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

The Bank of Bethesda Building

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

1. The Bank of Bethesda Building Marker

Inscription. The Bank of Bethesda building, now Crestar Bank, as it looked in the 1940's. The bank was established in 1919. This structure was built in 1926, with an addition in 1940, and is constructed of locally-quarried stone.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1919.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 38° 59.146′ N, 77° 5.87′ W. Marker was in Bethesda, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It was on Moorland Lane west of Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 4816 Moorland Lane, Bethesda MD 20814, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It was also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 location: This Complex of Buildings and Gardens (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Locust Grove (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Old Georgetown Road (about 400 feet away); Tennallytown and Rockville Railroad (about 400 feet away); In Loving Memory of Robert W. Lebling (approx. 0.2 miles away); Five Points, historic crossroads (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Madonna of the Trail (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bethesda.

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sectionhead>Other markers no longer nearby. Old Georgetown Road (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Looking North up Wisconsin Avenue at Old Georgetown Road in 1940 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); The First Building for the Bethesda Fire Department (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. The Bank of Bethesda building was at the corner of Old Georgetown Road and Wisconsin Avenue. On the photograph shown on this marker, Wisconsin Avenue, heading north, is on the right and Old Georgetown Road is on the left.

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

2. The Bank of Bethesda Building Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,485 times since then and 66 times this year. Last updated on May 14, 2023, by Laura Edwards of Bethesda, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 2, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.