The Planning
Department maintains a file on each property in the Historic
District. The file consists of the Maryland Historical Trust
Inventory Form, a slide and photo and in some cases newspaper
articles on the property. The files are available to the public
upon request.
The organizations listed below can provide assistance on preservation
issues and are sources of information on the history of the
City of Frederick and Frederick County.
Maryland Historical Society
201 West Monument Street
Baltimore, MD 21201 410.685.3750
Maryland Historic Preservation Office, Maryland Historical Trust,
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development.
100 Community Place
Crownsville, MD 21032 410.514.7600
National Park Service Heritage Preservation Services National
Register of Historic Places Historic American Buildings Survey
Historic American Engineering Record
1849 C Street, NW, NC330
Washington, DC 20240
National Trust for Historic Preservation
1785 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
800-315-NTHP
Preservation Maryland
24 West Saratoga Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410.685.2886
City of Frederick Historic District Commission
City Hall, 101 North Court Street
Frederick, MD 21701
301.600.1499.
Frederick County Landmarks Foundation, Inc.
1110 Rosemont Avenue
Frederick, MD 21701
301.668.6088
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Randall,
Frances A.: Mirror on Frederick: Through 250 Years. Frederick,
MD: Greater Southern Printing & Manufacturing Co., n.d.
Frederick County Public Library: Maryland Room,
110 East Patrick Street
Frederick, MD 21701
301.631.3764.
Historical Society of Frederick County, Inc.
24 East Church Street
Frederick, MD 21701
301.663.1188.
The following references are excellent sources for additional information
on the Historic District and the care and maintenance of historic
buildings.
Historical references
City of Frederick Historic District Commission:
City Hall, 101 North Court Street, 301.600.1499.
Frederick County Landmarks Foundation, Inc.,
1110 Rosemont Avenue, 301.668-6088.
Frederick County Public Library: Maryland Room,
110 East Patrick Street, 301.631.3764.
Historical Society of Frederick County, Inc.,
24 East Church Street, 301.663.1188.
Books on Preservation and Architecture
Foulks, William G., ed.: Historic Building Facades: The Manual
for Maintenance and Rehabilitation. New York: Wiley, 1997.
Longstreth, Richard: The Buildings of Main Street, A guide to
American Commercial Architecture. Updated Edition. New York:
AltaMira Press, 2000.
Maryland Association of Historic District Commissions: Maryland
Association of Historic District Commissions Handbook. 1998.
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Morton
III, W. Brown, Gary L. Hume, Kay D. Weeks and H. Ward Jandl.: The
Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Illustrated
Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings. Washington,
DC: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Heritage
Preservation Services. 1997.
National Trust for Historic Preservation: Preservation Yellow
Pages. Revised Edition. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997.
Poppeliers John, C., Allen Chambers, Jr., Nancy B. Schwartz: What
Style is It? A Guide to American Architecture. New York: John
Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1983.
Rifkind, Carole: A Field Guide to American Architecture.
New York: Penguin Books, 1980.
National Park Service: Respectful Rehabilitation, Answers to
Your Questions About Old Buildings. Washington, DC: The Preservation
Press, 1982.
Weeks, Kay D. and Anne E Grimmer. The Secretary of the Interior's
Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines
for Preserving, Rehabilitation, Restoring & Reconstructing Historic
Buildings. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Parks Service, Cultural Resource Stewardship and Partnerships,
Heritage Preservation Services, 1995.
Books on Frederick History
Ashbury, John, W.: And All Our Yesterdays: A Chronicle of Frederick
County, Maryland. Frederick, MD: Diversions Publications, 1997.
Cannon, Timothy L., Tom Gorsline and Nancy F. Whitmore: Pictorial
History of Frederick, Maryland: The First 250 Years 1745-1995.
Frederick, MD: Key Publishing, 1995. |
Magazines
APT Bulletin. (Available through the Association for Preservation
Technology, PO Box 8178, Fredericksburg, VA 22404)
Information Series. (Available through the National Trust
for Historic Preservation.)
Old House Journal
Preservation. (Available through the National Trust for Historic
Preservation.)
Preservation Forum. (Available through the National Trust
for Historic Preservation.)
Traditional Building: The Professional Source for Historical Products.
Pamphlets
Preservation Brief No. 1: The Cleaning and Waterproof Coating
of Masonry Buildings.
Preservation Brief No. 2: Repointing Mortar Joints in Historic
Masonry Buildings.
Preservation Brief No. 3: Conserving Energy in Historic Buildings.
Preservation Brief No. 4: Roofing for Historic Buildings.
Preservation Brief No. 6: Dangers of Abrasive Cleaning to
Historic Buildings.
Preservation Brief No. 8: Aluminum and Vinyl Siding on Historic
Buildings.
Preservation Brief No. 9: The Repair of Historic Wooden Windows. |