Rock Creek Woods Historic District
Rock Creek Woods Historic District is located in Maryland
Rock Creek Woods Historic District
Rock Creek Woods Historic District is located in the United States
Rock Creek Woods Historic District
Location11504,11506 Connecticut Ave.,3600-3702 Spruell Dr.,3908-4020 Rickover Rd.,4004-4019 Ingersol Dr., Silver Spring, Maryland
Coordinates39°2′45″N 77°4′43″W / 39.04583°N 77.07861°W / 39.04583; -77.07861
Area28 acres (11 ha)
Built1958 (1958)
Built byBancroft Construction Co.
ArchitectGoodman, Charles M.
Architectural styleModern Movement, Contemporary
NRHP reference No.04001354[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 15, 2004

The Rock Creek Woods Historic District is a national historic district located north of Kensington, Montgomery County, Maryland (although the postal address is Silver Spring). This suburban development, consisting of 74 Contemporary houses, is nestled in a wooded valley between two creeks near Connecticut Avenue (MD 185). 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. During the 1960s, the neighborhood was home to a significant Jewish population and many people in the neighborhood were active in liberal causes, particularly the peace movement. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ Dolores Battle; Patricia Kassebaum; Annabel Kaufman; Kathy Kennedy; Julie Marcis; Mariann Seriff; Valerie Tate & Elizabeth Jo Lamp (November 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Rock Creek Woods Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved January 1, 2016.


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