National Register of Historic Places

Polychrome Historic District

Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland
Listed
August 28, 1996
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
96000900

About this property

The Polychrome Historic District is a national historic district in the Four Corners neighborhood in Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland. It recognizes a group of five houses built by John Joseph Earley in 1934 and 1935. Earley used precast concrete panels with brightly colored aggregate to produce the polychrome effect, with Art Deco details. The two-inch-thick panels were attached to a conventional wood frame. Earley was interested in the use of mass-production techniques to produce small, inexpensive houses, paralleling Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian house concepts.

Location

9900 and 9904 Colesville Rd., 9919, 9923, and 9925 Sutherland Rd.
Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland
39.01830, -77.01540

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Battles

Fort Stevens — Skirmish (July 11–12 1864)
1864Civil War
2.5 mi
Skirmish at Fort Stevens July 11-12 1864
1864Civil War
2.8 mi
Fort Stevens Bombardment
1864Civil War
2.8 mi

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When was Polychrome Historic District listed on the National Register?

Polychrome Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 28, 1996.

What type of historic resource is Polychrome Historic District?

Polychrome Historic District is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Polychrome Historic District?

The period of significance for Polychrome Historic District is recorded as the industrial era.

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