Baker Approves Historic District Nominations

County Executive Rushern Baker approved the nomination of portions of five communities to the National Register of Historic Places.

The University Park Boundary Expansion and College Heights Estates are on the list.

As a part of University Park's 75th anniversary, the town asked that 376 buildings be added to it's already existing historic district listed in 1996. While the College Heights Estate Association (CHEA) asked for 170 single-family homes to be recognized as a historic district as well.

Baker agreed with the recommendation of the county’s Historic Preservation Commission to join the National Register, or the list of the nation’s buildings, sites, districts, and objects considered to be of historic or of architectural significance by the National Park Service.

“Founded in 1696, Prince George’s County is deeply rooted in our country’s history and culture,” Baker said.  “It is my honor to recommend approval of these National Register of Historic Places nominees to the National Park Service and the U.S. Department of the Interior."

"I want to thank the Prince George’s County Historic Preservation Commission for their hard work on this process and fulfilling their mission to protect and promote our County’s history and culture,” he said.

The nominations will be reviewed by the Governor’s Consulting Committee and the State Historic Preservation Officer and then will be forwarded to the National Register Office for final approval.