Rachel Carson House
Historic house in Maryland. Added to the National Register in 1991, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Rachel Carson House is a historic house in Colesville, Maryland, an unincorporated area near Silver Spring, Maryland. Built in 1956, this typical suburban ranch-style house was where writer Rachel Carson wrote her classic work Silent Spring in 1962. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1991 for its association with Carson.
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The record
| Register name | Carson, Rachel, House |
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 11701 Berwick Rd., Silver Spring, MD |
| County | Montgomery County |
| Listed | Dec 4, 1991 |
| Listed for | Conservation, Science |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 91002058 |
| Type of place | house |
| Style | modern architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 building |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 11701 Berwick Rd., Silver Spring, MD |
| Coordinates | 39.0468° N, 77.0003° W · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Civil War Defenses of Washington · 6 miles · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Rock Creek Park Group Picnic Areas (Dc) 6 miles · Greenbelt Campground 7 miles · Greenbelt Park Picnic Areas 7 miles |
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- Culinary History of Montgomery County, MarylandClaudia Kousoulas and Ellen Letourneau, 2022Find at Bookshop.org
Guidebooks to historic places in Maryland
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Reference
Questions people ask
When was Rachel Carson House listed on the National Register?
Dec 4, 1991. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Where is Rachel Carson House?
11701 Berwick Rd., Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland. The nearest national park unit is Civil War Defenses of Washington, 6 miles away.
Source: Civil War Defenses of Washington
Where is the nomination form for Rachel Carson House?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Are there campgrounds near Rachel Carson House?
Three federal campgrounds are within reach. The closest is Rock Creek Park Group Picnic Areas (Dc), 6 miles away. Greenbelt Campground is 7 miles away, and Greenbelt Park Picnic Areas is 7 miles away.
Source: Campsite Atlas
Is there cell service at Rachel Carson House?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 91002058. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.