Whitehaven Historic District
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Whitehaven Historic District is a national historic district
in Whitehaven, Wicomico County, Maryland
. It is located at the end of Whitehaven Road (an extension of Maryland Route 352
) on the north bank of the Wicomico River
. The ferry that crosses the river here has been in continuous operation since 1688 or earlier. The district encompasses a late-19th century village, consisting of the Whitehaven Hotel
, church, school, marine railway, and 24 houses dating from the 19th century, two 20th century and one 18th century dwellings. It is one of the oldest towns in this part of Maryland, authorized by the General Assembly in the late 17th century.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1980.
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...
in Whitehaven, Wicomico County, Maryland
Wicomico County, Maryland
As of the census of 2010, there were 98,733 people, 37,220 households, and 24,172 families residing in the county. The population density was 261.7 people per square mile . There were 41,192 housing units at an average density of 109.2 per square mile...
. It is located at the end of Whitehaven Road (an extension of Maryland Route 352
Maryland Route 352
Maryland Route 352 is an east–west state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs between intersections with MD 349 near Bivalve on the west and Catchpenny on the east. The Whitehaven Road portion of MD 352 was constructed as a state highway from Catchpenny west to...
) on the north bank of the Wicomico River
Wicomico River (Maryland eastern shore)
The Wicomico River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the eastern shore of Maryland. It drains an area of low marshlands and farming country in the middle Delmarva Peninsula. The name "Wicomico" derives from the words wicko mekee, meaning "a place where houses are built," apparently...
. The ferry that crosses the river here has been in continuous operation since 1688 or earlier. The district encompasses a late-19th century village, consisting of the Whitehaven Hotel
Whitehaven Hotel
Whitehaven Hotel is a historic hotel located at Whitehaven, Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. It is a three-story, U-shaped, steeply pitches mansard-roofed Second Empire-style frame structure. The center core of the hotel is a Federal side hall / parlor dwelling, erected around 1810-1815...
, church, school, marine railway, and 24 houses dating from the 19th century, two 20th century and one 18th century dwellings. It is one of the oldest towns in this part of Maryland, authorized by the General Assembly in the late 17th century.
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 1980.
External links
- Whitehaven Historic District, Wicomico County, including photo dated 1978, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Boundary Map of the Whitehaven Historic District, Wicomico County, at Maryland Historical Trust
