Rock Creek Woods Historic District
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The Rock Creek Woods Historic District is a national historic district
located at Silver Spring
, Montgomery County, Maryland
. It is a suburban development consisting of 74 Contemporary
houses, is nestled in a wooded valley between two creeks. These houses were designed by Charles Goodman and built between 1958 and 1961 by Herschel and Marvin Blumberg, developers of New Town Center
in nearby Hyattsville, Maryland
. The original layout, including roads, lot configurations, and sidewalks, remains unaltered.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2004.
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
located at Silver Spring
Silver Spring, Maryland
Silver Spring is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It had a population of 71,452 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth most populous place in Maryland, after Baltimore, Columbia, and Germantown.The urbanized, oldest, and...
, Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland, situated just to the north of Washington, D.C., and southwest of the city of Baltimore. It is one of the most affluent counties in the United States, and has the highest percentage of residents over 25 years of age who hold post-graduate...
. It is a suburban development consisting of 74 Contemporary
Contemporary architecture
Contemporary architecture is generally speaking the architecture of the present time.The term contemporary architecture is also applied to a range of styles of recently built structures and space which are optimized for current use....
houses, is nestled in a wooded valley between two creeks. These houses were designed by Charles Goodman and built between 1958 and 1961 by Herschel and Marvin Blumberg, developers of New Town Center
New Town Center (Maryland)
The New Town Center, now known as University Town Center, is located in Hyattsville, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. It was a planned urban center designed by Edward Durell Stone and located on a parcel at the intersection of Belcrest Road and East-West Highway in Hyattsville,...
in nearby Hyattsville, Maryland
Hyattsville, Maryland
Hyattsville is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 17,557 at the 2000 census.- History :The city was named for its founder, Christopher Clark Hyatt. He purchased his first parcel of land in the area in March 1845...
. The original layout, including roads, lot configurations, and sidewalks, remains unaltered.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2004.
External links
- Rock Creek Woods Historic District, Montgomery County, Inventory No.: M: 31-37, including photo in 2003, at Maryland Historical Trust website
- Boundary Map of the Rock Creek Woods Historic District, Montgomery County, at Maryland Historical Trust
