House Histories [ Washington Grove Lane ]
Washington Grove Lane
115 Washington Grove Lane |
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| Lot and Block | Lot 3, Block 1 |
| Name | |
| Built | House on site by 1935 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Donald E & C E Magruder, by 1957 to present |
| Remarks | |
| Sources | House Number Plat, 1935; Town Directories |
117 Washington Grove Lane |
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| Lot and Block | Lot 4, Block 1 |
| Name | |
| Built | c. 1955 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | O F Moore & H S Chereskin, by 1953 Frank M. & C. A. McCathran, by 1957 (liber 2519 folio 199) David B. & Kathleen L Wilmering, 1990 |
| Remarks | |
| Sources | House Number Plats; Town Directories; Assessment records, 1953 tax records. |
119 Washington Grove Lane |
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| Lot and Block | Lot 5, Block 1 |
| Name | |
| Built | c. 1947 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Marion T. Lillian V. Beall Jr. (liber 1004 folio 349) |
| Remarks | |
| Sources | House Number Plats; Town Directories; Assessment records. |
121 Washington Grove Lane |
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| Lot and Block | Lot 6, Block 1 |
| Name | |
| Built | c. 1947 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Simpers Waters, by 1957 Raymond A. & B. M. Struntz, by 1966 to at least 1988 (liber 3125 folio 347) |
| Remarks | |
| Sources | House Number Plats; Town Directories; Assessment records. |
123 Washington Grove Lane |
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| Lot and Block | Lot 7, Block 1 |
| Name | |
| Built | c. 1947 |
| Built by | Leo Bender, Rockville developer |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | David N. & M. E. Holsinger, by 1954 to 1987 (Deed 1442:574) Louise Magers, 1987 (Deed 7976:131) |
| Remarks | |
| Sources | House Number Plats; real estate printout w/photo, Kitty Wilkerson; Town Directories; Assessment records; tax lists 1946, 1954, 1990. |
125 Washington Grove Lane |
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| Lot and Block | Lot 8, Block 1 |
| Name | |
| Built | c.1947 |
| Built by | Howard Watkins, Damascus builder Leo Bender, Rockville developer |
| Style | Cape Cod |
| Owner(s) | Dennis Howes, 1949 Wm. E. & M. L. Jeffers, 1956 (Deed 2181: 360) Howard C. & G. Jean Clark, 1965 (Deed 3451:575) J. Murphy, 1972 (4235:864) Rosemary Maddock, 1974 (4587:198) Shannon & Luchs, 1980 (5546:418) Donald W. & Roberta B. Gallagher, 1981 (5693:832) |
| Remarks | Dining room and basement room addition, and upstairs cedar closet, added by Jeffers. This work was done by Mr. Brigham of Damascus. Upstairs room interior furnished by Clarks. Central AC added by Murphy 1973, also front landscaping and driveway (Murphy was a manager at Gustin Gardens). Maddock finished inside of basement addition. Parking area added by Gallaghers 1982; Screen porch added by Gallaghers 1983 |
| Sources | House Number Plats; Hilda Watkins; Assessment records; 1946 tax list. |
127 Washington Grove Lane |
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| Lot and Block | Lot 9, Block 1 |
| Name | |
| Built | 1951 |
| Built by | Swartzbach, a Damascus contractor. Leo Bender, Rockville developer |
| Style | Cape Cod |
| Owner(s) | Donald Magruder, 1948 (lot) Norman S. & E. Hilda Watkins, 1951 (liber 1569 folio 260) |
| Remarks | Back sitting room added 1969 - Mr. Streep, contractor. Deck added 1989. |
| Sources | House Number Plats; Hilda Watkins |
129 Washington Grove Lane |
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| Lot and Block | Lot 10, Block 1 |
| Name | |
| Built | By 1935 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Ellen C Magruder, by 1946 D. E. & C. E. Magruder, by 1968 (liber 1852 folio 276) Steven E. Fick, 1983 |
| Remarks | Appears in 1976 assessment records as Lot 3 Block 1, with construction date of 1953. |
| Sources | House Number Plats; Town Directories; 1946 tax list; assessment records. |
201 Washington Grove Lane |
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| Lot and Block | Lot 1, Block 2 |
| Name | |
| Built | c. 1935-40 Assessment records indicate 1941 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Edward A. & H. J. Grimes (liber 1014 folio 237) Helen J. Grimes, 10 November 1966 (liber 3569 folio 507) |
| Remarks | |
| Sources | House Number Plats; Town Directories; Assessment records |
203 Washington Grove Lane |
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| Lot and Block | Lot 2, Block 2 |
| Name | |
| Built | c. 1942 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Gilbert J. & K. A. Frey, by 1957 (liber 1124 folio 298) |
| Remarks | |
