Greenbelt, Maryland Historic District
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| Greenbelt Historic District | |
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| (U.S. National Historic Landmark District) | |
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| Location: | Greenbelt, Maryland |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1935 |
| Architect: | Walker,Hale; Wadsworth,Reginald |
| Architectural style(s): | Other |
| Designated as NHL: | February 18, 1997[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | November 25, 1980[2] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 80004331 |
| Governing body: | State |
The Greenbelt Historic District is a National Historic Landmark district that preserves the center of one of the few examples of the Garden City Movement in the United States. With its sister cities of Greenhills, Ohio and Greendale, Wisconsin, Greenbelt, Maryland was intended to be a "new town" that would start with a clean slate to do away with problems of urbanism in favor of a suburban ideal. Along with the never-commenced town of Greenbrook, New Jersey, the new towns were part of the New Deal public works programs. [3]
Greenbelt's center has survived with few alterations compared with its sister towns. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1997.[1][4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b You must specify title = and url = when using {{cite web}}.. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-03-03.
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2008-04-15).
- ^ Greenbelt Historic District. National Historic Landmarks in Maryland listing. Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved on 2008-06-13.
- ^ National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: PDF (32 KB), National Park Service, , 19 and Accompanying photos, exterior and interior, from 19PDF (32 KB)
[edit] External links
- Greenbelt Historic District, including photo in 2003, at Maryland Historical Trust
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