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CAR-310 Marydel Historic District CAR-310 Marydel Historic District Architectural Survey File This is the architectural survey file for this MIHP record. The survey file is organized reverse- chronological (that is, with the latest material on top). It contains all MIHP inventory forms, National Register nomination forms, determinations of eligibility (DOE) forms, and accompanying documentation such as photographs and maps. Users should be aware that additional undigitized material about this property may be found in on-site architectural reports, copies of HABS/HAER or other documentation, drawings, and the “vertical files” at the MHT Library in Crownsville. The vertical files may include newspaper clippings, field notes, draft versions of forms and architectural reports, photographs, maps, and drawings. Researchers who need a thorough understanding of this property should plan to visit the MHT Library as part of their research project; look at the MHT web site (mht.maryland.gov) for details about how to make an appointment. All material is property of the Maryland Historical Trust. Last Updated: 09-11-2018 CAR-310 INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY/DISTRICT MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST INTERNAL NR-ELIGIBILITY REVIEW FORM Property/District Name: _Marvde 1 Survey Number; CAR-310 Project: Rehabilitate 311 Main St, Marydel Agency: CDA/HOME Site visit by MHT Staff: no _X_ yes Name Elizabeth Hannold Date 4/14/95 Eligibility recommended X Eligibility not recommended Criteria: _X_A B _X_C D Considerations: A B C D E F G None Justification for decision: (Use continuation sheet if necessary and attach map) Based on the available information, the town of Marydel appears to meet the National Register criteria for listing as an historic district. Marydel is significant under Criteria A and C as a good example of a fair sized crossroads town of the middle part of the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Marydel was founded in 1851 on a wooded tract of over 200 acres lying both in Delaware and Maryland. An early form of food processing, involving the drying of fruit, took place in Marydel in the 1850s. By the early 1860s the P.B. & W. Railroad was constructed through Marydel, connecting the town to Clayton, Delaware, Oxford, Maryland, and other towns in between. By 1870 the town had several streets and approximately 40 houses, stores, hotels a grist mill and cannery. The town is significant for its architecture. It retains many 19th century and early 20th century buildings representative of a variety of uses, including Chouses, stores and churches, and the vernacular adaptation of several popular architectural tyles. Marydel is significant under industry and commerce, for its role in the 19th and early 20th century as a commercial and service center for the surrounding rural residents and for its provision of a transportation link and a market for local fruits and vegetables for the nearby farms. Based on additional study, the boundaries could be further refined. Documentation on the property/district is presented in: Project File PrepareHy: Elizabeth Hannold Reviewer, Office of Preservation Services Date NR program concurrence: KS yes no not applicable Reviewe/r, NR program 1 Date Marydel Historic District CAR-310 Main St. (old MD 454), Halltown Rd. (MD 311), East St. Marydel, Caroline County Public and private The Marydel Historic District comprises a cohesive collection of resources within the limits of the town of Marydel, a rural community located at the intersection of Maryland Routes 454 and 311 in northern Caroline County, Maryland. The town's name derives from its location straddling the Maryland/Delaware state line, which crosses Main Street at East Street. The architectural resources comprising the Marydel Historic District primarily reflect the period from the fourth quarter of the 19th century through the Depression era of the 1930s. During this period, the town achieved its present plan and experienced its principal period of growth as a center of agricultural commerce. Resources within the district are primarily residential in character, and reflect a range of architectural styles and vernacular building forms characteristic of the region and period. Vernacular forms represented in Marydel include the two-story, single pile type, two-, three-, or five bays wide, typically with a service ell to the rear; the two-story, two-bay, gable-fronted house; and the L-plan house with a projecting gable wing. These types are encountered in towns throughout the region in the period. The influence of popular architectural styles is limited, and is primarily manifested in applied decorative detailing. Popular turn-of-the-20th-century forms including the Foursquare, and period materials such as rock-faced concrete block, are also represented. Several early commercial buildings survive on Main Street between Halltown Road and the railroad tracks. The district includes two churches and an early 20 century school. Marydel is significant as an intact example of a type of crossroads town characteristic of the middle part of the Eastern Shore of Maryland in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It derives significance through its association with rail transportation and its influence on the agricultural economy of the region in the latter half of the nineteenth century. It derives additional significance for its collection of well-preserved late nineteenth and early twentieth century buildings representative of several regional vernacular types serving a variety of uses. Maryland Historical Trust Inventory No. CAR-310 Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties Form 1. Name of Property (indicate preferred name) historic Marydel Historic District other 2. Location street and number Main St. (old MP 454), Halltown Rd. (MP 311), East St. not for publication city, town Marydel vicinity county Caroline 3. Owner of Property (give names and mailing addresses of all owners) name Multiple owners street and number telephone city, town Marydel state Maryland zip code 21649 4. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Multiple deeds liber folio city, town Penton tax map 2a tax parcel tax ID number 5. Primary Location of Additional Data Contributing Resource in National Register District Contributing Resource in Local Historic District x Determined Eligible for the National Register/Maryland Register Determined Ineligible for the National Register/Maryland Register Recorded by HABS/HAER Historic Structure Report or Research Report at MHT Other: 6. Classification Category Ownership Current Function Resource Count x district public agriculture landscape Contributing Noncontributing building(s) x private x commerce/trade recreation/culture 57 0 buildings structure both defense religion sites site x domestic social structures object education transportation objects funerary work in progress 57 __0 Total government unknown health care vacant/not in use Number of Contributing Resources industry other: previously listed in the Inventory 0 7. Description Inventory No. CAR-310 Condition excellent deteriorated x good ruins fair altered Prepare both a one paragraph summary and a comprehensive description of the resource and its various elements as it exists today. Description Summary: The Marydel Historic District comprises a cohesive collection of resources within the limits of the town of Marydel, a rural community located at the intersection of Maryland Routes 454 and 311 in northern Caroline County, Maryland. The town's name derives from its location straddling the Maryland/Delaware state line, which crosses Main Street at East Street. The architectural resources comprising the Marydel Historic District primarily reflect the period from the fourth quarter of the 19th century through the Depression era of the 1930s. During this period, the town achieved its present plan and experienced its principal period of growth as a center of agricultural commerce. Resources within the district are primarily residential in character, and reflect a range of architectural styles and vernacular building forms characteristic of the region and period. Vernacular forms represented in Marydel include the two story, single pile type, two-, three-, or five bays wide, typically with a service ell to the rear; the two-story, two-bay, gable-fronted house; and the L-plan house with a projecting gable wing. These types are encountered in towns throughout the region in the period. The influence of popular architectural styles is limited, and is primarily manifested in applied decorative detailing. Popular turn-of-the-20th-century forms including the Foursquare, and period materials such as rock-faced concrete block, are also represented. Several early commercial buildings survive on Main Street between Halltown Road and the railroad tracks. The district includes two churches and an early 20l century school. General Description: The Marydel Historic District comprises most of the land within the town of Marydel, as laid out in 1870. Maryland Route 454 bypasses the town to the north, roughly paralleling Main Street which it replaces as the principal thoroughfare. Main Street runs east-west and comprises the majority of properties within the district; Halltown Road (Maryland Route 311) extends to the south from Main Street. Both of these principal streets are lined on either side with lots of varying sizes. Buildings are located toward the fronts of the lots; commercial properties on Main Street abut the sidewalk, while other buildings have various setbacks. The rear yards frequently contain domestic outbuildings
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