Airview Historic District

Airview Historic District
Location 701-720 East Main St. extended, Middletown, Maryland
Coordinates 39°26′26″N 77°31′46″W / 39.44056°N 77.52944°W / 39.44056; -77.52944Coordinates: 39°26′26″N 77°31′46″W / 39.44056°N 77.52944°W / 39.44056; -77.52944
Area 10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built 1896 (1896)
Architect Barber, George F. & Co.; et al.
Architectural style Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, et al.
NRHP reference # 04001404[1]
Added to NRHP December 29, 2004

The Airview Historic District is a district of 12 houses built between 1896 and 1930 on each side of East Main Street in Middletown, Maryland. The district was developed to take advantage of the Hagerstown and Frederick Railway, which paralleled what was then known as the National Pike, and is an example of a small-scale streetcar suburb. The subdivision was subdivided from the Kefauver farm and included a trolley stop in front of developer Lewis Kefauver's house. The trolley right-of-way is still visible in the deep setback between the street and the sidewalk in the front yards of houses on the north side of the street.

The subdivisions's location in a then-rural setting view with its expansive views made the suburb attractive for retiring farmers.[2]

The Airview Historic District is now part of Middletown, but is separated from the Middletown Historic District by a section of newer development.

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Edie Wallace and Paula S. Reed (November 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Airview Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.


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