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

Valley Mill House

War of 1812 Bicentennial

— United States Capital for a Day —

Valley Mill House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 25, 2018

1. Valley Mill House Marker

Inscription. The original section of what is known as the Valley Mill House (on the right) consisted of a single-story, one-room stone cottage with a large open hearth and stair to a sleeping loft. David Newlin built it about 1800, adjacent to his mill complex, which included a saw mill, one for pressing flax and clover seeds, and one for grinding plaster. As his family and wealth grew, Newlin expanded the house, adding the current two story section with a formal parlor and bedchamber above, at which point the early cottage served as the kitchen.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • War of 1812. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.

Location. 39° 10.824′ N, 77° 3.648′ W. Marker is in Brookeville, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It is on Market Street (Old Maryland Route 97) south of Brookeville Road, on the left when traveling north. In 2023, MD 97 was shifted to a bypass to west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 318 Market Street, Brookeville MD 20833, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

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 Moore Cottage (within shouting distance of this marker); Newlin’s Mill (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Murphy House (about 400 feet away); Margaret Brooke House (about 500 feet away); Brookeville (about 600 feet away); August 26, 1814 (about 600 feet away); Newlin’s Mill Millstone (about 600 feet away); A Refuge (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brookeville.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 25, 2018

2. Valley Mill House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 580 times since then and 66 times this year. Last updated on February 19, 2026, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 25, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.