Frederick Md Has Two Historic Districts

Sunday, November 7, 2010

The Frederick Town Historic District

In 1744 an Annapolis lawyer named Daniel Dulaney bought 7,000 acres west of the Monocacy River.  He laid out the original 144 lots along a grid with streets running north and south, east and west.  More lots were added later for a total of 340 lots, running from 7th Street to the north, South Street to the south, and Bentz Street to the west, East Street to the east.

Frederick was incorporated in 1816, and was renamed Frederick.  After that, several other sections were added to Frederick, including  sections on the west side of Bentz Street, sections along both sides of West Patrick Street and the north side of West South Street.

The original plat laid out by Daniel Dulaney was extended in 1891 to include East Third Street and in 1894 it included Clarke Place just south of the Maryland School for the Deaf.  (You can see the later period of these sections by the set backs from the road and the Victorian architecture.)  The City of Frederick’s Historic District essentially includes the areas described so far. 

The City of Frederick established the Historic District in 1952, which included just a few blocks of Downtown Frederick.  It has been expanded several times over the years with the most recent boundaries drawn in 1995.  The Historic Commission was created in 1977 and renamed the “Historic Preservation Commission” in 2005.  In 2001 the District was officially named “Frederick Town Historic District”.   The Historic Preservation Commission has guidelines for renovation of homes in the Frederick Town Historic District.

The National Register Historic District

The Frederick Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.  The National Register District includes all of the Frederick Town Historic District… and some more.  Here is the reason you need to know about the 2 districts:  Those properties outside the Frederick Town Historic District, but inside the National Register District do not require permits from the Historic Preservation Commission.  (Just Building permits)  However, property owners in both districts may be eligible for local, state, and federal tax incentives.

Here is the map of the 2 historic districts from the City of Frederick website

                    
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