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
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. It 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.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
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); a different marker also named Hebron House and Print Shop (about 300 feet away); Beall Dawson House (about 300 feet away); a
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Other markers no longer nearby. Higgins House (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); North Adams Street and Middle Lane Residential Area (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Jerusalem - Mt. Pleasant Church and Parsonage (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Rockville Methodist Episcopal Church - Jerusalem / Mount Pleasant (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Beall-Dawson House and Park (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); Hebron House and Print Shop (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Beall-Dawson House (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Regarding Lucy Simpson's Rockville Institute. Miss Lucy Simpson operated a primary school from this
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 428 times since then and 16 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.
