Upper Patuxent Area Resources Under Evaluation for Historic Designation
Continuation of the Historic Preservation Commission Worksession: April 14, 2010
As part of the consideration of the Staff Draft Amendment to the Master Plan for Historic Preservation: Upper Patuxent Area Resources, the Montgomery County Historic Preservation Commission on April 14, 2010, will evaluate eight resources in Etchison and Clagettsville for individual designation in the Master Plan. These resources were identified at the March 10, 2010, worksession, during the Commission’s evaluation of historic districts in Etchison and Clagettsville. The resources to be considered include:
- Montgomery Methodist Protestant Church and Cemetery, 28201 Kempton Road, Clagettsville
- Ira Moxley/Harvey Moxley House, 28318 Kempton Road, Clagettsville
- Robert B. & Susan Moxley House, 28322 Kempton Road, Clagettsville
- Lewis and Laura Easton House, 28408 Kempton Road, Clagettsville
- Ottie & Tressie Moxley House, 28411 Kempton Road, Clagettsville
- Ollie & Lelia Moxley Farm, 28515 Kempton Road, Clagettsville
- Mt. Tabor Methodist Church, 24101A Laytonsville Road, Etchison
- Walter and Ida Allnutt House, 6920 Damascus Road, Etchison
The Commission will reopen the public record to accept testimony limited to these eight resources. Property owners and other interested parties may present testimony at the April 14 meeting. Written testimony is encouraged and may be sent to MCP-Historic@mncppc-mc.org or 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Testimony received by April 6, 2010 will be circulated to the Commission in advance of the meeting; after April 6, the public is requested to provide ten copies of written testimony for circulation at the meeting. To sign up in advance to present testimony in person, or for more information, please call 301.563.3400.
- Meeting Agenda (4.14.10) [to be posted on 3.31.10]
- Staff Report (4.14.10) for the Upper Patuxent Resources Amendment [to be posted on 4.7.10]
Continuation of the Historic Preservation Commission Worksession: March 10, 2010 [updated 3.11.10]
The Montgomery County Historic Preservation Commission on March 10, 2010 held a continuation of the worksession to consider the Staff Draft Amendment to the Master Plan for Historic Preservation: Upper Patuxent Area Resources. The HPC took the following action:
- Sarah Brandenburg Farm (#15/17), 26301 Mullinix Mill Road: Recommended designation
- Mt. Lebanon Methodist Protestant Church and Cemetery (#15/20), 8115 Damascus Road: Recommended designation
- Col. Lyde Griffith/Merhle Warfield Farm (#15/27), 7305 Damascus Road: Recommended removal from the Locational Atlas
- Luther Moore Farm (#15/28), 7201 Damascus Road: Recommended designation
- Chrobot House (Margaret Price House) (#15/71), 24724 Hipsley Mill Road: Recommended listing in the Locational Atlas and designation
- Basil Warfield Farm (#15/73), 8201 and 8251 Damascus Road: Recommended listing in the Locational Atlas and designation
- Mt. Lebanon School and Site of Mt. Lebanon ME Church (#15/117), 26130 Mullinix Mill Road: Recommended removal from the Locational Atlas
The HPC continued the worksession to its April 14, 2010 meeting.
- Staff Report (3.10.10) for the Upper Patuxent Resources Amendment
Continuation of the Historic Preservation Commission Worksession: February 24, 2010 [Updated 2.25.2010]
The Montgomery County Historic Preservation Commission on February 24, 2010 held a second worksession to consider the Staff Draft Amendment to the Master Plan for Historic Preservation: Upper Patuxent Area Resources. Click here to see a copy of the meeting agenda. See below for additional information about the amendment.
The HPC took the following action at the February 24, 2010:
- Friendship Farm (#10/1), 28110 Ridge Road: Recommended designation
- Parr’s Spring (#15/1), 4704 Baltimore National Pike: Recommended retention in the Locational Atlas pending further study
- Alfred Baker House (#15/4), 28901 Kemptown Road: Recommend removal from the Locational Atlas
- Molesworth-Burdette Farm (#15/5), 28600 Ridge Road: Recommended designation
- Shipley-Mullinix Farm (#15/13), 27001 Long Corner Road: Recommended designation
- Clagett-Brandenburg Farm and Tobacco House (#15/16), 26360 Mullinix Mill Road: Recommended designation
- Clagettsville Historic District (#15/8): Recommended removal from the Locational Atlas and identified six resources for evaluation as individual sites:
- Montgomery Methodist Church, 28201 Kempton Road
- Ira Dorsey Moxley House, 28318 Kempton Road
- Robert B. & Susan Moxley House, 28322 Kempton Road
- Lewis and George Easton House, 28408 Kempton Road
- Ollie & Tressie Moxley House, 28411 Kempton Road
- Ollie & Lelia Moxley Farm, 28515 Kempton Road
- Etchison Historic District (#15/29): Recommend designation with revised boundaries (see 2.24.10 staff report, “option 3”) and identified two resources for evaluation as individual sites:
- Mt. Tabor Methodist Church, 24101A Laytonsville Road
- Walter and Ida Allnutt House, 6920 Damascus Road
The HPC continued the worksession to its March 10, 2010.
