Stoneleigh Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Stoneleigh Historic District

Towson, Baltimore County, Maryland
Listed
November 8, 2003
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
03001113

About this property

Stoneleigh Historic District is a national historic district at Towson, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is a cohesive residential neighborhood in Central Baltimore County. The first 110-acre (0.45 km2) section of Stoneleigh was platted in 1922 and later enlarged in 1954 with the central 20 acres (81,000 m2) of land, on which the Italianate-style Stoneleigh Villa once stood. Domestic buildings in Stoneleigh extends from the 1920s to infill housing of the mid-1980s and are suburban examples of the Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, French Revival, Spanish Mission Revival, Renaissance Revival, and Craftsman styles. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

Location

Towson, Baltimore County, Maryland
39.38062, -76.60482

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 03001113. It was listed on November 8, 2003.

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNITY 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 Historic Sites

Anneslie Historic District
Industrial
0.3 mi
Rodgers Forge Historic District
Listed
0.6 mi

Nearby Battles

Susquehannock War (Maryland/Virginia) 1675
1675Colonial
3.8 mi
Susquehannock War (Maryland/Virginia 1675)
1675Colonial
3.8 mi
Great Railroad Strike of 1877 — Baltimore Riot
1877Frontier
6.2 mi

Questions about this property

When was Stoneleigh Historic District listed on the National Register?

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

What type of historic resource is Stoneleigh Historic District?

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

What is the period of significance for Stoneleigh Historic District?

The period of significance for Stoneleigh Historic District is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1922.

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