Bethesda in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
This Complex of Buildings and Gardens
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1650.
Location. 38° 59.198′ N, 77° 5.878′ W. Marker is in Bethesda, Maryland, in Montgomery County. Marker can be reached from Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) just west of Moorland Lane, on the left when traveling west. Marker is in Chevy Chase Gardens Plaza. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7700 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda MD 20814, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Locust Grove (a few steps from this marker); Old Georgetown Road (within shouting distance of this marker); Tennallytown and Rockville Railroad (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Old Georgetown Road (within shouting distance of this marker); Looking North up Wisconsin Avenue at Old Georgetown Road in 1940 (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Robert W. Lebling (approx. ¼ mile away); Five Points, historic crossroads (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bethesda.
Regarding This Complex of Buildings and Gardens. The descendants of Ninian Beall referred to in this marker are Lindsey Beall and his daughter Virginia Lee Beall Withers who owned this property and the nearby Withers House.
Also see . . . Colonel Ninian Beall. By Ruth Beall Gelders, 1976 (Submitted on April 22, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 572 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 22, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.