Maryland - Montgomery County - Vacant / Not In Use
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
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