Middletown Historic District (Middletown, Maryland)

Middletown Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
West Main Street, Middletown
Location:	Middletown, Maryland
Coordinates:	39°26′41″N 77°32′38″W / 39.44472°N 77.54389°W / 39.44472; -77.54389Coordinates: 39°26′41″N 77°32′38″W / 39.44472°N 77.54389°W / 39.44472; -77.54389
Built:	1806
Architectural style:	Late Victorian, Greek Revival
Governing body:	Local
NRHP Reference#:	03001334
Added to NRHP:	December 24, 2003[1]

The Middletown Historic District comprises the historic center of Middletown, Maryland. Middletown became the chief community in the Middletown Valley in the late 18th century, retaining its importance until the 1930's, when the expanding influence of Frederick, Maryland, the construction of a bypass on US 40 and the abandonment of the Hagerstown and Frederick Railway produced a gradual decline. The historic district preserves many mid-19th century buildings in the central downtown area. To the east, the district includes early 20th century houses built along the trolley right-of-way, forming a streetcar suburb.^[2] The Airview Historic District includes a related area of early 20th century development to the east of town along the National Pike, separated from the main district by a section of newer development.

Gallery

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  Late Victorian houses, West Main Street

See also

• Stonebraker and Harbaugh-Shafer Building

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ "Middletown Historic District, Frederick County". National Register of Historic Places: Properties in Frederick County. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-08-07. http://mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=1451&COUNTY=Frederick&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Frederick. 

External links

• Middletown Historic District, Frederick County, including photo in 2004, at Maryland Historical Trust