Downtown Silver Spring in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Silver Spring Armory 1914
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, June 22, 2014
1. Silver Spring Armory 1914 Marker
Inscription.
Silver Spring Armory 1914. . The first decades of this century saw Silver Spring transformed from a 19th century rural village into an early 20th century residential community and center of commerce. Major E. Brooke Lee and Captain Frank L. Hewitt, returning World War I veterans, were influential in laying out the first subdivisions in Silver Spring during the 1920s and establishing major commercial and civic institutions. , One of the earliest and most substantial buildings to be constructed along Georgia Avenue was the first National Guard Armory. It was built in 1914 for Company K of the 1st Maryland Infantry. It has been remodeled and now houses the Silver Spring Volunteer Fire Department.
The first decades of this century saw Silver Spring transformed from a 19th century rural village into an early 20th century residential community and center of commerce. Major E. Brooke Lee and Captain Frank L. Hewitt, returning World War I veterans, were influential in laying out the first subdivisions in Silver Spring during the 1920s and establishing major commercial and civic institutions.
One of the earliest and most substantial buildings to be constructed along Georgia Avenue was the first National Guard Armory. It was built in 1914 for Company K of the 1st Maryland Infantry. It has been remodeled and now houses the Silver Spring Volunteer Fire Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World I. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.
Location. 38° 59.364′ N, 77° 1.744′ W. Marker is in Silver Spring, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It is in Downtown Silver Spring. Marker can be reached from Newell Street. Marker is in Acorn Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8060 Newell St, Silver Spring MD 20910, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, November 17, 2004
3. Silver Spring Armory 1914
Detail of Mame Cohalon Mural in Acorn Park.
Maryland State Archives
4. E. Brooke Lee
Comptrollers of the Treasury Photographic Collection. MSA SC 5161-1-24
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, December 22, 2012
5. Frank L.Hewitt
from the "You Are Here - 1931" marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 2, 2007
6. Silver Spring Firehouse
The 1914 Armory was reconfigured for the Silver Spring Volunteer Fire Department after the National Guard moved to its new armory at the corner of Wayne Avenue and Pershing Drive in 1927.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 2, 2007
7. Silver Spring Fire Station Cornerstone
Silver Spring
Volunteer Fire Department
Organized May 15, 1915
Incorporated June 11,1918
In 1915 the fire department used a shed behind the Armory donated by James H. Cissel as its station.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 863 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on August 6, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 27, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.