Polychrome Historic District, Silver Spring

Name: Polychrome Historic District
Address: Silver Spring, United States

#27 among attractions in Silver Spring

Neighbourhood, Art Deco architecture

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The Polychrome Historic District is a national historic district in the Four Corners neighborhood in Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland. It recognizes a group of five houses built by John Joseph Earley in 1934 and 1935. Earley used precast concrete panels with brightly colored aggregate to produce the polychrome effect, with Art Deco details. The two-inch-thick panels were attached to a conventional wood frame. Earley was interested in the use of mass-production techniques to produce small, inexpensive houses, paralleling Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian house concepts. ()

Architectural style: Art décoCoordinates: 39°1'5"N, 77°0'57"W

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Four CornersSilver Spring United States

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Day trips

Polychrome Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: National Museum of Health and Medicine, Ellsworth Place, Silver Spring Library, AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center.

2.1 miW
Collection of medical specimens
National Museum of Health and Medicine, Silver Spring
54 min walk • Nestled in the city of Silver Spring, Maryland, the National Museum of Health and Medicine is a fascinating establishment that beckons visitors with an interest in the intricacies of the human body and the history of medicine.
1.6 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
Ellsworth Place, Silver Spring
40 min walk • Ellsworth Place is a 350,000-square-foot, six-story, enclosed vertical power center in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland. It opened as City Place Mall on April 2, 1992, and is located at the intersection of Fenton Street and Colesville Road.
1.7 miS
Library
Silver Spring Library, Silver Spring
43 min walk • The Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library, formerly the Silver Spring Library, is part of the Montgomery County Public Libraries System. It opened to the public in 1931 and is currently located at 900 Wayne Avenue in Silver Spring, Maryland. The library is named for Charles E.
1.6 miS
Nightlife, Theater, Concerts and shows
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, Silver Spring
41 min walk • AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center or commonly known as AFI Silver is a three-screen movie theater complex in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, north of Washington, D.C.
1.9 miSW
Bridge
Talbot Avenue bridge, Silver Spring
49 min walk • The Talbot Avenue bridge in Montgomery County, Maryland, was a historic one-lane metal girder bridge that connected Lyttonsville and downtown Silver Spring. Originally built in 1918, with a new deck added in 1986, it crossed the CSX railroad tracks between Hanover Street and Lanier Drive.
2 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Capital Crescent Trail, Silver Spring
50 min walk • The Capital Crescent Trail is a 7.04-mile long, shared-use rail trail that runs from Georgetown in Washington, D.C. to Bethesda, Maryland.
1.6 miW
Church
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Silver Spring
40 min walk • Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in Maryland in the United States founded by Fr. John Carroll in 1774. It falls under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Washington and its archbishop. It is named after John the Evangelist.
1.5 miS
38°59'49"N • 77°1'29"W
Silver Spring Outdoor Ice Skating Rink at Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring
40 min walk • Ice skating, Ice rink
2 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Anacostia Riverwalk Trail, Silver Spring
50 min walk • The Anacostia Riverwalk Trail is a multi-use trail system in Washington, DC, which, when complete, will be ~25 miles long, spanning both sides of the Anacostia River, the Washington Channel waterfront, and projecting into neighborhoods away from the Anacostia.
2.1 miS
Park
Acorn Park, Silver Spring
54 min walk • Acorn Park is a 0.1247-acre urban park in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, which features an acorn-shaped gazebo and an artificial grotto. The site is historically significant as it is thought to be the location of the "mica-flecked spring" that in 1840 inspired Francis Preston Blair to name his estate "Silver Spring".
2 miS
Monuments and statues
Coastline Sculpture, Silver Spring
51 min walk • Coastline is an outdoor sculpture by American artist Jim Sanborn installed at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration complex in Silver Spring, Maryland. Coastline attempts to recreate the effect of waves crashing on the Atlantic coast.