Seabrook, Maryland
| Seabrook, Maryland | |
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| Census-designated place | |
 Seabrook, Maryland
Seabrook, Maryland
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| Coordinates: 38°58′04″N 76°50′42″W / 38.96778°N 76.84500°WCoordinates: 38°58′04″N 76°50′42″W / 38.96778°N 76.84500°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |
 Maryland
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| County |  Prince George's |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi) |
| • Land | 7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.0 km2 (0.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 17,287 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| GNIS feature ID | 598065 |
Seabrook is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, about 12 miles (19 km) east of Washington, D.C. As of the 2010 census, the population of the CDP was 17,287. Prior to 2010, Seabrook was part of the Lanham-Seabrook census-designated place.
Seabrook takes its name from Thomas Seabrook, who was a topographical engineer with the Pennsylvania Railroad. He originally built three cottages and a park with fenced-in tame deer in the area near the rail station in the early 1870s. A school was built in 1895.
The community developed in direct relationship with the Washington Branch of the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad. The railroad's main branch into Washington opened in July 1872, with stations established at Glenn Dale, Seabrook, and Lanham, among others. Thomas Seabrook, an engineer for the railroad, purchased 500 acres (2.0 km2) of land in 1871 around the location of a planned station for the purpose of creating a retreat community. By 1880, a station building and three Gothic cottages had been built, followed by commercial buildings and a schoolhouse. By 1914, the community remained small with just a few buildings located at the intersection of Seabrook Road with the railroad. By 1957, the community had grown to include approximately 185 houses along 10 streets. The streets were arranged in a grid pattern roughly parallel to the railroad line. The community extended from present-day Good Luck Road south to Annapolis Road.
Residential development continued on vacant lots within the community throughout the 20th century, while commercial development focused along the main roads. Commercial strip development is located along Annapolis Road and Lanham-Severn Road. The original railroad station and early commercial buildings are no longer extant, though the old schoolhouse and a few of the early dwellings survive.
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