List of National Historic Landmarks in Maryland facts for kids
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Maryland. There are currently 74 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Maryland. Also included are short lists of former NHLs and of other historic sites of national importance administered by the National Park Service.
Current NHLs
The NHLs are distributed over 17 of Maryland's 23 counties and its one county-equivalent, the independent city of Baltimore.
For consistency, places are listed by their National Historic Landmark program names.
Landmark name | Image | Date designated | Location | County | Description | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Accokeek Creek Site |
(#66000909) |
Accokeek Coordinates missing |
Prince George's | Archaeological site of a palisaded village occupied from ca. A.D. 1300 to ca. 1630 | |
2 | Army Medical Museum and Library |
(#66000854) |
Silver Spring 39°00′32″N 77°03′14″W / 39.008889°N 77.053889°W |
Montgomery | This listing presently encompasses a US military medical records and research collection that dates to the 1860s. The original building in Washington, D.C. was demolished in 1969; the collection is now principally with the National Museum of Health and Medicine. The landmark designation is undergoing review. | |
3 | BALTIMORE (Tug) |
(#93001613) |
Baltimore 39°16′22″N 76°36′01″W / 39.27270°N 76.60027°W |
City of Baltimore | Oldest steam-powered tugboat in operation in the United States | |
4 | Baltimore and Ohio Transportation Museum and Mount Clare Station |
(#66000906) |
Baltimore 39°17′01″N 76°37′57″W / 39.28352°N 76.63240°W |
City of Baltimore | Part of oldest American railyard; site of first passenger rail service and first telegraph message. Collections of 19th- and 20th-century artifacts related to America's railroads; 250 pieces of railroad rolling stock; 15,000 artifacts; four nineteenth-century buildings, including the historic roundhouse; a mile of historic track. Larg | |
5 | Clara Barton House |
(#66000037) |
Glen Echo 38°58′03″N 77°08′28″W / 38.96756°N 77.14114°W |
Montgomery | Home of Clara Barton; American pioneer teacher, nurse, and humanitarian; founder of the American Red Cross | |
6 | Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge |
(#72000582) |
Savage 39°08′05″N 76°49′31″W / 39.134722°N 76.825278°W |
Howard | Sole surviving example of the first successful all-metal bridge design to be adopted and consistently used on a railroad | |
7 | Brice House |
(#70000259) |
Annapolis 38°58′45″N 76°29′14″W / 38.97917°N 76.48722°W |
Anne Arundel | Preserved 18th century Georgian style brick house | |
8 | Carrollton Viaduct |
(#71001032) |
Baltimore 39°16′24″N 76°39′19″W / 39.27339°N 76.65529°W |
City of Baltimore | Oldest operating railway bridge in the world. | |
9 | Rachel Carson House |
(#91002058) |
Silver Spring 39°02′48″N 77°00′03″W / 39.04667°N 77.00092°W |
Montgomery | House where Rachel Carson wrote her classic work Silent Spring in 1962 | |
10 | Casselmans Bridge, National Road |
(#66000391) |
Grantsville 39°41′48″N 79°08′37″W / 39.696667°N 79.143611°W |
Garrett | Bridge built in 1813 on the National Road, the nation's first major public works project | |
11 | Whittaker Chambers Farm |
(#88001824) |
Westminster 39°39′35″N 76°58′35″W / 39.659722°N 76.976389°W |
Carroll | Farm home of Whittaker Chambers, accuser of Alger Hiss; papers hidden here in a pumpkin led to Hiss's conviction; Chambers wrote Witness, his best-selling autobiography, here | |
12 | Chase-Lloyd House |
(#70000260) |
Annapolis 38°58′52″N 76°29′18″W / 38.98121°N 76.48838°W |
Anne Arundel | Three-story brick Georgian mansion dating from 1769-1774 | |
13 | Chestertown Historic District |
