Airview Historic District

Infobox_nrhp | name =Airview Historic District
nrhp_type = hd


caption =
location= Middletown, Maryland
lat_degrees = 39
lat_minutes = 26
lat_seconds = 26
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 77
long_minutes = 31
long_seconds = 46
long_direction = W
locmapin = Maryland
area =
built =1896
architect= Barber, George F. & Co.; et al.
architecture= Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
added = December 29, 2004cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=04001404

The Airview Historic District is a district of 12 houses built between 1896 and 1930 on each side of East Main Street in Middletown, Maryland. The district was developed to take advantage of the Hagerstown and Frederick Railway, which paralleled what was then known as the National Pike, and is an example of a small-scale streetcar suburb. The subdivision was subdivided from the Kefauver farm and included a trolley stop in front of developer Lewis Kefauver's house. The trolley right-of-way is still visible in the deep setback between the street and the sidewalk in the front yards of houses on the north side of the street.

The subdivisions's location in a then-rural setting view with its expansive views made the suburb attractive for retiring farmers. [cite web|url=http://www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=1472&COUNTY=Frederick&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Frederick|title=Airview Historic District, Frederick County|date=2008-08-06|work= National Register of Historic Places: Properties in Frederick County|publisher=Maryland Historical Trust]

The Airview Historic District is now part of Middletown, but is separated from the Middletown Historic District by a section of newer development.

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External links

* [http://www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=1472&COUNTY=Frederick&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Frederick Airview Historic District, Frederick County] , including photo in 2003, at Maryland Historical Trust