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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.
Maryland Route 195 (MD 195) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland.Known as Carroll Avenue, the state highway runs 1.90 miles (3.06 km) from Eastern Avenue at the District of Columbia boundary in Takoma Park north to MD 193 in Silver Spring.
The Takoma Park Library is a department of the City of Takoma Park, and is the only independent (not county-run) municipal library in the state of Maryland. It has a children's book room, an adults' book room and a periodicals reading area. Residents of the City of Takoma Park automatically have borrowing privileges, and Prince George's County ...
Cherry & Colby Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912 2 Forest Park: 598 Elm Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912 2 Heffner Park: 42 Oswego Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912 4 Jackson-Boyd Park: 7398 Jackson Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912 2 Spring Park Park: 6999 Poplar Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912 3 Toatley-Fraser Park [5] 8300 Eastridge Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912 5
The segments maintained by the city of Takoma Park run from Chestnut Avenue to near Cedar Avenue for 0.17 miles (0.27 km); from Maple Avenue to MD 195 for 0.27 miles (0.43 km); and from the second junction with MD 195 to Elm Avenue, the longest non-state maintained portion with a length of 0.53 miles (0.85 km).