Winters Lane Historic District is a national

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. It is a historically African-American residential community which developed between 1867 and the mid-1940s. Winters Lane is located between Frederick Road and the

Baltimore National Pike U.S. Route 40 (US 40) in the U.S. state of Maryland runs from Garrett County in Western Maryland to Cecil County in the state's northeastern corner. With a total length of , it is the longest numbered highway in Maryland. Almost half of the roa ...

. It is composed mainly of single-family dwellings augmented by a few commercial, social, or religious resources. The district contains 155 properties, including 141 residential properties, two former schools, three commercial buildings, three social clubs, and five churches or church-related buildings. It was added to the

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in 2007.

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External links

* at Maryland Historical Trust
Boundary Map of the Winters Lane Historic District, Baltimore County
at Maryland Historical Trust Catonsville, Maryland Historic districts in Baltimore County, Maryland Gothic Revival architecture in Maryland Queen Anne architecture in Maryland Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland African-American history of Baltimore County, Maryland National Register of Historic Places in Baltimore County, Maryland {{BaltimoreCountyMD-NRHP-stub