Costen House

Costen House
The Isaac Costen House
Location 206 Market St., Pocomoke City, Maryland
Coordinates 38°4′29″N 75°34′4″W / 38.07472°N 75.56778°W / 38.07472; -75.56778Coordinates: 38°4′29″N 75°34′4″W / 38.07472°N 75.56778°W / 38.07472; -75.56778
Area less than one acre
Built c. 1870 (1870)
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference # 75000934[1]
Added to NRHP December 6, 1975

The Costen House is a historic U.S. home located at 206 Market Street, Pocomoke City, Maryland, United States. Dr. Isaac Costen built the house c. 1870s and members of his family lived there for over a century.[2][3] Dr. Costen became the first Mayor of Pocomoke City.[4] The house currently serves as The Isaac Costen House Museum.[4]

The Costen House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

The Isaac Costen House Museum

The Isaac Costen House Museum provides information on the Costen family and how people in the area lived during 1870-1920. The grounds of the museum also includes The Hall-Walton Memorial Garden.[3]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. J. Richard Rivoire and Pamela James (May 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Costen House" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  3. 1 2 Costen House. Costen House brochure, circa 1995.
  4. 1 2 The Museums of Worcester County brochure, circa 2005.


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