Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Maryland - Montgomery County - Historic Districts
Montgomery County Maryland (Historic Districts) has 26 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 7 places of National significance and 8 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Friends Advice and Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory.

Several famous people are associated with these Montgomery County historic places including et al. Barton Clara and Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Montgomery County places including NPS, FHwA, Benjamin Wright, Edwin Smith, Milton Grigg, Edward Woltz, Marshall & Co. Maddux, T.M. Medford, Alexander Richter and Charles M. Goodman. Prominent architectural styles found in Montgomery Country are Federal, Late Victorian and Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals.

Brookeville Historic District (added 1979 - - #79003272)
MD 97 , Brookeville
Farragutful, 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:
1875-1899, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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
Carderock Springs Historic District (added 2008 - - #08001074)
Roughly bounded by 1-495, Cabin John Regional Park, Seven Locks Rd., Fenway Rd., and Persimmon Tree Ln. , Bethesda
Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Keyes, Lethbridge and Congdon, Bennett, Edmund
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Social
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Single Dwelling
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (added 1966 - - #66000036)
Also known as Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Bordering the Potomac River from Georgetown, D.C. to Cumberland, Maryland , Potomac
Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wright,Benjamin, Multiple
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Engineering, Conservation, Economics, Military, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (added 1966 - - #66000036)
Also known as Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Bordering the Potomac River from Georgetown, D.C. to Cumberland, Maryland , Seneca
Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wright,Benjamin, Multiple
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Engineering, Conservation, Economics, Military, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (added 1966 - - #66000036)
Also known as Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Bordering the Potomac River from Georgetown, D.C. to Cumberland, Maryland , Poolesville
Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wright,Benjamin, Multiple
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Engineering, Conservation, Economics, Military, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
East Oaks (added 1996 - - #96001168)
Also known as M:17-24
Address Restricted , Poolesville
Bronson87, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Friends Advice (added 1992 - - #92001383)
Also known as Walldene;M:18-15
19001 Bucklodge Rd. , Boyds
Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Wedemeyer,Gen. Albert C.
Significant Year:
1940, 1939, 1806
Area of Significance:
Military, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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
Garrett Park Historic District (added 1975 - - #75000910)
Roughly bounded by B & O Railroad tracks, Rock Creek Park, and Flanders Ave. , Garrett Park
ZeWrestler, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Richter,Alexander, Maddux,Marshall & Co.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal, Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Post Office, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Post Office, Single Dwelling
George Washington Memorial Parkway (added 1995 - - #95000605)
Also known as Clara Barton Parkway
Roughly, S side of the Potomac R. from American Legion to Memorial Bridge and N side from Brickyard Rd. to Chain Bridge , Cabin John
Thisisbossi, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
FHwA, NPS
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Barton Clara, et al.
Significant Year:
1930, 1966
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Landscape, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Park, Road-Related
Current Function:
Landscape, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Park, Road-Related
Glen Echo Park Historic District (added 1984 - - #84001850)
Also known as Glen Echo Amusement Park;See also:Chautauqua Tower;Carrousel
MacArthur Blvd. , Glen Echo
Kaplansa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Moderne, Shingle Style, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Fair
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Fair, Park
Hammond Wood Historic District (added 2004 - - #04001355)
Also known as M:31-38
Veirs Mill Rd., Highview Ave., Pendleton Dr., College View Dr., Woodridge Ave. , Silver Spring
Farragutful, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hammond, Paul & Burman, Paul I., Goodman, Charles M.
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object
Kensington Historic District (added 1980 - - #80001827)
Roughly bounded by RR tracks, Kensington Pkwy., Summit Ave. Washington and Warner Sts. , Kensington
Wikipedian1234, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Medford,T.M., Woltz,Edward
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Mission/Spanish Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Montgomery County Courthouse Historic District (added 1986 - - #86003352)
Courthouse Sq. and S. Washington St. , Rockville
Aude, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Davis,Frank
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal, Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Financial Institution, Post Office, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Financial Institution, Post Office, Single Dwelling
National Park Seminary Historic District (added 1972 - - #72000586)
Also known as National Park College
Linden Lane near I-495 , Forest Glen
Eoghanacht, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Art, Education, Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Defense, Health Care
Current Sub-function:
Hospital, Military Facility
New Mark Commons (added 2017 - - #16000869)
Bounded by Maryland Avenue, Argyle and Monroe Streets, Tower Oaks, Interstate 270, Rockville
Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Poolesville Historic District (added 1975 - - #75000913)
Area around jcts. of MD 107, 109, and Willard Rd. , Poolesville and
Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Beeding,Craven P.
Architectural Style:
Federal, Late Victorian, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Military, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Professional, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Professional, Single Dwelling
Rock Creek Woods Historic District (added 2004 - - #04001354)
Also known as M:31-37
11504,11506 Connecticut Ave.,3600-3702 Spruell Dr.,3908-4020 Rickover Rd.,4004-4019 Ingersol Dr. , Silver Spring
Farragutful, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bancroft Construction Co., Goodman, Charles M.
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object
Rockville Park Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000962)
Roughly bounded by Baltimore Rd., Joseph St., Grandin, Reading, & S. Stonestreet Aves., Rockville
Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Historic Person:
Reading, William, et al.
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Economics, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Seneca Historic District (added 1978 - - #78001475)
Also known as See Also:Seneca Quarry;Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Hi
SE of Poolesville , Poolesville
Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local, State
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park, Single Dwelling
Takoma Avenue Historic District (added 2004 - - #04001353)
Also known as M:36-51
7906,7908,7910,7912,7914 Takoma Ave. , Takoma Park
Farragutful, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Goodman, Charles M.
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Takoma Park Historic District (added 1976 - - #76001008)
Roughly bounded by D.C., Silver Spring, and E to jct. of Woodland and Elm Aves. , Takoma Park
Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Third Addition to Rockville and Old St. Mary's Church and Cemetery (added 1978 - - #78001476)
Veirs Mill and Old Baltimore Rds. , Rockville
Wikipedian1234, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Georgian, Italianate, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Religion, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Cemetery, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Washington Grove Historic District (added 1980 - - #80001829)
Also known as Town of Washington Grove
MD 124 , Washington Grove
Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival, Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Religion
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park, Single Dwelling, Unoccupied Land
West Montgomery Avenue Historic District (added 1975 - - #75000915)
Also known as See Also:Beall-Dawson House
Residential area centered around W. Montgomery Ave. , Rockville
Wikipedian1234, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Stick/Eastlake, Federal, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
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