Downtown in Mount Airy in Carroll County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Riddlemoser Building
1920
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The Riddlemoser Building was built in 1920. It has been home to many businesses since then including:
Riddlemoser Electric Shop
Sponseller Green Parrot Tea Room
Mount Airy School (1935)
Potomac Edison Company
The first Mt. Airy Theater (1928 to 1937)
Dance Hall
Gue Antiques
Lydia Miller Insurance
Dr. Van Poole
Ryan Homes
Please contact the Historical Society of Mount Airy at 301-829-1924 if you have a historical photo of this building that will enable us to reprint this sign with a photo.
Erected 2014.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.
Location. 39° 22.565′ N, 77° 9.298′ W. Marker is in Mount Airy, Maryland, in Carroll County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Park Avenue and South Main Street (Maryland Route 808), on the right when traveling north on Park Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 113 S Main St, Mount
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Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, 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 walking distance of this marker: The Flat Iron Building (a few steps from this marker); The Condon Building (a few steps from this marker); Olde Town Restaurant (within shouting distance of this marker); Bohn-Sponseller Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Rudy & - Burdette Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Simpson Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Dorsey's Store - Vacant Lot (within shouting distance of this marker); The Gun Shack (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Airy.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 531 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 6, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
