DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT,
MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT,
MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST
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MSA SE16-6

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NPS Form 1 0-900-a (8-86) OMB Approval No. 1 024-001 8 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Continuation Sheet Section 8 Page 7 The Stonebraker & Harbaugh, Shafer Building Name of Property Frederick Co., Maryland County and State property, the Sanbom Map showed the Post Office installed in the storeroom and the projecting oriel bay window appeared on the east elevation.19 Charles was also reported to have converted the upper story hall to apartments in 1910, a claim which the architectural evidence seems to support.20 The Stonebraker & Harbaugh, Shafer Building remained in the Daniel Shafer family until 1995.21 Remarkably, although dramatic changes to the commercial section of the building reflect the changes in the local business climate, the main house was altered very little over the years. Evaluation of Significance The Stonebraker & Harbaugh, Shafer Building retains a high level of architectural integrity to the period of initial construction particularly for the main residential section. The commercial spaces have undergone changes over the years to accommodate various uses. The buildings integrity and its high quality of architectural elements reflecting a transition between the Neoclassical Federal and Greek Revival styles provides significance under Criterion C. The building is an excellent example of a commercial and residential structure that reflects vernacular building traditions of central Maryland, tempered with knowledge of current styles and detail elements. Additionally, the building prominently located in Middletown, evokes the history of the town as a small commercial center of the National Road. 19 Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, 1899, 1904, 1910, Middletown, Maryland, microfilm collection, Frederick Co. Library, Frederick, MD. 2crRhoderick, p. 247. 21 Frederick Co. Will Book CES 1, page 302, Will Book MFS 1, page 87, Deed Book 436, pp. 78 and 85 (for reconveyances), Will Book HDR 1, page 88, Will Book TME 6, page 201, Will Book TME 13, page 661, Will Book VPF 4, page 206, Deed Book 2106, page 1016.