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Maryland - Prince Georges County - Historic Districts
Prince Georges County Maryland (Historic Districts) has 28 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fort Washington, Greenbelt Historic District, Moyaone Reserve Historic District, Suitland Parkway and Baltimore--Washington Parkway.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Prince Georges County places including Hale Walker, FHwA Bureau of Public Roads, T. Maurice, Reginald Wadsworth, W.K. Armistead, NPS, Federal Bureau of Roads, National Park Service, Kea, Paul H. & Cutler, Howard, Moffatt, H.J. and et al.. Prominent architectural styles found in Prince Georges Country are Colonial Revival, Queen Anne and Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements.

Baltimore--Washington Parkway (added 1991 - - #91000532)
DC border near the Anacostia R., NE to just below Jessup Rd. (MD 175) , Baltimore
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Federal Bureau of Roads, National Park Service
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Broad Creek Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000881)
Bounded by Oxon Hill Rd., MD 210, Livingston Rd. & Potomac R., Fort Washington
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Georgian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699
Calvert Hills Historic District (added 2002 - - #02001605)
Also known as PG-66-37
Roughly bounded by Calvert rd., Bowdoin Ave., Erskine Rd., Calvert Park, Albion Rd., and Baltimore Rd. , Collerge Park
BotMultichill, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ross, Webster R.,
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Post Office, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government
Current Sub-function:
Government Office, Multiple Dwelling, Post Office, Professional, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Cheverly Historic District (added 2024 - - #100010470)
Also known as PG: 69-24
The district is defined by the first 11 platted sections of the town, roughly bounded by Landover Road to the north, 63rd and 64th Avenues to the east, Reed Street to the south, and Crest Av, Cheverly
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Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History, Ethnic Heritage-Other-Ethnic
Civil War Fort Sites (Boundary Increase) (added 1978 - - #78003439)
Also known as Fort Circle;Defenses of Washington;See Also:Civil War Fort S
S of Washington on Rosier Bluff, N of Washington off George Washington Parkway , Washington
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
College Heights Estates Historic District (added 2012 - - #12001023)
Roughly bounded by Adelphi Rd., U. of Maryland College Park, University Park, Van Buren St., Wells Pkwy., University Park
Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Eagle Harbor Historic District (added 2025 - - #100012009)
Also known as PG 87B-38
Roughly bounded by the Patuxent River, Oak Trail, the southern portion of Hawkins Drive, Lincoln Park and Lincoln and Walnut Drives, Trueman Point Road/Eagle Harbor Road, and the northwest b, Eagle Harbor
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Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Ethnic Heritage-Black, Social History, Entertainment/Recreation
Early Family Historic District (added 2012 - - #12001024)
13900-13902-13904 & 13907 Cherry Tree Crossing & 14134 Brandywine Rds., Brandywine
BotMultichill, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Fairmont Heights Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000821)
56th Ave., Sheriff Rd., Balsamtree Dr., 62nd St. 62nd Pl., Eastern Ave., Fairmount Heights
Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Politics/Government, Black
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Fort Washington (added 1966 - - #66000965)
Fort Washington Park , Washington
Arbales~commonswiki, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Armistead,W.K., Maurice,T.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Engineering, Military, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
19th C. Military
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification, Military Facility
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Glenn Dale Tuberculosis Hospital and Sanatorium (added 2011 - - #11000822)
5201 Glenn Dale Rd., Glenn Dale
Firsttoscore, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Greenbelt Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004331)
Also known as Old Greenbelt
Off MD 193 , Greenbelt
Gyrofrog, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wadsworth,Reginald, Walker,Hale
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State, Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Fire Station, Government Office, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Park
Hyattsville Historic District (added 1982 - - #82004682)
Off US 1 , Hyattsville
Pubdog, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Hyattsville Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2004 - - #04001356)
Also known as PG: 68-10
Roughly bounded by B&O RR Tracks, Ewast-West Hwy,42nd Pl.,Madison,37th,38th Ave, Hamilton, and 37th Pl. , Hyattsville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kea, Paul H. & Cutler, Howard, et.al.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Professional, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Professional, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Mount Rainier Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001319)
Roughly bounded by Arundel St., 37th St., Bladensburg Rd. and Eastern Ave. , Mount Rainier
Nonvirtual, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Moyaone Reserve Historic District (added 2020 - - #100005659)
Roughly bounded by Bryan Point Rd., Piscataway Park, Overlook Dr./Old Landing Rd., and Farmington Rd. West, Accokeek
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Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Conservation
North Brentwood Historic District (added 2003 - - #03001174)
Also known as PG: 68-61
Roughly bounded by 39th Pl., Allison St., Rhode Island Ave. and Webster St. , North Brentwood
Pubdog, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Black, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Old Town College Park (added 2012 - - #12000993)
Roughly bounded by Yale, & Columbia Aves., Calvert Rd., & UM Campus, College Park
Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Oxon Cove Park (added 2003 - - #03000869)
Also known as Mount Welby;Godding Croft;Oxon Hill Farm;Oxon Hill Children', PG 76A-13;Fed Reservation NACE 404M
Government Farm Rd. , Oxon Hill
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Other
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Health Care, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Hospital, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility, Museum, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Storage
Piscataway Village Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000919)
Bounded by Piscataway Cr., Piscataway Rd. & Livingston Rd., Clinton
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Riverdale Park Historic District (added 2002 - - #02001608)
Also known as PG-68-4
Roughly bounded by Tuckerman St., Taylor Rd., Oglethorpe St., the B&O RR tracks, Madison St. and Baltimore Ave. , Riverdale Park
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wilson, Walter R., Blundon, Joseph A.
Architectural Style:
Federal, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
St. Thomas' Episcopal Parish Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000963)
From E. side of Croom Rd. along N. & S. sides of St. Thomas Church Rd. eastward for about 1500 ft., Upper Marlboro
Npjohnson3, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Georgian, Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Social History, Education, Black
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Suitland Parkway (added 1995 - - #95000604)
From the Anacostia R. in the District of Columbia to Pennsylvania Ave. in Prince George's County, Maryland , Suitland
Hit bull, win steak~commonswiki, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bureau of Public Roads, FHwA, NPS
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Landscape, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Park, Road-Related
Current Function:
Landscape, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Park, Road-Related
Takoma Park Historic District (added 1976 - - #76001008)
Roughly bounded by D.C., Silver Spring, and E to jct. of Woodland and Elm Aves. , Takoma Park
Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
University Park Historic District (added 1996 - - #96001084)
Also known as PG:66-29
Bounded by Baltimore Ave., MD 410, and Adelphi Rd. , University Park
Justass, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Moffatt, H.J., et al., Groff, Forrest U.
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival, Mission/Spanish Revival, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
University Park Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2012 - - #12001025)
Roughly bounded by Adelphi, Queens Chapel, & Toledo Rds., Wells Pkwy., Van Buren & Underwood Sts., University Park
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
University Park Homes, Inc., Multiple
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Upper Marlboro Residential Historic District (added 2012 - - #12001026)
Also known as PG: 79-115
Bounded by 14204 Old Marlboro Pike, 14519 Elm & 14508 Main Sts., Western Branch & 5600 Old Crain Hwy., Upper Marlboro
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Black
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
West Riverdale Historic District (added 2002 - - #02001609)
Also known as PG-68-93
Roughly bounded by East-West Hwy, 44th Place, the City of Hyattsville and 43rd St. , Riverdale Park
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Senseman, Ronald, hubbard, herbert, et al.
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Health Care
Current Sub-function:
Sanatorium, Single Dwelling
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