Darby Store

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The Darby Store, also known as the Darby Store Cultural Park is a historic site located on Medley's Hill at 19801 Darnestown Road in Beallsville, Maryland that is part of the Beallsville Historic District.[1][2] What is now the intersection of Beallsville Road and Darnestown Road/(Route 28) was formerly the Brewer Farm.[3] In 1908, H.C. Darby bought the land.[4] In 1910, H.C. Darby built a two-story general store. In the 19th and 20th century it was very common to have the family residence next to the family business, and the was built in 1921.[5]

In 2004, the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission purchased the property and restoration by was ongoing through 2015.[3][6] The general store is culturally and historically significant as one of the few remaining examples of rural vernacular architecture of the early 20th century in Montgomery County.[7] During the summer of 2009, the site was under excavation. A team of archaeologists spent three weeks at the site and their findings included: oyster shells, glass shards, coal, nails, ceramic pipe stems, a 1918 liberty dime, and a Yoo-hoo bottle, all of which provide clues to the history of the area, and the buildings occupying it since the 19th century.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Dwyer, Michael (2006). Montgomery County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-7385-4274-4. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Darby Store, 19801 Darnestown Road, Beallsville, Montgomery County, MD". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Darby Store". Montgomery Parks. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  4. ^ The Gazette: Germantown, Boyds, Poolesville edition, August 5, 2009, Meghan Tierney, "Volunteer Archeologists Explore Darby Store" (similar to Washington Post Montgomery edition)
  5. ^ Places from the Past: The Tradition of Gardez Bien in Montgomery County, Maryland, MNCPPC, date unknown, pp. 150-151
  6. ^ "The Darby Store". BELL Architects. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Darby Store". Montgomery Parks (in American English). September 18, 2018. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  8. ^ "At the crossroads of history in Montgomery County: Volunteer archaeologists sift through artifacts, explore Beallsville's Darby Store". Gazette.net. July 31, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Coordinates: 39°10′45″N 77°24′47″W / 39.17917°N 77.41306°W / 39.17917; -77.41306

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