Greenbelt Historic District
Built 1935 by Douglas Ellington. Added to the National Register in 1980, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Historic district |
| Address | Off MD 193, Greenbelt, MD |
| County | Prince George's County |
| Listed | Nov 25, 1980 |
| Listed for | Community planning, Architecture, Politics and government |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Old Greenbelt |
| Reference number | 80004331 |
| Built | 1935 · more from the 1930s |
| Architect | Douglas Ellington |
| Style | International Style, Art Deco, Streamline Moderne |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Off MD 193, Greenbelt, MD |
| Coordinates | 39.0012° N, 76.8762° W · Directions ↗ |
Explore
Map
Nearby in Prince George's County
Public land around it
| Patuxent Research Refuge ↗National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | About 4 miles away12,952 acres |
Wilderness Atlas publishes a centroid and an acreage for each unit, not a boundary line. Distance here is measured to a circle of the same area drawn around that centroid, so treat it as roughly right rather than surveyed.
Local history books for Prince George's County
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- Prince George's County and the Civil WarNathania A. Branch Miles and Monday M. Miles, 2013Find at Bookshop.org
Guidebooks to historic places in Maryland
Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.
Reference
Questions people ask
When was Greenbelt Historic District listed on the National Register?
Nov 25, 1980. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Greenbelt Historic District built?
1935, designed by Douglas Ellington, in the International Style, Art Deco, and Streamline Moderne style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Greenbelt Historic District?
Off MD 193, Greenbelt, Prince George's County, Maryland.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Greenbelt Historic District?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 80004331. 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.