National Historic Landmark · Annapolis, Maryland

Colonial Annapolis Historic District

Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Colonial Annapolis Historic District
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeHistoric district
AddressDistrict boundaries approximate city boundaries surveyed in 1695, Annapolis, MD
CountyAnne Arundel County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Listed forCommunity planning, Politics and government, Architecture
Level of significanceNational
Also known asSee Also:Maryland Statehouse; Hammond-Harwood House
Reference number66000383
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

AddressDistrict boundaries approximate city boundaries surveyed in 1695, Annapolis, MD
Coordinates38.9781° N, 76.4914° W · Directions ↗
Also in Annapolis29 listed places in Annapolis →
A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.

Explore

Map

Local history books for Annapolis and Anne Arundel County

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Guidebooks to historic places in Maryland

  • Slow Travels-Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia Edition
    Lyn Wilkerson, 2010
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  • Lost Baltimore
    Paul K. Williams, 2013
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  • In full glory reflected
    Ralph E. Eshelman, 2012
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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

When was Colonial Annapolis Historic District listed on the National Register?

Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Colonial Annapolis Historic District?

District boundaries approximate city boundaries surveyed in 1695, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Colonial Annapolis Historic District?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000383. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.