The Governor John Walter Smith House is a historic home located at Snow Hill, Worcester County, Maryland. It is an unusually large and elaborate example of the Queen Anne style of domestic architecture. It was built in 1889-90 for local landowner

John Walter Smith John Walter Smith (February 5, 1845April 19, 1925), was an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party in the United States, held several public offices representing the state of Maryland. From 1899 to 1900, he was a U.S. congres ...

, who was later a United States representative, Governor of Maryland and United States Senator. The house retains its interior millwork and unusual

Art Nouveau Art Nouveau (; ) is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. The style is known by different names in different languages: in German, in Italian, in Catalan, and also known as the Modern ...

stained glass Stained glass is coloured glass as a material or works created from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant religious buildings. Although tradition ...

windows. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

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Houses in Worcester County, Maryland Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Queen Anne architecture in Maryland Houses completed in 1890 Art Nouveau architecture in the United States Art Nouveau houses National Register of Historic Places in Worcester County, Maryland Governor of Maryland Snow Hill, Maryland {{WorcesterCountyMD-NRHP-stub