Westminster in Carroll County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
12 North Church Street
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Photographed by Larry Gertner, May 7, 2022
1. 12 N Church Street Marker
Westminster Historic District
National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form
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National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form
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placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture.
Location. 39° 34.118′ N, 76° 59.284′ W. Marker is in Westminster, Maryland, in Carroll County. It is on North Church Street east of Main Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12 N Church St, Westminster MD 21157, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Trumbo-Chrest House (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Westminster MD Town Survey (about 800 feet away); Corbit's Charge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mary Shellman's Legacy (approx. 0.2 miles away); Votes for Women (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Shellman Home and Gardens (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Loom House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Army of the Potomac (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Westminster.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Gettysburg Campaign (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Regarding 12 North Church Street. The house is within
this page online
Additional commentary.
1. From the Nomination Form
The form was prepared by Joseph Getty, Nancy A. Miller and Christopher Weeks of the Maryland Historical Trust in June 1980. The general statement of the district's historical significance is on page 3:
The Westminster Historic District incorporates most of the town of Westminster, a community of about 8500 population in Carroll County on the Piedmont plateau of west central Maryland. As the county seat, Westminster is and has been the political, financial, and commercial center of Carroll County since the county was established in 1837. The district reflects both this role and the evolution and development of the town and contains excellent examples of vernacular and formal residential, commercial and ecclesiastical architecture through the 19th century and into the early 20th century.
This house's architecture is compared to those of another in the district on pages 7-8:
Across the street... is another brick home, The Jacob Sherman House at 211 East Main Street. This house is three bays wide, and two and one-half stories high of white painted brick. The main facade is Flemish bond andelsewhere the brick is laid in American common bond. Built in an ell shape, the gable and chimney is placed on the west side, and the doorway is in the east bay of the main facade. The 6/6 sash windows have flat brick arch lintels and the cornice has mousetooth brickwork.... Some of the other closely related homes are located at 299 East Main, 266 East Main, and 12 [North] Church Street.Photographed by Larry Gertner, May 7, 20222. 12 N Church Street
— Submitted May 8, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 284 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 8, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
