435 East Pennsylvania Ave (House), 435 East Pennsylvania Ave Towson, Baltimore County, MD
435 E. Pennsylvania Avenue, a frame shotgun house probably constructed in the latter half of the 19th century and extended to the south after 1929, exemplifies a building type often present in African American settlements like the East Towson Historic District. (Shotgun houses are gable-front linear plan structures without halls that are typically three rooms deep.) The shotgun is commonly found in the southern United States and is not typically associated with Maryland architecture.
435 East Pennsylvania Ave (House), 435 East Pennsylvania Ave Towson, Baltimore County, MD
435 E. Pennsylvania Avenue, a frame shotgun house probably constructed in the latter half of the 19th century and extended to the south after 1929, exemplifies a building type often present in African American settlements like the East Towson Historic District. (Shotgun houses are gable-front linear plan structures without halls that are typically three rooms deep.) The shotgun is commonly found in the southern United States and is not typically associated with Maryland architecture.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
