Rockville in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Lucy Simpson's Rockville Institute
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, March 11, 2017
1. Lucy Simpson's Rockville Institute Marker
Original home of
Lucy Simpson's Rockville Institute
a private school known as
the “Little Red Hut”
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Owned by the Darby family from 1914 - 1979.
Restored and renovated in 1980 by
Van Grack, Axelson and Williamowsky.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women.
Location. 39° 5.142′ N, 77° 9.284′ W. Marker is in Rockville, Maryland, in Montgomery County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of North Adams Street and Wood Lane. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 109 North Adams Street, Rockville MD 20850, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Williams-Wilson House (within shouting distance of this marker); Rockville Methodist Episcopal Church - Jerusalem Mount Pleasant United United Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Early Rockville Residential Area (within shouting distance of this marker); Jerusalem - Mt. Pleasant Church and Parsonage (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hebron House and Print Shop (about 300 feet away); Beall Dawson House (about 300 feet away); Beall-Dawson House
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Regarding Lucy Simpson's Rockville Institute. “Miss Lucy Simpson operated a primary school from this building from 1895 to 1921. This house was built by her father, Rev. Theodore Simpson, and features such Late Gothic Revival elements as the steeply pitched center gable, elongated windows, and curvilinear decorative strapwork.”
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, March 11, 2017
2. Lucy Simpson's Rockville Institute Marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, March 11, 2017
3. Lucy Simpson's Rockville Institute Marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, March 11, 2017
4. 109 North Adams
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, March 11, 2017
5. 109 North Adams
Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 275 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 15, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
