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Costen House
Location: 206 Market St., Pocomoke City, Maryland Coordinates: 38°4′29″N 75°34′4″W / 38.07472°N 75.56778°WCoordinates: 38°4′29″N 75°34′4″W / 38.07472°N 75.56778°W Architect: Unknown Architectural style: Italianate Governing body: Spirit of Newton Committee NRHP Reference#: 75000934
[1]Added to NRHP: December 06, 1975 The Costen House is a historic U.S. home located at 206 Market Street, Pocomoke City, Maryland, United States. Dr. Isaac Costen built the house circa 1870s and members of his family lived there for over a century.[2] Dr. Costen became the first Mayor of Pocomoke City.[3] The house currently serves as The Isaac Costen House Museum.[3]
The Costen House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
The Isaac Costen House Museum
The Isaac Costen House Museum provides information on the Costen family and how people in the area lived during 1870-1920. The grounds of the museum also includes The Hall-Walton Memorial Garden.[2]
Footnotes
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b Costen House. Costen House brochure, circa 1995.
- ^ a b The Museums of Worcester County brochure, circa 2005.
External links
- Costen House, Worcester County, including photo from 1997, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Costen House (Ocean City Vacation and Hotels Guide website)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Lists by county Allegany • Anne Arundel • Baltimore County • Calvert • Caroline • Carroll • Cecil • Charles • Dorchester • Frederick • Garrett • Harford • Howard • Kent • Montgomery • Prince George's • Queen Anne's • Somerset • St. Mary's • Talbot • Washington • Wicomico • Worcester
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