(#70000263) |
Chestertown 39°12′45″N 76°04′10″W / 39.2125°N 76.069444°W |
Kent | ||
14 | College of Medicine of Maryland |
(#97001275) |
Baltimore 39°17′07″N 76°37′25″W / 39.28518°N 76.62362°W |
City of Baltimore | Oldest medical school building in the U.S. | |
15 | Colonial Annapolis Historic District |
(#66000383) |
Annapolis 38°58′41″N 76°29′29″W / 38.978056°N 76.491389°W |
Anne Arundel | NRHP 66000383, and boundary increase NRHP 84003875, in 1984. | |
16 | USS CONSTELLATION (Frigate) |
(#66000918) |
Baltimore 39°17′03″N 76°36′42″W / 39.28426°N 76.61166°W |
City of Baltimore | Constructed in 1854; sloop-of-war, or corvette; second United States Navy ship to carry this famous name | |
17 | Doughoregan Manor |
(#71000376) |
Ellicott City 39°16′36″N 76°53′35″W / 39.276667°N 76.893056°W |
Howard | Built in 1766; until 1832 home of Charles Carroll, last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence | |
18 | EDNA E. LOCKWOOD (Bugeye) |
(#86000258) |
St. Michaels 38°47′08″N 76°13′10″W / 38.78568°N 76.21941°W |
Talbot | Built in 1889; Chesapeake Bay bugeye; last working oyster boat of her kind | |
19 | Ellicott City Station |
(#68000025) |
Ellicott City 39°15′56″N 76°47′43″W / 39.26544°N 76.79529°W |
Howard | ||
20 | First Unitarian Church |
(#72001495) |
Baltimore 39°17′36″N 76°36′58″W / 39.29340°N 76.61611°W |
City of Baltimore | NRHP 72001495 | |
21 | Fort Frederick |
(#73000939) |
Big Pool 39°36′33″N 78°01′17″W / 39.609167°N 78.021389°W |
Washington | NRHP 73000939 | |
22 | Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory |
(#85001578) |
Gaithersburg 39°08′05″N 77°11′57″W / 39.13472°N 77.19908°W |
Montgomery | NRHP 85001578 | |
23 | Greenbelt, Maryland Historic District |
(#80004331) |
Greenbelt 39°00′10″N 76°53′28″W / 39.002778°N 76.891111°W |
Prince George's | ||
24 | Habre-de-venture |
(#72001595) |
Port Tobacco 38°31′43″N 77°01′54″W / 38.52872°N 77.03155°W |
Charles | NRHP 72001595 | |
25 | Hammond-Harwood House |
(#66000384) |
Annapolis 38°58′52″N 76°29′18″W / 38.98124°N 76.48832°W |
Anne Arundel | NRHP 66000384 | |
26 | HILDA M. WILLING (Skipjack) |
(#85001089) |
Tilghman 38°42′40″N 76°19′53″W / 38.71102°N 76.33142°W |
Talbot | ||
27 | His Lordship's Kindness |
(#70000853) |
Rosaryville 38°46′44″N 76°50′34″W / 38.778889°N 76.842778°W |
Prince George's | NRHP 70000853 | |
28 | Homewood |
(#71001033) |
Baltimore 39°19′39″N 76°37′09″W / 39.32756°N 76.61917°W |
City of Baltimore | NRHP 71001033 | |
29 | KATHRYN (Skipjack) |
(#85001090) |
Tilghman Island 38°42′40″N 76°19′53″W / 38.71102°N 76.33142°W |
Talbot | NRHP 85001090. | |
30 | Kennedy Farm |
(#73000941) |
Samples Manor 39°48′00″N 77°42′54″W / 39.8°N 77.715°W |
Washington | NRHP 73000941. Also known as John Brown's Headquarters. | |
31 | LIGHTSHIP NO. 116 "CHESAPEAKE" |
(#80000349) |
Baltimore 39°17′01″N 76°36′34″W / 39.28375°N 76.60956°W |
City of Baltimore | Built in 1930 at Charleston Drydock & Machine Co; took on the name of whatever station she was anchored at | |
32 | London Town Publik House |
(#70000262) |
Woodland Beach 38°56′23″N 76°32′25″W / 38.93967°N 76.54026°W |
Anne Arundel | A county alms house | |
33 | J. C. Lore Oyster House |
(#84003869) |
Solomons 38°19′26″N 76°27′40″W / 38.323889°N 76.461111°W |
Calvert | ||
34 | Maryland Statehouse |
(#66000385) |
Annapolis 38°58′36″N 76°29′28″W / 38.97663°N 76.49107°W |
Anne Arundel | NRHP 66000385 | |
35 | Elmer V. McCollum House |
(#76002182) |
Baltimore 39°18′43″N 76°41′06″W / 39.31188°N 76.68491°W |
City of Baltimore | NRHP 76002182 | |
36 | H. L. Mencken House |
(#83004384) |
Baltimore 39°17′08″N 76°38′29″W / 39.28556°N 76.64137°W |
City of Baltimore | A home of author H. L. Mencken. The house is included in the Union Square-Hollins Market Historic District. | |
