Owensville Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Owensville Historic District

Owensville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Listed
November 8, 2003
Type
District
Ref No.
03001117

About this property

Owensville Historic District is a national historic district at Owensville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It is located around a small crossroads community located at the intersection of Owensville Road (MD 255) and Owensville-Sudley Road. It consists of a concentration of historic buildings leading up to and clustered around the intersecting roads. It consists of 27 buildings, including two church complexes, 16 dwellings with their associated domestic outbuildings, and several agricultural buildings, including tobacco barns. Included in the district is the separately listed Christ Church. Much of the historic building stock dates between 1825 and 1875. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

Location

Owensville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
38.85275, -76.58796

Categories

AGRICULTUREARCHITECTURECOMMERCERELIGIONCOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Battles

Battle of the Chesapeake — Maryland Waters 1813
1813War of 1812
8.8 mi
Skirmish at Upper Marlboro MD
1814Early Republic
9 mi
Coode's Rebellion (Maryland 1689)
1689Colonial
9 mi

Questions about this property

When was Owensville Historic District listed on the National Register?

Owensville Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 8, 2003.

What type of historic resource is Owensville Historic District?

Owensville Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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