Lehigh Square Community Park-Union Bridge Historic District - Union Square MD - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

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Union Bridge is a small piedmont village in western Carroll County, Maryland, which serves the area as a market center. The district records the history and growth of the community. Originally at the confluence of several farms, it developed slowly in the early 19th century around Main Street. Probably none of the earliest structures survive. Larger scale development attempts began in 1846 when Joseph Moore plotted and began to sell 15 lots on Main Street. Typical of piedmont towns, development was concentrated on one street. There was little building in Union Bridge until the opening of the Western Maryland Railroad in 1862. The railroad, which originally ran from Baltimore only to Union Bridge, built its shops here and later expanded westward. It was the railroad that spurred the great growth that resulted in the evolution of Union Bridge into a grid plan. It also led to the rise of a true village, with residential, commercial, and industrial areas as well as cultural institutions like churches. The greatest growth occurred in the 1880s. The buildings constructed were generally free-standing brick or frame structures that employed traditional Carroll County building forms, with the influence of some national trends. Joseph Wolfe and Furney and Morningstar were responsible for much of the construction, and probably in most cases for the design, of the buildings. The district is also important for the architectural character of its buildings, which reflect rural conservative versions of the major styles of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Lehigh Square Community Park at entrance to Lehigh Portland Cement Co.-South Main Street.

Another important space to the community is the park at the entrance to Lehigh Portland Cement Company on South Main Street. This was originally the entrance to the college, and has always been an open space. There are other historic open spaces scattered throughout the town. Most of these are building lots that were laid out in the early twentieth century, but never built on. Typically they are well maintained, with trimmed grass and some trees.

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Union Bridge Historic District Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link] Address: South Main Street, Union Bridge MD How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below) Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link] NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): Not listed

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