Takoma Park Historic District
Takoma Park Historic District, Historic residential district in Takoma Park, US.
The Takoma Park Historic District contains 137 contributing resources, including houses, churches, and civic structures dating from 1883 to the 1920s.
Developer Benjamin Franklin Gilbert established this area in 1883 as one of the first railroad-connected suburbs of Washington DC at 350 feet elevation.
The district represents architectural evolution through Victorian-era designs and early 20th-century American residential styles across numerous preserved structures.
Property owners within the district need to obtain a Historic Area Work Permit before making changes to building exteriors or environmental settings.
The district spans across both Maryland and District of Columbia jurisdictions, making it among the few multi-jurisdictional historic areas in the region.
Location: Takoma Park
GPS coordinates: 38.97810,-77.01280
Latest update: March 5, 2025 01:47
Hughes Memorial Tower
2.1 km
Fort Stevens
2.1 km
Brightwood
1.9 km
Acorn Park
1.9 km
Battleground National Cemetery
1.5 km
Silver Spring Library
2.1 km
Fort Slocum
2.1 km
NOAA Central Library
2.2 km
Cady-Lee
481 m
Building 40
1.7 km
Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library
1.2 km
Takoma Avenue Historic District
1.2 km
Takoma Park Neighborhood Library
749 m
Davis-Warner House
2.1 km
Carroll Avenue Bridge
1.2 km
98th Pennsylvania Volunteer Monument
1.5 km
122nd New York Volunteer Monument
1.5 km
25th New York Volunteer Cavalry Monument
1.5 km
Eleven55 Ripley
2.1 km
150th Ohio National Guard Monument
1.5 km
Rhizome
503 m
Penguin Fountain
1.5 km
Takoma Theatre
673 m
Takoma Park Library
416 m
Takoma Park Seventh Day Adventist Church
408 m
Takoma Business Center
331 m
Thomas-Siegler Carriage House
194 m
Takoma Community Garden
910 mReviews
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