Lower Deer Creek Valley Historic District

Lower Deer Creek Valley Historic District
Nearest city Darlington, Maryland
Coordinates 39°36′43″N 76°14′5″W / 39.61194°N 76.23472°W / 39.61194; -76.23472Coordinates: 39°36′43″N 76°14′5″W / 39.61194°N 76.23472°W / 39.61194; -76.23472
Area 15,210 acres (6,160 ha)
Architect Cope, Walter; Multiple
Architectural style Early Republic, Mid 19th Century Revival, Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 93001143[1]
Added to NRHP November 3, 1993

Lower Deer Creek Valley Historic District is a national historic district near Darlington, Harford County, Maryland, United States. It comprises approximately 15,020 acres (60.8 km2) in north central Harford County. The primary building material is stone taken from local quarries and used to construct houses, mills, schoolhouses, and churches. Also constructed of stone are many dependencies including springhouses, stables, tenant houses, meathouses, ice houses, and barns. The district's contributing standing structures date from the mid 18th century to the 1940s, and mostly built in vernacular styles. The valley contains approximately 350 separate historic properties.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Christopher Weeks (May 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Lower Deer Creek Valley Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.


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