37 | Minor Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
(#69000330) |
Baltimore 39°17′36″N 76°36′58″W / 39.29340°N 76.61611°W |
City of Baltimore | ||
38 | Monocacy Battlefield |
(#66000908) |
Frederick 39°22′16″N 77°23′31″W / 39.37115°N 77.39208°W |
Frederick | NRHP 66000908 | |
39 | Montpelier |
(#70000852) |
Laurel 39°03′54″N 76°50′42″W / 39.065°N 76.845°W |
Prince George's | NRHP 70000852 | |
40 | Mount Clare |
(#70000860) |
Baltimore 39°16′37″N 76°38′37″W / 39.27697°N 76.64349°W |
City of Baltimore | NRHP 70000860 | |
41 | Mount Royal Station and Trainshed |
(#73002191) |
Baltimore 39°18′14″N 76°37′14″W / 39.30378°N 76.62046°W |
City of Baltimore | NRHP 73002191. | |
42 | Mount Vernon Place Historic District |
(#71001037) |
Baltimore 39°17′51″N 76°36′56″W / 39.297493°N 76.61565°W |
City of Baltimore | NRHP 71001037 | |
43 | NELLIE CROCKETT (Buy-boat) |
(#94001185) |
Georgetown 39°21′40″N 75°52′55″W / 39.36110°N 75.88183°W |
Kent | Chesapeake Bay oyster buy-boat; built in 1926. | |
44 | Old Lock Pump House, Chesapeake and Delaware Canal |
(#66000390) |
Chesapeake City 39°31′26″N 75°48′39″W / 39.52380°N 75.81070°W |
Cecil | NRHP 66000390 | |
45 | William Paca House |
(#71000364) |
Annapolis 38°58′46″N 76°29′17″W / 38.97944°N 76.48793°W |
Anne Arundel | ||
46 | Peale's Baltimore Museum |
(#66000915) |
Baltimore 39°17′24″N 76°36′38″W / 39.29004°N 76.61063°W |
City of Baltimore | NRHP 66000915 | |
47 | Phoenix Shot Tower |
(#69000373) |
Baltimore 39°17′19″N 76°36′20″W / 39.28867°N 76.60556°W |
City of Baltimore | NRHP 69000373 | |
48 | Edgar Allan Poe House |
(#71001043) |
Baltimore 39°17′21″N 76°38′00″W / 39.28923°N 76.63334°W |
City of Baltimore | NRHP 71001043 | |
49 | REBECCA T. RUARK (Skipjack) |
(#85001095) |
Tilghman Island 38°42′46″N 76°19′53″W / 38.712778°N 76.331389°W |
Talbot | ||
50 | Ira Remsen House |
(#75002102) |
Baltimore 39°17′44″N 76°37′10″W / 39.29568°N 76.61946°W |
City of Baltimore | NRHP 75002102 | |
51 | Riversdale Mansion |
(#73002166) |
Riverdale 38°57′37″N 76°55′55″W / 38.960278°N 76.931944°W |
Prince George's | ||
52 | Henry August Rowland House |
(#75002098) |
Baltimore 39°17′54″N 76°37′04″W / 39.29846°N 76.61767°W |
City of Baltimore | Home of physicist Henry Augustus Rowland. | |
53 | St. Mary's City Historic District |
(#69000310) |
St. Marys City Coordinates missing |
St. Mary's | ||
54 | St. Mary's Seminary Chapel |
(#71001046) |
Baltimore 39°17′38″N 76°37′23″W / 39.29401°N 76.62302°W |
City of Baltimore | ||
55 | N.S. SAVANNAH (Nuclear Ship) |
(#82001518) |
Baltimore 39°15′30″N 76°33′20″W / 39.258472°N 76.555417°W |
City of Baltimore | NRHP 82001518 | |
56 | Schifferstadt |
(#100000833) |
Frederick 39°25′24″N 77°25′39″W / 39.423333°N 77.4275°W |
Frederick County | ||
57 | Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital and Gate House |
(#71000369) |
Towson 39°23′28″N 76°37′09″W / 39.391111°N 76.619167°W |
Baltimore County | ||
58 | Sion Hill |
(#90000608) |
Havre De Grace 39°33′58″N 76°07′39″W / 39.56606°N 76.12740°W |
Harford | ||
59 | Sotterley |
(#72001487) |
Hollywood 38°22′47″N 76°32′20″W / 38.379722°N 76.538889°W |
St. Mary's | ||
60 | Spacecraft Magnetic Test Facility |
(#85002811) |
Greenbelt 39°00′17″N 76°49′31″W / 39.00485°N 76.82541°W |
Prince George's | ||
61 | Star-Spangled Banner Flag House |
(#69000320) |
Baltimore 39°17′08″N 76°36′13″W / 39.28563°N 76.60358°W |
City of Baltimore | House where Mary Young Pickersgill sewed the large Star-Spangled Banner flag of the United States, to fly over Fort McHenry, inspiring the U.S. national anthem. | |
62 | Peggy Stewart House |
(#73000887) |
Annapolis 38°58′55″N 76°29′14″W / 38.98189°N 76.48725°W |
Anne Arundel | ||
