History · Allen
Allen’s history is mostly unwritten
Gathering old photos, postcards and papers of Allen from public archives. This takes a few seconds the first time.
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Opening the archives for Allen
Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress, the National Register and Wikipedia.
On the National Register
2 historic places in Allen
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
4
each building in a district counts
first listed
1986
Brentwood Farm
in Maryland
#108
by listings
Buildings
Architectural styles listings
Late Victorian1
All 2 listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
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From the National Register of Historic Places (2). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.