Forest Glen in Silver Spring in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
National Park Seminary
National Park Seminary was a resort hotel from 1887 to 1893, a school for young women from 1894 to 1942, and a U.S. Army medical facility from 1942 to 2004. It is now a unique residential community.
The classical style of the gymnasium, built in 1907, was reinforced by the addition of a columned porch in 1925. Its basketball court, tiled swimming pool, bowling alley, solarium, and nearby tennis courts, ball fields, and riding rings provided a recreational balance to the academic and social life of the seminary students. Later the gym served as therapy and entertainment for recuperating soldiers.
Erected by National Park Seminary.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education • Sports • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.
Location. 39° 0.651′ N, 77° 3.398′ W. Marker is in Silver Spring, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It is in Forest Glen. Marker is at the intersection of Linden Lane and Ament Street, on the right when traveling east on Linden Lane. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2750 Linden Ln, Silver Spring MD 20910, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named National Park Seminary (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named
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Also see . . . National Park Seminary. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on March 24, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, March 25, 2018
2. The Gymnasium Marker
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3. National Park Seminary Historic District aka National Park College
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Photographed By Allen C. Browne, March 25, 2018
4. Classically Styled Gymnasium
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, March 25, 2018
5. The classically styled gymnasium
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, March 25, 2018
6. Caryatid
This caryatid at Ament street and Linden lane is one of 20 canephorae, basket bearers, which once supported a glass-topped, T-shaped colonnade running between Aloha house, the Gymnasium and Recitation House. Recitation House and the colonnade were torn down by the Army. Only two of the caryatids remain on the Seminary grounds.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 315 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on April 7, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1. submitted on November 9, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on April 5, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 3. submitted on November 29, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on March 31, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 5. submitted on April 5, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 6. submitted on April 6, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
