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South
Prospect Street District
Classical Revival
Gothic Revival |
South Prospect Street is a 19th and early 20th century residential neighborhood
located along the crest of a hill. The street stretches for three blocks
and is lined with more than fifty structures representing America's varied
and strong architectural heritage. The buildings line a tree-shaded avenue
and express a uniformity of quality and scale which ties South Prospect
Street into an important urban streetscape. Although many of the buildings
have been adapted for purposes other than the original uses and some have
undergone renovations, most of the structures and the street as a whole
still retain the environmental quality characteristic of the area in the
early 1900's. It is the variety of architectural styles that gives South
Prospect Street its strongest and most significant character. The styles
represented include Neoclassical, Classical Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate,
Second Empire and Queen Anne. The only non-domestic buildings are the St.
John's Episcopal Church and the First Presbyterian Church. Both churches
were erected in the early 1870's and are Gothic Revival stone structures.
South Prospect Street is said to have been opened in 1832 by William D.
Bell who widened a small alley into the present street. Antietam Street
is spanned by a bridge, known locally as the "dry bridge," with
an ornamental metal railing and a flight of masonry steps leading down to
the lower street. The bridge was rebuilt in the summer of 1976. The railing
appears to date from the early 1900's and bears the name "B.F. Null
and Son, Hagerstown." Although the street has been paved in recent
years, many of the early brick sidewalks still remain.
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