Historic Preservation Commission: Public Hearing and Work Session [updated, 2.19.10]
The Montgomery County Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) on January 20, 2010, held a public hearing and work session to evaluate the historical and architectural significance of certain properties mainly located in the Upper Patuxent area of Montgomery County. The purpose of the public hearing was to allow the HPC to hear comments from owners, interested parties, and the public.
At the direction of the County Council, historic preservation staff is evaluating resources identified in the Locational Atlas and Index of Historic Sites in Montgomery County Maryland, the County’s inventory of potentially historic properties. Twenty-eight Locational Atlas resources and three resources identified during the survey of the Upper Patuxent area of the county are currently under consideration. Historic Preservation staff have prepared for the HPC’s consideration a Staff Draft Amendment, which includes staff recommendations as to which properties should be included on the Locational Atlas and/or designated in the Master Plan for Historic Preservation for Montgomery County, Maryland. Recommendations on the designation of properties are based on criteria set forth in the Montgomery County Historic Preservation Ordinance. Additional information for each resource is available by clicking on the links in the table below. Additional information about the process for the consideration of Master Plan amendments is included in the Staff Draft.
At the conclusion of the public hearing, the HPC held a work session to consider public testimony and staff recommendations, and to develop its own recommendations for transmittal to the Planning Board as the Public Hearing Draft Amendment. The HPC unanimously approved the staff recommendation finding sixteen resources failed to meet the criteria for architectural or historical significance and recommending that the Planning Board remove these sixteen resources from the Locational Atlas. The HPC continued the work session to its February 24, 2010 meeting. At that time, the HPC will consider those resources staff has recommended for designation. The HPC has left open the public record and will accept written testimony received by 5:00, February 16, 2010. Written comments may be submitted to the HPC at 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, 20910 or via email.
The Planning Board may remove from the Locational Atlas those resources determined not to meet the criteria for historic designation and add to the Locational Atlas those resources determined to meet the criteria for designation. The County Council will make the final decision on which properties should be designated on the Master Plan for Historic Preservation.
Properties included on the Locational Atlas or designated in the Master Plan for Historic Preservation are protected under relevant provisions of the Historic Preservation Ordinance. Properties on the Locational Atlas are subject to a moratorium on alteration or demolition, but with a procedure to allow the issuance of permits under certain circumstances. Properties designated on the Master Plan for Historic Preservation require review by the HPC for all new construction, exterior alterations, and demolition plans before the issuance of any permits. Master Plan properties are also eligible for County tax credits for repair, maintenance and/or restoration projects, and may be eligible for State tax credits as well.
- Public Notice: HPC Public Hearing and Work Session, January 20, 2010
- Memo to property owners and interested parties
- Staff Draft Amendment to the Master Plan for Historic Preservation: Upper Patuxent Area Resources
- Staff recommendations: 15 resources recommended for designation, 16 resources recommended for removal from Locational Atlas
- Staff Report for the HPC
- Staff presentation to the HPC
- Historic Context: Places from the Past
- Items received for the public record (as of January 20, 2010)
- Items received for the public record (as of February 16, 2010)
- Montgomery County Code, Chapter 24A: Historic Resources Preservation
List of Upper Patuxent Area Properties Under Evaluation [updated 3.11.2010]
Resources below are being evaluated for possible designation on the Master Plan for Historic Preservation in Montgomery County, Maryland. Most are in the Upper Patuxent area and are listed on the Locational Atlas and Index of Historic Sites in Montgomery County, Maryland. A limited number of additional properties may be evaluated as well. Click on the name for the research report for the resource.
