New Mark Commons | |
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 |
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]
The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]
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