Oak Hill Historic District (Hagerstown, Maryland)
Encyclopedia
Oak Hill Historic District is a national historic district
at Hagerstown
, Washington County
, Maryland
, United States
. The district consists of a residential neighborhood of approximately 76 acres (307,561.4 m²) in northern Hagerstown. It is characterized generally by large scale houses built in the first third of the 20th century and standing in a garden city
type setting. The houses are generally Colonial or Georgian revival
in stylistic influences.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1987.
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 Hagerstown
Hagerstown, Maryland
Hagerstown is a city in northwestern Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Washington County, and, by many definitions, the largest city in a region known as Western Maryland. The population of Hagerstown city proper at the 2010 census was 39,662, and the population of the...
, Washington County
Washington County, Maryland
Washington County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering southern Pennsylvania to the north, northern Virginia to the south, and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia to the south and west. As of the 2010 Census, its population is 147,430...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The district consists of a residential neighborhood of approximately 76 acres (307,561.4 m²) in northern Hagerstown. It is characterized generally by large scale houses built in the first third of the 20th century and standing in a garden city
Garden city movement
The garden city movement is a method of urban planning that was initiated in 1898 by Sir Ebenezer Howard in the United Kingdom. Garden cities were intended to be planned, self-contained communities surrounded by "greenbelts" , containing proportionate areas of residences, industry and...
type setting. The houses are generally Colonial or Georgian revival
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
in stylistic influences.
It was added to 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 1987.
External links
- Oak Hill Historic District, Washington County, including photo from 1988, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Boundary Map of the Oak Hill Historic District, Washington County, at Maryland Historical Trust
