Pocomoke City Historic District

Historic district in Maryland, United States

United States historic place


Pocomoke City Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Salem Methodist Church, seen in 2013
38°4′24″N 75°33′57″W / 38.07333°N 75.56583°W / 38.07333; -75.56583
Area	220 acres (89 ha)
Built	1868 (1868)
Architectural style	Federal, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	04001383^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 23, 2004

The Pocomoke City Historic District is a national historic district in Pocomoke City, Worcester County, Maryland. The historic district includes the central business district (CBD) and surrounding residential area of Pocomoke City. The CBD is defined by an important collection of late-19th century and early-20th century commercial and public architecture. It includes a significant array of Victorian, Colonial Revival, and Beaux-Arts influenced structures. The majority of the housing dates from 1870 to 1940. It is an example of a type of prosperous river town that characterized the region during the period, which retains an exceptional collection of 19th and 20th century building forms.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ George Andreve (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pocomoke City Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved March 1, 2016.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pocomoke City Historic District.

Pocomoke City Historic District, Worcester County, including photo dated 2002, at Maryland Historical Trust
Boundary Map of the Pocomoke City Historic District, Worcester County, at Maryland Historical Trust

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Maryland

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