Taneytown Historic District ( ) is a national

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at Taneytown, Carroll County,

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. The district comprises a cohesive group of houses, churches, commercial buildings and industrial structures reflecting the development of this crossroads town from its initial

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ting in 1762 through the early 20th century. It was added to the

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in 1986.

References

External links

*, including photo from 1986, at Maryland Historical Trust
Boundary Map of the Taneytown Historic District, Carroll County
at Maryland Historical Trust Historic districts in Carroll County, Maryland Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Victorian architecture in Maryland Taneytown, Maryland National Register of Historic Places in Carroll County, Maryland {{CarrollCountyMD-NRHP-stub