Western Maryland College Historic District

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Western Maryland College Historic District
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LocationW. Main and College Sts., Westminster, Maryland
Coordinates 39°34′53″N77°0′9″W / 39.58139°N 77.00250°W / 39.58139; -77.00250 Coordinates: 39°34′53″N77°0′9″W / 39.58139°N 77.00250°W / 39.58139; -77.00250
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1871 (1871)
ArchitectCott, Jackson C.
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Gothic, Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 76000985 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 26, 1976

Western Maryland College Historic District is a national historic district at Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland, United States. It is situated within the confines of the present 100-plus acre college campus of McDaniel College and comprises an area of about three acres at its southeast corner. It includes six of the college's earliest surviving buildings and structures: Alumni Hall, Carroll Hall, Levine Hall, The President's House, Little Baker Chapel, and the Ward Memorial Arch. These structures are the oldest surviving architectural links with the 19th century beginnings of the college. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [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. J. Richard Rivoire and James F. Ridenour (May 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Western Maryland College Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.