National Register of Historic Places

Montgomery County Courthouse Historic District

Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland
Listed
September 1, 1986
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
86003352

About this property

The Montgomery County Courthouse Historic District, designated in 1986, includes several buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Rockville, Maryland. The two-block district is focused on what remains of Rockville's old commercial, governmental, and residential center, most of which was demolished during urban renewal in the 1960s. The district includes the Romanesque Revival-style Red Brick Courthouse, designed by prominent Baltimore architect Frank E. Davis and built in 1891. Located at 29 Courthouse Square, it houses the refurbished Grand Courtroom, which was once used by the Montgomery County Circuit Court. The district also includes the 1931 Neoclassical-style Grey Courthouse and its 1960s addition (no longer used by the courts); the 1939 Georgian-styled post office of limestone construction; and the 1930 Art Deco stone building built for the Farmers Banking and Trust Company. The courthouses are part of a cluster of municipal and county buildings at the corner of Maryland Avenue and Jefferson Street (Maryland Route 28) in downtown Rockville. Other buildings in the cluster include Rockville City Hall, the District Court of Maryland for Montgomery County (opened in 2011), and the Montgomery County Judicial Center, a Brutalist building opened in 1982 at 50 Maryland Avenue, which houses Montgomery County's Circuit Court, the Offices of the Sheriff, the Register of Wills, the Orphans' Court, and the State's Attorney for Montgomery County.

Location

Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland
39.08360, -77.15245

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

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

Nearby Battles

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

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When was Montgomery County Courthouse Historic District listed on the National Register?

Montgomery County Courthouse Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 1, 1986.

What type of historic resource is Montgomery County Courthouse Historic District?

Montgomery County Courthouse Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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