Costen House

Costen House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	206 Market St., Pocomoke City, Maryland
Coordinates:	38°4′29″N 75°34′4″W / 38.07472°N 75.56778°W / 38.07472; -75.56778Coordinates: 38°4′29″N 75°34′4″W / 38.07472°N 75.56778°W / 38.07472; -75.56778
Architect:	Unknown
Architectural style:	Italianate
Governing body:	Spirit of Newton Committee
NRHP Reference#:	75000934 [1]
Added to NRHP:	December 06, 1975

The Costen House is a historic U.S. home located at 206 Market Street, Pocomoke City, Maryland, United States. Dr. Isaac Costen built the house circa 1870s and members of his family lived there for over a century.^[2] Dr. Costen became the first Mayor of Pocomoke City.^[3] The house currently serves as The Isaac Costen House Museum.^[3]

The Costen House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.^[1]

The Isaac Costen House Museum

The Isaac Costen House Museum provides information on the Costen family and how people in the area lived during 1870-1920. The grounds of the museum also includes The Hall-Walton Memorial Garden.^[2]

Footnotes

1. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Costen House. Costen House brochure, circa 1995.
3. ^ ^{a b} The Museums of Worcester County brochure, circa 2005.

External links

• Costen House, Worcester County, including photo from 1997, at Maryland Historical Trust
• Costen House (Ocean City Vacation and Hotels Guide website)