Granite Historic District

Granite Historic District is a national historic district in Granite, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It comprises the focus of a rural quarrying community located in the Patapsco Valley of western Baltimore County, Maryland. It includes two churches, a school, a social hall, former commercial buildings, and houses and outbuildings, representing the period from the initial settlement of the area about 1750 through the early 20th century, when the village achieved its present form. The district also includes the former Waltersville quarry, one of two major granite operations in the region during the period. Granite from the Waltersville and Fox Rock quarries was utilized in construction of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in the 1830s, and later in such projects as the Library of Congress, old Treasury Building, and parts of the inner walls of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., and numerous other projects in Baltimore city and county.[2]

Granite Historic District
"Woodside" (c. 1886) house built by Atwood Blunt, Jr, one of the Granite quarry owners
LocationRoughly, area surrounding Old Court Rd. and St. Paul Ave., Granite, Maryland
Coordinates39°20′36″N 76°50′51″W
Area190 acres (77 ha)
Built1750 (1750)
ArchitectKennedy, Thomas C.
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.94001091[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 1994

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

  • Historic District designation plaque
    Historic District designation plaque
  • Historic District designation plaque on a piece of granite
    Historic District designation plaque on a piece of granite
  • Weller's Quarry
    Weller's Quarry

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Peter E. Kurtze (March 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Granite Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved March 1, 2016.

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