The Rock Creek Woods Historic District is a national

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located north of

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(although the postal address is Silver Spring). This suburban development, consisting of 74

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houses, is nestled in a wooded valley between two creeks near Connecticut Avenue ( MD 185). These houses were designed by

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and built between 1958 and 1961 by Herschel and Marvin Blumberg, developers of New Town Center in nearby

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. The original layout, including roads, lot configurations, and sidewalks, remains unaltered. During the 1960s, the neighborhood was home to a significant Jewish population and many people in the neighborhood were active in liberal causes, particularly the peace movement. It was listed on the

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in 2004.

References

External links

*, including photo in 2003, at Maryland Historical Trust website
Boundary Map of the Rock Creek Woods Historic District, Montgomery County
at Maryland Historical Trust Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Historic districts in Montgomery County, Maryland Historic Jewish communities in the United States Houses in Montgomery County, Maryland National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Maryland Rock Creek (Potomac River tributary) 1950s architecture in the United States 1960s architecture in the United States 1950s in Maryland 1960s in Maryland Modernist architecture in Maryland {{MontgomeryCountyMD-NRHP-stub