National Register of Historic Places

Beall-Dawson House

Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland
Listed
March 29, 1973
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
73000933

About this property

The Beall–Dawson House is a historic home located in Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a 2+1⁄2-story Federal house, three bays wide by two bays deep, constructed of Flemish bond brick on the front facade and common bond elsewhere. Outbuildings on the property include an original brick dairy house and a mid-19th century one-room Gothic Revival frame doctor's office which was moved to the site for use as a museum. The house was constructed in 1815. It serves as the headquarters of the Montgomery County Historical Society, which maintains the house as an early 19th-century historic house museum. The house also includes indoor slave quarters and two rooms with changing exhibits of local history. The Beall–Dawson House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The property also includes the Stonestreet Museum of 19th Century Medicine, a one-room doctor's office with medical and pharmaceutical tools, furniture, and books from the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Location

103 W. Montgomery Ave.
Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland
39.08428, -77.15507

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Montgomery County Courthouse Historic District
Listed
0.1 mi
Bingham-Brewer House
Industrial
0.4 mi
West Montgomery Avenue Historic District
Listed
0.4 mi
Third Addition to Rockville and Old St. Mary's Church and Cemetery
Listed
0.5 mi
Rockville Railroad Station
Industrial
0.6 mi

Nearby Battles

Rockville Cavalry Skirmish (Stuart's Ride to Gettysburg via Maryland, 1863)
1863Civil War
0.2 mi

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When was Beall-Dawson House listed on the National Register?

Beall-Dawson House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 29, 1973.

What type of historic resource is Beall-Dawson House?

Beall-Dawson House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Beall-Dawson House is recorded as the industrial era.

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