Middletown Daily Photo: House Theme

Monday, October 13, 2008

House Theme - Day One

There are many beautiful homes on Main Street in Middletown. For the next few days I'll post pictures of some of them.

The idea came from a comment made on a recent post of McCain and Obama yard sign photographs. I believe it was made by a resident of one of the houses, but I don't know which. I promised I'd post pictures of both, so starting alphabetically, today's is the McCain house; tomorrow I'll post the Obama house.

2 comments:

down on main street said...: Thanks for including our home. Yes, I made the suggestion. Including the beautiful homes around Middletown only makes your site more enjoyable. Don't miss the scarecrows on Main Street.

Down on Main Street; October 21, 2008 at 11:20 AM
Bernie said...: Thanks for the suggestion. I definitely plan to include more houses; they are indeed beautiful. And I saw the scarecrows this past weekend; look for pictures of some of them next week.; October 22, 2008 at 8:45 AM

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About Middletown

Middletown, Maryland was founded in 1767 and is said to be named either for its position midway between South Mountain and the Catoctin Mountains or its central location between the larger Maryland cities of Frederick and Hagerstown. A few years earlier, a visiting surveyor and future “Father of our Country” George Washington referred to Middletown Valley as one of the most beautiful places he had ever seen.

The town was incorporated in 1833. After the Civil War battles of South Mountain and Antietam, Middletown churches served as hospitals for both Union and Confederate soldiers.

Today Middletown boasts a delicate balance of old and new. Instead of a Mayor, the town leader is a Burgess. Some of the buildings were built in the 1700s and 1800s. There are large Victorian homes as well as the typical cookie-cutter subdivisions that dot the edge of the Washington DC commuter exurbs.

The only franchise restaurant in town is a Subway; the only Starbucks is inside the Safeway.

If you really want to understand what small-town America feels like, visit Middletown during the Independence Day festivities and fireworks at Middletown Park, the Volunteer Fire Department’s annual mid-July Carnival or the Middletown Heritage Festival held in the fall.