Mount Rainier Historic District

Mount Rainier Historic District

Intersection of U.S. Route 1 and 34th St.
Location Roughly bounded by Arundel St., 37th St., Bladensburg Rd. and Eastern Ave., Mount Rainier, Maryland
Coordinates 38°56′21″N 76°57′42″W / 38.93917°N 76.96167°W / 38.93917; -76.96167Coordinates: 38°56′21″N 76°57′42″W / 38.93917°N 76.96167°W / 38.93917; -76.96167
Area 260 acres (110 ha)
Built 1900
Architect Multiple
Architectural style Queen Anne, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP Reference # 90001319[1]
Added to NRHP September 7, 1990

The Mount Rainier Historic District is a national historic district located at Mount Rainier, Prince George's County, Maryland, which began as a streetcar suburb located northeast of Washington, D.C. The district was built on a gently rolling rural landscape from about 1900 to 1940. The district contains more than 1,000 buildings, which are modestly scaled, detached, single-family, frame houses sited closely together with common setbacks. It consists primarily of single-family homes, with some small apartment buildings, a few duplexes, and single family homes that include a small storefront, usually located at the corner of an intersection. With the exception of five churches and a bank building known to have been designed by local architects, the remainder of the district's buildings are vernacular in character. Some homes contain Queen Anne detailing.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Howard S. Berger (June 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Mount Rainier Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2015-08-01.


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