New Market Historic District (New Market, Maryland)

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New Market Historic District
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LocationJct. of MD 144 and Old MD 75, New Market, Maryland
Coordinates 39°22′58″N77°16′12″W / 39.38278°N 77.27000°W / 39.38278; -77.27000 Coordinates: 39°22′58″N77°16′12″W / 39.38278°N 77.27000°W / 39.38278; -77.27000
Area66 acres (27 ha)
Built1790 (1790)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Octagon Mode, Federal
NRHP reference No. 75000897 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 6, 1975

The New Market Historic District is a national historic district in New Market, Frederick County, Maryland. The district encompasses the town located along what was originally the National Pike (now MD 144). About 90 percent of the buildings in the historic district date from the 19th century and include Federal-style buildings and Greek Revival buildings, with a number of Victorian buildings, a larger example being the Ramsburg House. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Mrs. John Prosser (April 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: New Market Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.