic places including John Archer, Benjamin Rumsey and Anne McElderry Heighe.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Harford County places including Walter Cope, William H. Reasin, John M. Donn, David Lee, John W. Hogg, Otto G. Simonson and Parker & Thomas. Prominent architectural styles found in Harford Country are Late Victorian, Colonial Revival and Federal.

Bel Air Courthouse Historic District (added 1985 - - #85001617)
Office, Courtland and Main Sts. , Bel Air
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Courthouse, Professional
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Financial Institution, Specialty Store
Berkley Crossroads Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000649)
Also known as HA-1212
Berkley Road and Castleton Rd. , Darlington
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cope, Walter, et.al.
Architectural Style:
Early Republic, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Military, Black, Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Museum, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Darlington Historic District (added 1987 - - #87001571)
Also known as See Also:Deer Creek Friends Meeting House
Main St., Shuresville Rd., Quaker Ln., Richmond Ave., and Trappe Church Rd. , Darlington
Ghpierson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Cope,Walter
Architectural Style:
Other, Art Deco, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Finney Houses Historic District (added 1989 - - #89000502)
Glenville Rd. near jct. MD 155 , Churchville
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Parker & Thomas
Architectural Style:
Federal, Gothic Revival, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Harford Furnace Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001020)
Also known as HA-1755
Creswell and Goat Hill Rds. , Bel Air
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Industry
Cultural Affiliation:
Industrial American
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Extractive Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Havre de Grace Historic District (added 1982 - - #82002815)
Also known as See Also:Havre de Grace Lighthouse;Southern Terminal,Susqueh
Roughly bounded by Chesapeake, Bay, Susquehanna River, US 40, Stokes, Juniata and Superior Sts. , Havre de Grace
Cropbot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Federal, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private, Federal
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Water-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Heighe House (added 1990 - - #90001568)
Also known as HA-1770
Jct. of Southampton and Moores Mill Rds. , Bel Air
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Donn,John M.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Historic Person:
Heighe,Anne McElderry
Significant Year:
1953, 1929
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Jerusalem Mill Village (added 1987 - - #87001400)
Also known as See Also:Jericho Covered Bridge
Jerusalem and Jericho Rds. , Jerusalem
BotMultichill, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lee,David, Et al.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private, State
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Manufacturing Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Lower Deer Creek Valley Historic District (added 1993 - - #93001143)
Also known as HA-1551;See Also:73000923;75000902;80001817;84001800;8600058
Roughly bounded by the Susquehanna R., MD 543 and Harmony Church and Trappe Rds. , Darlington
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple, Cope, Walter
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Colonial Revival, Early Republic
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Industry, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
American Industrial
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Manufacturing Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Medical Hall Historic District (added 1973 - - #73000926)
Also known as The Outquarter
W of Churchville off MD 154 , Churchville
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Person
Historic Person:
Archer,John,et al.
Significant Year:
1832, 1801, 1777
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Education, Law, Health/Medicine, Military
Cultural Affiliation:
American,Rural
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
College, Medical Business/Office, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Mill Green Historic District (added 1993 - - #93000445)
Also known as HA-1781
Jct. of Mill Green and Prospect Rds. , Street
Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Federal
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
My Lady's Manor (added 1978 - - #78001445)
Also known as Lady Baltimore`s Manor See Also:St. James Church
MD 138 , Jarrettsville
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed, Other
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Single Dwelling
Old Joppa Site (added 1979 - - #79001136)
Address Restricted , Jappatowne
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Information Potential
Historic Person:
Rumsey,Benjamin
Significant Year:
1768, 1712
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Cultural Affiliation:
English,Urban
Period of Significance:
1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Extractive Facility, Single Dwelling
Silver Houses Historic District (added 1984 - - #84001800)
S of Darlington on MD 161 , Darlington
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hogg,John W., Reasin,William H.
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Classical Revival, Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private, State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Southern Terminal, Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal (added 1976 - - #76001000)
Also known as The Lock House;the Commons
N of Erie St. between Conesteo St. and the Susquehanna , Havre de Grace
Acroterion, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Commerce, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park
Whitaker's Mill Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001021)
Also known as HA-1756
1210, 1212, and 1213 Whitaker Mill Rd. , Joppa
Eminonuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related, Single Dwelling
Whiteford--Cardiff Historic District (added 2005 - - #05001278)
Also known as HA-1748
MD-PA, Whiteford Rd., Platted Parry St., Quarry Rd., W of Main St. , Whiteford
Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Simonson, Otto G.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
European, Industry, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility, Meeting Hall, Processing, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Processing, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
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