63 | USCGC TANEY (Coast Guard cutter) |
(#88001826) |
Baltimore 39°17′09″N 76°36′23″W / 39.285833°N 76.606389°W |
City of Baltimore | ||
64 | Thomas Point Shoal Light Station |
(#75000864) |
Annapolis 38°53′56″N 76°26′10″W / 38.899°N 76.436°W |
Anne Arundel | ||
65 | Thomas Viaduct, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad |
(#66000388) |
Relay 39°13′12″N 76°42′49″W / 39.22000°N 76.71351°W |
Baltimore County & Howard County | ||
66 | USS TORSK (Submarine) |
(#86000090) |
Baltimore 39°16′58″N 76°36′33″W / 39.28285°N 76.60908°W |
City of Baltimore | ||
67 | Tulip Hill |
(#70000261) |
Galesville 38°51′03″N 76°33′02″W / 38.850833°N 76.550556°W |
Anne Arundel | ||
68 | United States Naval Academy |
(#66000386) |
Annapolis 38°59′04″N 76°29′20″W / 38.98443°N 76.48888°W |
Anne Arundel | ||
69 | Washington Aqueduct |
(#73002123) |
Great Falls, MD and Washington, DC 38°56′15″N 77°06′51″W / 38.9375°N 77.114167°W |
Montgomery, MD and District of Columbia | Also in District of Columbia | |
70 | William Henry Welch House |
(#76002186) |
Baltimore 39°18′00″N 76°36′51″W / 39.30008°N 76.61428°W |
City of Baltimore | ||
71 | West St. Mary's Manor |
(#70000854) |
Drayden 38°11′10″N 76°26′54″W / 38.186111°N 76.448333°W |
St. Mary's | ||
72 | Whitehall |
(#66000387) |
Annapolis 39°00′15″N 76°25′37″W / 39.004167°N 76.426944°W |
Anne Arundel | ||
73 | WILLIAM. B. TENNISON (Buy-Boat) |
(#80001799) |
Solomons 38°19′23″N 76°27′39″W / 38.32315°N 76.46089°W |
Calvert | ||
74 | Wye House |
(#70000264) |
Easton 38°51′12″N 76°10′06″W / 38.853398°N 76.168406°W |
Talbot |
Historic areas of the NPS in Maryland
National Historical Parks, some National Monuments, and certain other areas listed in the National Park system are historic landmarks of national importance that are highly protected already, often before the inauguration of the NHL program in 1960, and are then often not also named NHLs per se. There are ___ of these in Maryland. The National Park Service lists these fourteen together with the NHLs in the state,
The Clara Barton National Historic Site, Monocacy National Battlefield and Thomas Stone National Historic Site are also NHLs and are listed above (with the latter under its alternative name, Habre de Venture)
The other seven are:
Landmark name |
Image | Date established | Location | County | Description | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Antietam National Battlefield | August 30, 1890 | Sharpsburg | Washington | ||
2 | Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park | January 8, 1971 | Maryland | multiple counties | Also included in District of Columbia and West Virginia | |
3 | Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine | March 3, 1925 (National Park) August 11, 1939 (National Monument) |
Baltimore | City of Baltimore | ||
4 | Fort Washington Park | May 29, 1930 | Fort Washington | Prince George's County | ||
5 | Hampton National Historic Site | June 22, 1948 | Hampton, Maryland | Baltimore County | ||
6 | Harpers Ferry National Historical Park | June 30, 1944 (National Monument) May 29, 1963 (National Historical Park) |
Maryland | Washington County | Also included in Virginia and West Virginia | |
7 | Piscataway Park | October 4, 1961 | Accokeek | Prince George's County |
Former National Historic Landmarks
There is one former NHL, Resurrection Manor, which was demolished in 2002 and subsequently delisted.
# | Landmark name | Image | Date designated | Date withdrawn | Locality | County | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Resurrection Manor | April 15, 1970 | February 17, 2006 | Hollywood vicinity 38°20′17″N 76°30′34″W / 38.338056°N 76.509444°W |
St. Mary's | Demolished in 2002 and replaced by a modern home. |