National Register of Historic Places - Maryland (MD), Montgomery County

Montgomery County Maryland (Vacant / Not In Use) has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory, Brookeville Woolen Mill and House, Clarksburg School and Layton House and Belt, J. A., Building.

Several famous people are associated with these Montgomery County historic places including John A. Belt, Arthur C. Ringland and Harvey Washington Wiley.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Montgomery County places including Edwin Smith, Thomas Drury and E.H. Ketcham. Prominent architectural styles found in Montgomery Country are Federal and Queen Anne.

Belt, J. A., Building (added 1984 - - #84001845)

227 E. Diamond Ave. , Gaithersburg

Azposse, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Belt,John A.

Significant Year:

1903

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Brookeville Woolen Mill and House (added 1978 - - #78001472)

1901 Brighton Dam Rd. , Brookeville

Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Industry

Cultural Affiliation:

American,Industrial

Period of Significance:

1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Clarksburg School (added 1975 - - #75000909)

S of jct. of MD 121 and MD 355 , Clarksburg

Tamarisk, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Dowden's Luck (added 1988 - - #88002143)

Also known as Ellerslie;Wallace Poole Farm

18511 Beallsvile Rd. , Poolesville

KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Garden, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Drury--Austin House (added 1986 - - #86000371)

Also known as Austin House

16112 Barnesville Rd. , Boyds

KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Drury,Thomas

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory (added 1985 - - #85001578)

100 DeSellum Ave , Gaithersburg

BobDrzyzgula~commonswiki, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Science

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Research Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Layton House (added 1975 - - #75000911)

SW corner MD 108 and MD 420 , Laytonsville

Sberbes, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Oaks II (added 1982 - - #82001598)

Also known as The Riggs Farm

5815 Riggs Rd. , Laytonsville

Sberbes, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Thomas and Company Cannery (added 1990 - - #90001025)

Also known as M:21-168

Jct. of W. Diamond and N. Frederick Aves. , Gaithersburg

Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Wiley--Ringland House (added 2000 - - #00001392)

Also known as M: 35-131

4722 Dorset Ave. , Chevy Chase

Farragutful, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Wiley, Harvey Washington, Ringland, Arthur C.

Significant Year:

1893, 1938

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Science, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use