The Princess Anne Historic District is located in Princess Anne

Princess Anne, Maryland

Princess Anne is a town in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,313 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Somerset County.Princess Anne is included in the Salisbury, Maryland Metropolitan Statistical Area....

 the county seat of Somerset County

Somerset County, Maryland

-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*53.5% White*42.3% Black*0.3% Native American*0.7% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.7% Two or more races*1.5% Other races*3.3% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

, Maryland

Maryland

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 on Maryland's Eastern Shore

Eastern Shore of Maryland

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. There has been little change due to industry or other development, and the town retains much of its historic character since its founding in the early 18th Century. It has been the governmental center since the county was formed in 1742 and the present courthouse is one of the most architecturally distinguished in the state. Within the historic district are a few pre-Revolutionary structures, a high concentration of Federal

Federal architecture

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 and Victorian architecture

Victorian architecture

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 buildings, vernacular dwellings as well as 19th and early-20th century commercial and public buildings. The district contains approximately 270 structures of which nearly 90 percent are contributing to the character of the district.

Among the contributing structures are:

• Beckford Avenue Tenant Houses (c.1870)
• Boxwood Gardens (c.1850)
• Charles Jones House (c.1780)
• Colonel George Handy House (1805-06)
• John W. Crisfield House ("Somerset House") (c.1852 and earlier)
• Linden Hill (c.1750, c.1835)
• Littleton Long House (c.1830) (See Somerset County Historical Trust)
• Nutter's Purchase (c.1800)
• St. Andrews Episcopal Church (1767-73, 1859, 1896)
• Teackle Gatehouse (c.1805)
• Washington Hotel (c.1797, 1838)
• William Geddes House ("Tunstall Cottage") (c.1755)
• William W. Johnston House (c.1834-35)
• Woolford-Elzey House (c.1788, c.1840)

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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in 1980.

External links

• Historic District Walking Tour
• Princess Anne Historic District, Somerset County, Inventory No.: S-128, including photo in 1976, at Maryland Historical Trust website