| Sources | House Number Plats; Town Directories; Assessment records |
204 Washington Grove Lane |
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| Name | |
| Built | c. 1900-20 (by 1935) |
| Built by | |
| Style | Four Square |
| Owner(s) | Peter V. Stewart, by 1988 |
| Remarks | |
| Sources | House Number Plats; Town Directories |
205 Washington Grove Lane |
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| Lot and Block | Lot 3, Block 2 |
| Name | |
| Built | c. 1935-40 Assessment records indicate 1940 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | J E & N M Shewbridge, by 1953 Alton B Cleveland, by 1954 Jack Wynes by 1957 North Glen Hills Inc. (2031:295) Joseph D. & J. R. Lafleur, 1966 (3569:96) Peter & C. J. Jamke III, 1967 (3660:139) Junius A. & B. J. Barber, 1973 (4429:642) |
| Remarks | Building permit 36236 issued 12/20/1971. |
| Sources | House Number Plats; Town Directories; Assessment records; Town Tax records, 1953-4. |
207 Washington Grove Lane |
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| Lot and Block | Lot 4, Block 2 |
| Name | |
| Built | 1941 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Edward A. Grimes, by 1946 Forrest T. Minor, by 1957 Fred G. & M. Baber (liber 1441 folio 199) James L. & F. A. Hanger, 25 July 1966 (liber 3529 folio 427) Thomas E. Wells, 23 May 1973 (liber 4379 folio 501) Thomas E. & L. Y. Wells, non-sale transfer 28 December 1978 (liber 5262 folio 023) Leif K. Karrell & Mary Delaney, 17 October 1980 (liber 5595 folio 883) |
| Remarks | Construction date from tax assessment records. |
| Sources | House Number Plats; Town Directories; Assessment records; Town Tax List, 1946. |
208 Washington Grove Lane |
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| Built | c. 1900-20? |
| Built by | |
| Style | Four Square? |
| Owner(s) | George V. Tabler, by 1988 |
| Remarks | Annexed by Town c.1984-88 |
213 Washington Grove Lane |
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| Lot and Block | Lots 5-6, Block 2 |
| Name | |
| Built | 1938 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Ralph W & Ruth E Offutt, by 1946 John F. & Gladys M. Thompson, by 1953 (1099:318) Kenneth Stricklett & Jean Potmesil, c1996 |
| Remarks | Construction date from tax assessment records. Bldg permit 15134, 8/ 4/1969. For many years Gladys Thompson was a childcare provider, caring for neighbors' children in her home. |
| Sources | House Number Plats; Town Directories; Town tax records, 1946, 1953; Assessment records; Gbg Gazette, 2-8-1995. |
215 Washington Grove Lane |
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| Lot and Block | Lots 7-8, Block 2 |
| Name | |
| Built | c1913 |
| Built by | Major Samuel H. Walker |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Rosalie Walker, original owner, 1910 (#750) Sallie L Walker, 1917 thru at least 1933 (#987) John W. & Mabel I. McInnes (1707:453) Richard & Ellen Price, 1995 |
| Remarks | Mabel McInnes, widower, died 1995. |
| Sources | Edwards, 208; House Number Plat, 1935; Town Directories; Assessment records; Walker corres, request for bldg permit 4-7-1913. Register of Stock Cerficates. |
301 Washington Grove Lane |
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| Lot and Block | Lots 1-2, Block 3 |
| Name | |
| Built | c. 1935-40 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Richard E. & Dorothy A. Tull, by 1946 (970:13) Richard E. Tull, non-sale transfer, 1967 (596:14) Raymond B. & D. A. O'Day, 1970 (4021:670) Thaddeus & B. M. Vincenty, 1976 (4761:461) |
| Remarks | |
| Sources | House Number Plats; McCathran to Eisinger (1951), Eisinger file, Land Records, Town Archives; Town Directories; Assessment records. Town Tax list, 1946. |
303 Washington Grove Lane |
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| Old #325 | |
| Lot and Block | Lot 27, Block 3 (Old Lot 3, Block 3) |
| Name | |
| Built | 1962 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Lloyd W. Jr. & M. M. Knighton, by 1966 (2938: 441) Ronald E. & Donna J. Edwards, 1979 (5298: 895) |
| Remarks | Appears in assessment records as Lot 27 block 3. Constantine Eisinger, builder and lumberyard owner, acquiring property 1950. Construction date from tax assessment records. |
| Sources | Town Directory Plats; Kitty Wilkerson card file; Eisinger letter, Eisinger file, Land Records, Town Archives (see Pine Ave files for other Eisinger houses); Assessment records. Town land records: 1959 sales notice & plat; county tax records. |
305 Washington Grove Lane |
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| Lot and Block | Lot 28, Block 3 (Old Lot 5, Block 3) |
| Name | |
| Built | 1962 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Kenneth E. & P. A. Lawson, by 1966 (2947: 49) Francis O. Bliss Jr., 1978 (5115:855) Dr. Elizabeth W. Kingsbury & Sunny Bates, 1987 (7544:685) Darrell E Anderson & Paula Puglisi, c1996 |
