Darlington Historic District
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Darlington Historic District is a national historic district
at Darlington
, Harford County
, Maryland
, United States
. It includes approximately 100 small-scale structures in the village of Darlington. They include four churches including the Darlington United Methodist Church
, a dozen shops and stores, barns/garages, meathouses, chicken houses and other outbuildings, a lodge hall, a grammar school, a cemetery, and three working farms, and the Deer Creek Friends Meetinghouse
. They date particularly from the late 19th century through the early 20th century.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1987.
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...
at Darlington
Darlington, Maryland
Darlington is an unincorporated village in northeastern Harford County, Maryland, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district in 1987 with approximately 100 contributing properties .-Community:Local children attend the Darlington Elementary...
, Harford County
Harford County, Maryland
Harford County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 244,826. Its county seat is Bel Air. Harford County forms part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area.-History:...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It includes approximately 100 small-scale structures in the village of Darlington. They include four churches including the Darlington United Methodist Church
Darlington United Methodist Church
Darlington United Methodist Church is located in Darlington, Maryland. It is a pre Civil War structure, built in 1852, with white siding, large windows, and many historically original architecture. It is a church within the Baltimore Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church...
, a dozen shops and stores, barns/garages, meathouses, chicken houses and other outbuildings, a lodge hall, a grammar school, a cemetery, and three working farms, and the Deer Creek Friends Meetinghouse
Deer Creek Friends Meetinghouse
Deer Creek Friends Meetinghouse is a historic Friends meeting house located at Darlington, Harford County, Maryland. It is a one-story fieldstone structure, six bays long on the south, four bays on the north, and three bays wide. It was constructed in 1784 to replace a building of 1737 and...
. They date particularly from the late 19th century through the early 20th 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 1987.
External links
- Darlington Historic District, Harford County, including photo dated 2000, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Boundary Map of the Darlington Historic District, Harford County, at Maryland Historical Trust
