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New Mark Commons 
Summary
New Mark Commons is a historic planned development in Rockville, Maryland. It consists of a residential area south of Maryland Avenue and east of Interstate 270, and is accessed via Potomac Valley Road and New Mark Esplanade. It was planned and built as a collaborative effort by the architectural firm Keyes, Lethbridge & Condon and builder Edmund J. Bennett, and was built between 1967 and 1973. Its design includes winding roads in a wooded landscape, with many cul-de-sacs, and pedestrian paths for connecting residential areas to recreational amenities.[2]
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| Location | Bounded by Maryland Ave., Argyle & Monroe Sts., Tower Oaks, I-270, Rockville, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°4′33″N 77°9′34″W / 39.07583°N 77.15944°W |
| Area | 96.4 acres (39.0 ha) |
| Built | 1967 |
| Built by | Bennett, Edmund |
| Architect | Keyes, Lethbridge & Condon |
| Architectural style | Modern Movement |
| NRHP reference No. | 16000869[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 1, 2017 |
The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for New Mark Commons" (PDF). Maryland Heritage Trust. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
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