Upper Patuxent Vicinity Map (pdf, 448KB)
Resource |
Resource Name |
Address |
Tax District/Tax ID |
HPC Action |
|
FRIENDSHIP |
28110 |
RIDGE RD |
12-00937190 |
Recommends Designation | |
JOHN MOXLEY HOUSE |
28800 |
KEMPTOWN RD |
12-0093792 |
Recommends Removal from Locational Atlas | |
JOHN D. PURDUM HOUSE |
28814 |
KEMPTOWN RD |
12-00937508 |
Recommends Removal from Locational Atlas | |
BURDETTE-RIDDLE FARM |
27100 |
PURDUM ROAD |
12-00939837 |
Recommends Removal from Locational Atlas | |
JAMES LAUMAN FARM |
22000 |
PEACH TREE RD |
12-00916302 |
Recommends Removal from Locational Atlas | |
PARR'S SPRING |
4704 |
BALTIMORE NATL PIKE |
13-002061/U-381018 |
Recommends Retention in Locational Atlas | |
MATTHEW MOLESWORTH FARM |
13501 |
PENNS SHOP RD |
09-295097/12-00938638 |
Recommends Removal from Locational Atlas | |
REZIN MOXLEY HOUSE |
3597 |
MEDD RD |
12-00925795 |
Recommends Removal from Locational Atlas | |
ALFRED BAKER HOUSE |
28901 |
KEMPTOWN RD |
12-00923364 |
Recommends Removal from Locational Atlas | |
MOLESWORTH-BURDETTE FARM |
28600 |
RIDGE RD |
12-00923967 |
Recommends Designation | |
BECRAFT FARM |
28500 |
RIDGE RD |
12-01613937 |
Recommends Removal from Locational Atlas | |
BROWN'S TOBACCO HOUSE |
28601 |
RIDGE RD |
12-00923717 |
Recommends Removal from Locational Atlas | |
CAPT. CLAGETT-HILTON FARM |
28055 |
RIDGE RD |
12-00931661 |
Recommends Removal from Locational Atlas | |
THOMPSON-WOODFIELD FARM |
27211 |
LONG CORNER RD |
12-00944300/12-944297 |
Recommends Removal from Locational Atlas | |
SHIPLEY-MULLINIX FARM |
27001 |
LONG CORNER RD |
12-00937510 |
Recommends Designation | |
MULLINIX STORE SITE |
MULLINIX MILL RD NEAR PATUXENT RIVER |
12-00935976 |
Recommends Removal from Locational Atlas | ||
CLAGETT-BRANDENBURG FARM & TOBACCO HOUSE |
26360 |
MULLINIX MILL RD |
12-00924585 |
Recommends Designation | |
SARAH BRANDENBURG FARM |
26301 |
MULLINIX MILL RD |
12-00010180 |
Recommends Designation | |
WARTHAN-DAY FARM |
8711 |
DAMASCUS RD |
12-00927420 |
Recommends Removal from Locational Atlas | |
MT. LEBANON MP CHURCH-CEMETERY |
8115 |
DAMASCUS RD |
12-00006405 |
Recommends Designation | |
JOHN O. ETCHISON HOUSE |
25611 |
LONG CORNER RD |
12-03578743 |
Recommends Removal from Locational Atlas | |
WILSON WARFIELD FARM |
26725 |
MULLINIX MILL RD |
12-00009330 |
Recommends Removal from Locational Atlas | |
FRED WATKINS FARM |
7373 |
DAMASCUS RD |
01-02518631 |
Recommends Removal from Locational Atlas | |
COL. LYDE GRIFFITH/MERHLE WARFIELD FARM |
7305 |
DAMASCUS RD |
01-00010362 |
Recommends Removal from Locational Atlas | |
LUTHER W. MOORE FARM |
7201 |
DAMASCUS RD |
01-01724548 |
Recommends Designation | |
LOG BARN SITE |
24899 |
HALTERMAN RD |
01-009636 |
Recommends Removal from Locational Atlas | |
CHROBOT HOUSE* |
24724 |
HIPSLEY MILL RD |
01-00009374 |
Recommends Listing in Locational Atlas & Designation | |
BASIL WARFIELD FARM* |
8251+8201 |
DAMASCUS RD |
01-0010395 |
Recommends Listing in Locational Atlas & Designation | |
MT. LEBANON SCHOOL/SITE of MT LEBANON CHURCH* |
26310 |
MULLINIX MILL RD |
12-00938503 |
Recommends Removal from Locational Atlas | |
CLAGETTSVILLE HISTORIC DISTRICT |
VICINITY RIDGE RD & KEMPTOWN RD |
Clagettsville Area |
Recommends Removal from Locational Atlas | ||
ETCHISON HISTORIC DISTRICT |
VICINITY LAYTONSVILLE & DAMASCUS RD |
Etchison Area |
Recommends Removal from Locational Atlas | ||
* Not on Locational Atlas |
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Historic Preservation Staff Hold Community Meeting to Discuss Historic Properties and Districts
Historic Preservation staff held a public meeting on November 19, 2009 at the Damascus Recreation Center to discuss Montgomery County’s historic preservation program and provide the public with an overview of the ongoing evaluation of Etchison, Clagettsville and area properties for possible designation in the County’s Master Plan for Historic Preservation.
Staff Contact
Clare Kelly,
Research & Designation Coordinator
Clare.Kelly@mncppc-mc.org
Sandra Youla,
Historic Preservation Planner
301-563-3400
Sandra.Youla@mncppc-mc.org
Date of last update: January 21, 2010
Montgomery County Planning Department