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Coordinates: 38°57′59″N 76°56′12″W / 38.96639°N 76.93667°W / 38.96639; -76.93667
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Old Town College Park
Calvert Road in the district, August 2014
Old Town College Park is located in Maryland
Old Town College Park
Old Town College Park is located in the United States
Old Town College Park
LocationRoughly bounded by Yale, & Columbia Aves., Calvert Rd., & UM Campus, College Park, Maryland
Coordinates38°57′59″N 76°56′12″W / 38.96639°N 76.93667°W / 38.96639; -76.93667
Area120 acres (49 ha)
ArchitectJohnson and Curriden; Cutler, Henry Wright; Ross, R. Webster
Architectural styleFederal, Queen Anne
MPSHistoric Residential Suburbs in the United States, 1830-1960
NRHP reference No.12000993[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 2012

Old Town is an historic neighborhood of College Park, Maryland. It is roughly bounded by the University of Maryland campus, the B&O Railroad tracks, and US Route 1. The area was platted out in 1889, and built out over the next several decades, its developers seeking to attract commuters to Baltimore and Washington, DC, and individuals affiliated with the Maryland Agricultural College (as the school was then known). Most of the neighborhood is residential, with American Foursquare and Cape style housing predominating. Closer to the university campus, the developers built garden-style apartment houses and other types of housing to cater to the academic community. The major non-residential structures are a Gothic Revival church, and a modern post office and Washington Metro station.[2]

The neighborhood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/03/12 through 12/07/12. National Park Service. 2012-12-14.
  2. ^ Laura V. Trieschmann and Robin Weidlich (April 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Old Town College Park" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2015-08-01.


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