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Design Guidelines For Historic Sites and Districts in Montgomery County, Maryland

This document provides design guidelines for historic sites and districts in Montgomery County, Maryland. It acknowledges those who contributed to the document and notes that much of the historical information was derived from the book Places from the Past. The guidelines are intended to help property owners, residents, and officials make appropriate decisions about rehabilitation, new construction, or other projects affecting historic properties and districts. It covers the purpose of the guidelines, architectural history of building styles and materials, and over 15 specific design guidelines covering elements like porches, windows, roofs, and additions. The guidelines conclude with descriptions of individual historic districts in the county.

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Design Guidelines For Historic Sites and Districts in Montgomery County, Maryland

This document provides design guidelines for historic sites and districts in Montgomery County, Maryland. It acknowledges those who contributed to the document and notes that much of the historical information was derived from the book Places from the Past. The guidelines are intended to help property owners, residents, and officials make appropriate decisions about rehabilitation, new construction, or other projects affecting historic properties and districts. It covers the purpose of the guidelines, architectural history of building styles and materials, and over 15 specific design guidelines covering elements like porches, windows, roofs, and additions. The guidelines conclude with descriptions of individual historic districts in the county.

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DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR

HISTORIC SITES AND DISTRICTS IN


MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND

July, 2008
Backside of Cover
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Montgomery County
Scott Whipple
Clare Lise Cavicchi
Anne Fothergill
Joshua Silver
Rachel Kennedy

Historic Preservation Commission


Jef Fuller (Chair)
Caroline Alderson
Nuray Anahtar
Lee Burstyn
Timothy Duffy
Warren Fleming
Thomas Jester
Leslie Miles
David Rotenstein

Much of the historical information presented in


these design guidelines was derived from the book
Places from the Past: The Tradition of Gardez Bien
in Montgomery County, Maryland by Clare Lise
Cavicchi.

Consultants
Winter & Company
1265 Yellow Pine Avenue
Boulder, CO 80304
Phone: 303-440-8445
Fax: 303-443-0725
www.winterandcompany.net

Design Guidelines for Historic Sites and Districts i


ii Montgomery County, Maryland
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction

Chapter 1: Purpose of Design Guidelines


How Will These Design Guidelines Be Used?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Basic Principles for Historic Preservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Structure of Design Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Which Design Guidelines Apply to Your Project? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Benefits of Preserving Historic Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Planning a Preservation Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Design of Alterations, New or Infill Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Responsibility of Ownership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Chapter 2: Architectural History and Resources


Building Traditions and Settlement Patterns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
The Form of Houses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
The Materials of Houses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
The Style of Houses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Chapter 3: General Rehabilitation Design Guidelines


Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
1.0 Treatment of Character-Defining Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
2.0 Original Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
3.0 Porches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
4.0 Windows & Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
5.0 Roofs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
6.0 Chimneys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
7.0 Dormers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
8.0 Skylights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
9.0 Solar Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
10.0 Landscaping & Trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
11.0 Driveways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
12.0 Fences & Site Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
13.0 Retaining Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
14.0 Accessory Structures & Outbuildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
15.0 Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
16.0 Storefronts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Chapter 4: Additions to Historic Properties


Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
17.0 Existing Additions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
18.0 Design of New Additions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

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Chapter 5: Historic Districts
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Beallsville Historic District (17/1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Boyds Historic District (18/8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Brookville (23/65) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Capitol View Historic (31/7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Cedar Grove Historic District (14/27). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Chevy Chase Village (35/13). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Clarksburg Historic District (13/10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Forest Glen Historic District (31/8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Garrett Park Historic District (30/13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Germantown Historic District (19/13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Glen Echo Park (35/26) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Hawkins Lane Historic District (35/54) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Hyattstown Historic District (10/59) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Kensington (31/6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Linden Historic District (36/2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
National Park Seminary (36/1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Polychrome (32/5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Sandy Spring (28/11). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Somerset Historic District (36/35). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Takoma Park (37/3)nb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Appendix
The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings. . . . . .APP-1
Historic Preservation Briefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .APP-2
Glossary of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .APP-5

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