Early Family Historic District

{{short description|Historic district in Maryland, United States}}

{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Early Family Historic District

| nrhp_type = hd

| nocat = yes

| image = Early House Dec 08.JPG

| caption = William W. Early House, 2008

| location = 13900-13902-13904 & 13907 Cherry Tree Crossing & 14134 Brandywine Rds., Brandywine, Maryland

| coordinates = {{coord|38|41|53|N|76|50|56|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Maryland#USA

| built = 1872

| architect =

| architecture = Queen Anne, Colonial Revival

| added = December 12, 2012

| area = {{convert|8.234|acre}}

| refnum = 12001024{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20121221.htm |title=National Register of Historic Places Listings |date=2012-12-21 |work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/10/12 through 12/14/12 |publisher=National Park Service |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005160042/http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20121221.htm |archivedate=2015-10-05 |df= }}

}}

The Early Family Historic District is a cluster of five properties in Brandywine, Maryland associated with the Early family, leading developers and promoters of the community in the late 19th century. It includes a store built in 1872, by William H. Early, who platted the township out, the William W. Early House, one of the finest Queen Anne Victorians in the county, and three other Early family residences.{{cite web|url=https://mht.maryland.gov/secure/medusa/PDF/NR_PDFs/NR-1535.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Early Family Historic District |date=April 2011 |accessdate=2015-08-01 |author=Maria S. Dayton and Laura V. Trieschmann |publisher=Maryland Historical Trust}}

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.