Williamsport Historic District

Williamsport Historic District

View north on Conococheague Street, January 2007
Location Roughly bounded by C and O Canal, Conococheague Cr., Springfield Ln. ,and W. Frederick St., Williamsport, Maryland
Coordinates 39°35′58″N 77°49′15″W / 39.59944°N 77.82083°W / 39.59944; -77.82083Coordinates: 39°35′58″N 77°49′15″W / 39.59944°N 77.82083°W / 39.59944; -77.82083
Area 183 acres (74 ha)
Built 1786 (1786)
Architectural style Greek Revival, Italianate, et al.
NRHP Reference # 01001184[1]
Added to NRHP October 26, 2001

Williamsport Historic District is a national historic district at Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, United States. The district consists of the historic core of this town. Almost 20 percent of the buildings in the district date from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They are generally of log or brick construction until the second quarter of the 19th century. The town grew with the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and railroads, which resulted in prominent late 19th century Italianate and Queen Anne style buildings for residential and commercial purposes. Slightly less than 60 percent of the buildings date from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Williamsport Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.


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