| Remarks | |
| Sources | Town Directory; Plats; Assessment records. Town land records: 1959 sales notice & plat; county tax records. |
411 Washington Grove Lane |
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| Former: 402 Chestnut Avenue | |
| Lot and Block | Lot 16, Block 3 |
| Name | |
| Built | c1960-63 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Frank R. & D.P. Wolle, 1967 (3677:7) |
| Remarks | Land was part of holdings of August & Josephine Sorgenfrei who had a greenhouse in the vicinity, owning Lots 16-20 by c1917. Assessment records indicate greenhouse removed by 1975. |
| Sources | Town Directory Plats; McCathran corres., 1945, Town Archives. County tax records. |
413 Washington Grove Lane |
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| Former: 404 Chestnut Avenue | |
| Lot and Block | Lots 17 & 18, Block 3 |
| Name | |
| Built | c1963 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | George C. & Albertina A. Swann, by 1966 (1107:286) Albertina A. Swann, 1970 (1107:286) Donald Payne, by 1988 Elaine Bloom (tenant), by 1990 |
| Remarks | Land was part of holdings of August & Josephine Sorgenfrei who had a greenhouse in the vicinity, owning Lots 16-20 by c1917. Assessment records indicate greenhouse removed by 1975. |
| Sources | Town Directory; Plats; McCathran corres., 1945, Town Archives; Assessment records. 1959 sales notice of land. |
415 Washington Grove Lane |
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| Lot and Block | Lots 19 & 20, Block 3 |
| Name | |
| Built | 1963 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Donald R. & D. M. Edmund, by 1966 (3160:588) Frank S. Hofnes Jr., 1967 (3594:615) Joseph C. & M. A. Adams, 1970 (3989:520) |
| Remarks | Land was part of holdings of August & Josephine Sorgenfrei who had a greenhouse in the vicinity, owning Lots 16-20 by c1917. Assessment records indicate greenhouse removed by 1975. |
| Sources | Town Directory; Plats; McCathran corres., 1945, Town Archives; Summary of Washington Grove Assn deeds, 1935-37, Land Records, Town Archives |
510 Washington Grove Lane |
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| Name | |
| Built | c1910-1935 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Patrick Murray, by 1991 |
| Remarks | House annexed by Town c1990? Store shown at this location on Maddox plat, 1897. |
| Sources | House Number Plat, 1935; Town Directories. Maddox plat, 1897. |
511 Washington Grove Lane |
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| Former: 515 Fourth Avenue | |
| Lot and Block | Lots 4-5, Block 13 |
| Name | |
| Built | 1958 |
| Built by | |
| Style | Ranch |
| Owner(s) | Robert M & L C Milliron, 1958 Melvin Zimmerman, 1966-post 1976 (3547:640) Jose M Perez, by 1988 |
| Remarks | |
| Sources | Town Directories, Kitty Wilkerson files. Tax assessment records. |
513 Washington Grove Lane |
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| Former: 25 Fourth Avenue, 525 Fourth Avenue, 525 Washington Grove Lane | |
| Lot and Block | Lots 5-7, Block 15 |
| Name | |
| Built | 1957-60 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | James R. Hough, by 1966 Dean Darby, 1980 MCARC |
| Remarks | Property owned by Sallie Walker in 1946. |
| Sources | Town Directories, Kitty Wilkerson files. Town tax list, 1946. |
515 Washington Grove Lane |
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| Lot and Block | Lot 10, Block 15 |
| Name | |
| Built | 1990 |
| Built by | |
| Style | |
| Owner(s) | Doris E. Day, 1990 |
| Remarks | Doris Day, who had the house built, moved here after selling her parents' house at 517 Washington Grove Lane. |
| Sources | Doris Day notes, 1992. |
517 Washington Grove Lane |
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| Lot and Block | Lot 11, Block 15 |
| Name | |
| Built | 1927 |
| Built by | Carson W. Pope |
| Style | Craftsman Bungalow |
| Owner(s) | James M. Skiles, 1927 Wilbert H & Margie C Roberts, 1935 (603:140)-Lot 10, Bl 18; Lots 10-11, Bl 15 Russell W. & Ellen L. Day, 1940 Doris E. Day, 1978 Eric & Soledad Gompf, 1990 (9530:377) |
| Remarks | Carson Pope and two assistants began to build the house in September 1927 and completed it at the end of December 1927 (total of 1,288 hours to construct house). Margie Roberts was the daughter of James Skiles. Town conveyed Lot 11a, block 15 to the Days in 1940. (386:116) |
| Sources | House Number Plat 1935; Town Directories. Twon tax list, 1946. Carson Pope account book, Russell Pope collection. Washington Post Home Sales, 1-31-1991. Doris Day notes. |
525 Washington Grove Lane |
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| See 513 Washington Grove Lane |
