Funkstown Historic District


Funkstown Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

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Location	Roughly bounded by Antietam Creek, US 40A, Stouffer Ave., and High St., Funkstown, Maryland
Coordinates	39°36′30″N 77°42′36″W / 39.60833°N 77.71000°W / 39.60833; -77.71000Coordinates: 39°36′30″N 77°42′36″W / 39.60833°N 77.71000°W / 39.60833; -77.71000
Area	100 acres (40 ha)
Built	1863 (1863)
Architectural style	Federal, Greek Revival, et al.
NRHP Reference #	00001050^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 8, 2000

Funkstown Historic District is a national historic district at Funkstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States. The district includes 217 contributing buildings, one contributing structure, and three contributing sites. The National Road forms Funkstown's main street and shaped in a significant way the appearance of the town. Funkstown's early and most extensive development was along this route, including the town's oldest known dwelling, the Jacob Funk House, built by the founder in 1769. Other properties are of sided log, stone, or brick construction of mixed residential and commercial use, dating from the late 18th century through the mid 20th century.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Paula S. Reed (February 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Funkstown Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.

External links

Funkstown Historic District, Washington County, including photo from 1999, at Maryland Historical Trust
Boundary Map of the Funkstown Historic District, Washington County, at Maryland Historical Trust

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Maryland

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