Twinbrook (Rockville, Maryland)
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| Coordinates: 39°04′29″N 77°07′12″W / 39.0746°N 77.12°WCoordinates: 39°04′29″N 77°07′12″W / 39.0746°N 77.12°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Montgomery |
| City | Rockville |
| Established | October 18, 1946 |
| Founded by | Joseph L. Geeraert, Roland Simmon, Wesley Sauter, and Donald Gingery |
| Area | |
| • Land | 2.36 sq mi (6.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 341 ft (104 m) |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2010) | 10,000 |
| Zip Code | 20851 |
| Area code(s) | 301, 240 |
Twinbrook is a large residential subdivision in the city of Rockville, Maryland. The name Twinbrook or Twin-Brook came from the four developers, Joseph L. Geeraert, Roland Simmon, Wesley Sauter, and Donald Gingery, who originally established the new subdivision on October 18, 1946. The name was a reference to the two streams that traversed the original 200 acres of the development, both eventually feeding into Rock Creek, which is the namesake feature of Rock Creek Park, a unit of the National Park Service.
The older south section of Twinbrook is roughly bounded by First Street on the west, Veirs Mill Road on the north, Halpine Road and Twinbrook Parkway on the east and the B&O railroad and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority tracks to the southwest. And, with some exceptions, the smaller north section is bound by Veirs Mill Road to the south, Old Broadwood to the west, Old Baltimore Road to the North and Twinbrook Parkway to the east.
Though originally home to Native American tribes, by the early 18th century the land that now makes up Twinbrook was being provided as land grants to individuals who performed services respective to the Great Britain or through early purchases and donations. Including Caleb Litton who settled the Autrey Park area and later local tavern owner Adam Robb, who would acquire most of the current Twinbrook area. In 1873 John Hillaery Bogley purchased around 200 acres of the land that Adam Robb had acquired and subsequently in 1925 Washington, DC native Lillian M. Small purchased the land from Bogley's heirs, which was described as having come from Litton's original grant from Lord Baltimore around 1720. While Small never permanently lived at the farm, she did frequently visit and spend time there before selling it to the Twinbrook developers for $94,000.
In the years following World War II it became obvious that affordable homes were needed to meet the needs of the influx of young families the peace years had created. This need was especially noteworthy in the suburbs of Washington, DC, a city that had rapidly expanded during the war years. To meet this need, Twinbrook developers Geeraert and Gingery looked to the planned communities of Levittown, New York and Oak Ridge, Tennessee for guidance and incorporated the ideas of Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian homes, which were simple and affordable but comfortable and technologically advanced homes. Additionally, the lots and streets were designed to respect that natural topography of the area, resulting in irregular lot sizes and curving streets.
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