National Historic Landmark · Gaithersburg, Maryland
Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory
A historic district in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Added to the National Register in 1985, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Historic district |
| Address | 100 DeSellum Ave, Gaithersburg, MD |
| County | Montgomery County |
| Listed | Jul 12, 1985 |
| Reference number | 85001578 |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings, 1 structures, 5 objects |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.
Where it is
| Street | 100 DeSellum Ave |
| Coordinates | 39.13671, -77.19878 · Directions ↗ |
Explore
Why you would stay
Map
Map © OpenStreetMap contributors · Larger map ↗
Nearby in Montgomery County
Reference
Exists because it is true
Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 85001578. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.