Lower Deer Creek Valley Historic District

Roughly bounded by the Susquehanna R., MD 543 and Harmony Church and Trappe Rds., Darlington, Maryland. County/parish: Harford.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 03, 1993. NRIS 93001143.

243 contributing buildings. 32 contributing sites.

Also known as:

  • 75000902
  • 80001817
  • 84001800
  • 8600058
  • HA-1551
  • See Also:73000923

From Wikipedia:

Lower Deer Creek Valley Historic District

Lower Deer Creek Valley Historic District is a national historic district near Darlington, Harford County, Maryland, United States. It comprises approximately 15,020 acres (60.8 km2) in north central Harford County. The primary building material is stone taken from local quarries and used to construct houses, mills, schoolhouses, and churches. Also constructed of stone are many dependencies including springhouses, stables, tenant houses, meathouses, ice houses, and barns. The district's contributing standing structures date from the mid 18th century to the 1940s, and mostly built in vernacular styles. The valley contains approximately 350 separate historic properties.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/106777554

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