St. Michaels Historic District

St. Michaels Historic District
Location Saint Michaels, Maryland
Coordinates 38°47′4″N 76°13′24″W / 38.78444°N 76.22333°W / 38.78444; -76.22333Coordinates: 38°47′4″N 76°13′24″W / 38.78444°N 76.22333°W / 38.78444; -76.22333
Area 105 acres (42 ha)
Built 1778 (1778)
Architectural style Italianate, Gothic Revival, Federal
NRHP reference # 86002427[1]
Added to NRHP September 11, 1986

The Saint Michaels Historic District encompasses the historic center of Saint Michaels, Maryland, U.S.A. The late 18th- and early 19th-century town is a small seaport on a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay which has retained a high degree of historic integrity. Of particular interest are an unusual number of gallery-fronted houses.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

While writing Chesapeake, James Michener lived here, both researching for the book and experiencing life in the historic town.[3]

The principal buildings of the district are:[4]

  1. Cannonball House (1805), corner of Mulberry Street and St. Mary's Square;
  2. Bruff House (ca. 1790), Thompsons Alley;
  3. Leonard Funeral Home (1825-1850,with later extensions), 312 Talbot Street;
  4. St. Mary's Square Museum, St. Mary's Square;
  5. Amelia Welby House, Mulberry Street;
  6. Old Inn (ca. 1816), corner of Talbot and Mulberry Streets;
  7. Dorris House (1806), corner of Talbot and Mulberry Streets;
  8. St. Luke's Methodist Church (1871), Talbot Street;
  9. Christ Episcopal Church (1878), Talbot Street;
  10. Tarr House (ca. 1800-1810), 109 Green Street;
  11. Bruff-Mansfield House, northwest corner of Green and Locust Streets;
  12. Dr. Dodson House, southwest corner of Cherry and Locust Streets;
  13. The "Snuggery", Cherry Street;
  14. Henry Clay Dodson House, end of Cherry Street;
  15. Gingerbread House (1879), 103 Talbot Street;
  16. Granite Lodge (1839), 403 St. Mary's Square;
  17. Old Parsonage (ca. 1870), southwest corner of Talbot Street and Dodson Avenue;
  18. Colonel Kemp House (ca. 1805), northwest corner of Talbot and West Chestnut Streets;
  19. St. Michaels Mill (1890s), Chew Avenue;
  20. Town Hall Mall (ca 1875), west side of Talbot Street;
  21. Clifton Hope House (1888), 400 South Talbot Street;
  22. Haddaway House (1810s), Locust Street.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Paul Touart (March 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Michaels Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  3. ↑ "The Heart & Soul of the Chesapeake Bay". Boating in St. Michaels. MarinaLife. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
  4. ↑ "NRHP Nomination". United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 9 November 2017.


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