Carderock Springs Historic District

Carderock Springs Historic District is a national historic district located at Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland. The district encompasses 275 modernist houses located northwest of Bethesda. It was developed between 1962 and 1966, and was planned to take full advantage of the existing landscape and topography, with curvilinear streets and cul-de-sacs serving wooded, sloping properties.[2]

Carderock Springs Historic District
House in Carderock Springs Historic District, September 2012
LocationRoughly bounded by 1-495, Cabin John Regional Park, Seven Locks Rd., Fenway Rd., and Persimmon Tree Ln., Bethesda, Maryland
Coordinates38°59′20″N 77°10′3″W
Area146 acres (59 ha)
Built1962 (1962)
ArchitectKeyes, Lethbridge and Congdon; Bennett, Edmund
Architectural styleModern Movement
MPSSubdivisions by Edmund Bennett and Keyes, Lethbridge and Condon in Montgomery County, MD, 1956-1973, MPS
NRHP reference No.08001074[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 21, 2008

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Peter E. Kurtze; Sandra Dembski; Mary Lou Shannon; Brenda Bell (February 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Carderock Springs Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.


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