Costen House

Costen House
Location: 206 Market St., Pocomoke City, Maryland
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.

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