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Cheverly Historic District
Inventory No.: PG:69-24
Date Listed: 7/5/2024
Location: Roughly bounded by Landover Road to the north, 63rd and 64th Avenues to the east, Reed Street to the south, and Crest Avenue and Tremont Avenue to the west. Also includes a discontiguous portion roughly bounded by Trent Street to the north, 64th Avenue to the east, Reed Street to the south, and Jutewood Avenue to the west., Cheverly, Prince Georges County
Category: District
Period/Date of Construction: c.1914-1960
Architect/Builder: Ashe, Thomas J., Sr., and Thomas J., Jr.; Paul H. Associates; Mitchell and McClure Homes; Marshall, Robert (Developer) Bellamy, Raymond W. Sr., (Director of Landscape); Sears, Roebuck & Company
Boundary Description: MD 202 (Landover Road) between the intersections of Quincy Street and 62nd Place forms the northern boundary. Starting from Quincy Street, head east down Landover Road to 62nd Place; then head southeast down only the west side of 62nd Place and continue onto 63rd Avenue; turn southeast onto Inwood Street and southwest down the west side only of 64th Avenue to the intersection with Forest Road; the historic district boundary extends in a line from this intersection to enclose Park Way and Arbor Street, and then follows the alignment of Route 50 west to a point near the intersection of Arbor Street and Cheverly Avenue; from there the boundary extends directly towards the intersection of Belmont Street and 57th Avenue to the northwest, a short distance north along the east side of 57th Avenue and then north to include houses on both sides of Crest Avenue and turning towards the west to include houses on both sides of Inwood Street; then north-northeast along east side of the Prince George’s Hospital Center campus, enclosing Cheverly Nature Park, and then west to 57th Avenue south at the intersection with Monroe Street, north on 57th Avenue including houses on the east side only; then heading west on Newton including houses on the north side only, and then north from Newton Street to the starting point. The district also includes a separate area in Cheverly’s 4th Ward bounded by 64th Avenue on the east side, Trent Street on the north side, Jutewood Avenue on the west side, and Reed Street on the south side, including houses on 61st Avenue, 62nd Avenue, State Street, and boundary streets.
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