Governor John Walter Smith House

Gov. John Walter Smith House

Governor John Walter Smith House, Snow Hill, MD, April 2008
Location 104 S. Church St., Snow Hill, Maryland
Coordinates 38°10′23″N 75°23′41″W / 38.17306°N 75.39472°W / 38.17306; -75.39472Coordinates: 38°10′23″N 75°23′41″W / 38.17306°N 75.39472°W / 38.17306; -75.39472
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1889 (1889)
Architect Gott, Jackson C.
Architectural style Queen Anne
NRHP Reference # 94001146[1]
Added to NRHP September 15, 1994

The Governor John Walter Smith House is a historic home located at Snow Hill, Worcester County, Maryland. It is an unusually large and elaborate example of the Queen Anne Style of domestic architecture. It was built in 1889-90 for local landowner John Walter Smith, who was later a United States Representative, Governor of Maryland and United States Senator. The house retains its interior millwork and unusual Art Nouveau stained glass windows.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Paul B. Touart (January 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Governor John Walter Smith House" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.


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