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Takoma Park is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.It is a suburb of Washington, and part of the Washington metropolitan area.Founded in 1883 and incorporated in 1890, Takoma Park, informally called "Azalea City", is a Tree City USA and a nuclear-free zone.
Takoma Park houses built between 1883 and 1900 are fanciful, turreted, multi-gabled affairs of Queen Anne architecture with Stick Style and Shingle Style influence. Buildings developed after the turn of the 20th century tend to be 1-2 story brick structures with simple ornamentation, although a few display characteristics of such styles as Art ...
The Takoma Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Takoma Park, Montgomery County, Maryland. The homes feature mid-century modern design. All five houses were constructed in 1951, are identical in their layout and construction, and were designed by Charles M. Goodman. In Goodman's parlance, the house was titled "Unit ...
Map of Washington, D.C., with Takoma highlighted in red. Along Eastern Avenue, Takoma borders Takoma Park, Maryland, a city with which Takoma shares its origins.Takoma shares a common identity with the neighboring city in Maryland, and the downtown area surrounding the Takoma Metro station crosses the District of Columbia line.
MD 650 was originally built between Takoma Park and Adelphi in the late 1930s as an extension of New Hampshire Avenue out of Washington. In the 1950s, the state highway was extended north, taking over portions of MD 320 and U.S. Route 29 (US 29) and all of MD 116.
Maryland Route 320 (MD 320) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland.Known as Piney Branch Road, the highway runs 2.84 miles (4.57 km) from Eastern Avenue at the District of Columbia boundary in Takoma Park north to MD 650 in Adelphi.
In the Takoma Park section of the creek (near Washington Adventist University), the remains of a dam and associated building foundations for the Sligo Creek Waterworks can still be seen. From 1900 to 1930, the waterworks , the earliest public water system in the area, served the city of Takoma Park.
Carroll and Ethan Allen Avenues, Takoma Park, MD 20912 3 Dorothy's Woods: Woodland & Cirlce Avenues, Takoma Park, MD 20912 2 Ed Wilhelm Field: 2 Darwin Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912 4 Lee Jordan Field: 7611 Piney Branch Rd, Takoma Park, MD 20912 4 Takoma Park Dog Park: 2 Darwin Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912 4