Olney in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Springhouse

Olney House

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 2, 2019

1. Springhouse Marker

Inscription. This springhouse was constructed as an outbuilding of the Olney House (circa 1800). This one was restored and preserved by the Buffingtons in 2003. Before the invention of electric refrigeration, springhouses were common throughout rural areas and were used for preservation of food and dairy products. The Olney House and its outbuildings were associated with the Brooke-Farquhar family from approximately 1822 through 1925.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 2003.

Location. 39° 9.117′ N, 77° 3.922′ W. Marker is in Olney, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It is on Olney-Sandy Spring Road (Maryland Route 108) east of Georgia Avenue ( Route 97), on the right when traveling east. The marker can be accessed from the parking lot for the Re/Max Realty Centre. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3300 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney MD 20832, 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,

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it is in 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Olney House (within shouting distance of this marker); Olney (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Higgins Tavern (approx. 1.4 miles away); Mutual Memorial Cemetery (approx. 1.8 miles away); Out of Africa (approx. 1.8 miles away); In Everlasting Memory of the Anguish of Our Ancestors (approx. 1.8 miles away); Kwame Nkrumah (approx. 1.8 miles away); Haile Selassie (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Olney.

Springhouse and accompanying marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 2, 2019

2. Springhouse and accompanying marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2019. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 536 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 2, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.