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Washington Street Historic District (Cumberland, Maryland)

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Architect
  
Notman,John

Area
  
14 ha

NRHP Reference #
  
73000884

Added to NRHP
  
6 February 1973

Washington Street Historic District (Cumberland, Maryland)

Location
  
Washington St. from Wills Creek to mid 600 block, including Prospect Square, Cumberland, Maryland

Architectural style
  
Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Federal

The Washington Street Historic District is a national historic district in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. It is an approximately 35-acre (140,000 m2) residential area to the west of downtown Cumberland and consists primarily of six blocks of Washington Street. It contains large-scale 19th- and 20th-century houses representing most of the major architectural styles, including examples of Greek Revival, Italianate, Gothic, Queen Anne, Romanesque, Colonial Revival, and bungalow. Also included in the district are the 1890s Romanesque courthouse, the 1850s Greek Revival academy building, and the Algonquin Hotel.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

References

Washington Street Historic District (Cumberland, Maryland) Wikipedia