Davidsonville Historic District
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Davidsonville Historic District is a national historic district
at Davidsonville
, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
. It is located around a rural crossroads at the intersection of Central Avenue (MD 214
) and Davidsonville Road (MD 424
). The district consists of fifteen properties: three churches, one commercial building, and eleven houses. They represent the period from the village’s initial settlement in about 1835 through the early 20th century.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1992.
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
at Davidsonville
Davidsonville, Maryland
Davidsonville is an unincorporated community in central Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA. It is a semi-rural community composed mostly of farms and suburban-like developments and is a good example of an "exurb." Davidsonville has relatively little commercial development and no high-density housing...
, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Anne Arundel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is named for Anne Arundell , a member of the ancient family of Arundells in Cornwall, England and the wife of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. Its county seat is Annapolis, which is also the capital of the state...
. It is located around a rural crossroads at the intersection of Central Avenue (MD 214
Maryland Route 214
Maryland Route 214 is an east–west state highway that runs through Prince George's County and Anne Arundel County within the U.S. state of Maryland. Central Avenue runs along the center of Prince George's County and divides it into north and south...
) and Davidsonville Road (MD 424
Maryland Route 424
Maryland Route 424 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Davidsonville Road, the state highway runs from MD 214 in Davidsonville north to MD 3 in Crofton.-Route description:...
). The district consists of fifteen properties: three churches, one commercial building, and eleven houses. They represent the period from the village’s initial settlement in about 1835 through the early 20th century.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1992.
External links
- Davidsonville Historic District, Anne Arundel County, including photo from 1991, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Boundary Map of the Davidsonville Historic District, Anne Arundel County, at Maryland Historical Trust
