0 0.04750.095 0.19 0.285 0.38 . Miles NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in National Register Bulletin, How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. 1. Name of Property Historic name: _Cheverly Historic District______________________ Other names/site number: _PG:69-24_________________________________ Name of related multiple property listing: __N/A_________________________________________________________ (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Location Street & number: _63rd Avenue, 63rd Place, Arbor Street, Belleview Avenue, Cheverly Avenue, Cheverly Circle, Crestlawn Avenue, Euclid Street, Forest Road, Hawthorne Street, Inwood Street, Kilmer Street, Lake Avenue, Landover Road, Laurel Avenue, Legion Drive, Lombard Street, Monroe Street, Montrose Road, Park Way, Parkway Place ____________________________________________ City or town: _Cheverly ___________ State: ____MD________ County: __Prince George’s Not For Publication: Vicinity: ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this X nomination ___ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property _X__ meets ___ does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant at the following level(s) of significance: ___national ___statewide _X__local Applicable National Register Criteria: _X__A ___B _X__C ___D Signature of certifying official/Title: Date ______________________________________________ State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government 1 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Cheverly Historic District Prince George’s County, MD Name of Property County and State In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register criteria. Signature of commenting official: Date Title : State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. National Park Service Certification I hereby certify that this property is: entered in the National Register determined eligible for the National Register determined not eligible for the National Register removed from the National Register other (explain:) _____________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Signature of the Keeper Date of Action ____________________________________________________________________________ 5. Classification Ownership of Property (Check as many boxes as apply.) Private: X Public – Local X Public – State Public – Federal Category of Property (Check only one box.) Building(s) District X Site Structure Sections 1-6 page 2 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Cheverly Historic District Prince George’s County, MD Name of Property County and State Object Number of Resources within Property (Do not include previously listed resources in the count) Contributing Noncontributing _____559______ ____190_______ buildings ______5______ _____0_______ sites ______0______ _____0_______ structures ______1_______ _____0________ objects ______563_____ ____190______ Total Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register ____1_____ ____________________________________________________________________________ 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions.) _DOMESTIC: Single Dwelling, Secondary Structure_ _SOCIAL: Meeting Hall _EDUCATION: School_ _RELIGION: Religious Facility_ _LANDSCAPE: Park_ Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions.) _DOMESTIC: Single Dwelling, Secondary Structure_ _SOCIAL: Meeting Hall__ _EDUCATION: School__ _RELIGION: Religious Facility _LANDSCAPE: Park_ Section 7 page 3 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Cheverly Historic District Prince George’s County, MD Name of Property County and State _____________________________________________________________________________ 7. Description Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions.) MID-19th CENTURY LATE 19th and 20th CENTURY REVIVALS: Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Tudor Revival Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival LATE 19th and EARLY 20th CENTURY AMERICAN MOVEMENTS: Prairie School, Bungalow/Craftsman MODERN MOVEMENT: Ranch ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ Materials: (enter categories from instructions.) Principal exterior materials of the property: _WOOD: Weatherboard, Shingle; BRICK; STONE: Granite, Slate; STUCCO; ASPHALT; CONCRETE; SYNTHETICS: Vinyl Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current physical appearance and condition of the property. Describe contributing and noncontributing resources if applicable. Begin with a summary paragraph that briefly describes the general characteristics of the property, such as its location, type, style, method of construction, setting, size, and significant features. Indicate whether the property has historic integrity.) ______________________________________________________________________________ Summary Paragraph Cheverly is a suburban residential community located in northern Prince George’s County, Maryland. Located approximately one-mile from the northeastern border of Washington, D.C., Cheverly is roughly bordered by the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, Landover Road, and US 50. The community is accessed by the major thoroughfares, providing access into employment and commercial centers focused in and around Washington, D.C. The Cheverly Historic District encompasses 226 acres and includes 557 contributing residential properties, three contributing non-residential buildings, four contributing parks, and two contributing sites/objects. Within the boundaries, 190 resources do not contribute to the historical significance of the district. The Cheverly community, with a period of significance stretching from 1839 through 1950, encompasses a variety of architectural styles and building forms that are repeated throughout the first and second quarters of the twentieth century in the district. The overall architectural character of the district may be described as predominantly traditional forms with applied architectural stylistic features, with an overwhelming number representing Colonial Revival features. Most dwellings are vernacular interpretations displaying influences of more elaborate examples of distinct architectural styles. There are exceptions to this characterization within the district; however, this modest application of architectural stylistic features is a Section 7 page 4 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Cheverly Historic District Prince George’s County, MD Name of Property County and State consistent and common link that provides cohesion to the district. It is not uncommon to have several very similar houses, often with Cape Cod or Rectangular Box forms, and applied Colonial Revival details repeated along streets within the district. Cheverly is also exceptional in that 34 Sears, Roebuck and Mitchell and McClure Homes Company kit houses, considered the largest known collection of kit houses in Prince George’s County, are located within the boundaries. The community is predominately composed of closely spaced single-family residences, some with freestanding sheds or garages. The vast majority of the earlier dwellings are situated back from the road, in neat rows, with the larger masses oriented to the rear of the property (the smaller facades face the street). A stone sign, replaced in the 1950s, denotes the main entrance at the north end of Cheverly Avenue. The American Legion, Post 108 building (constructed in 1942 in the Tudor Revival style) and the original Gothic-Revival styled Cheverly Community Church (now Cheverly United Methodist Church, PG:69-26) are located within the boundaries of the historic district. Originally constructed in the 1920s and remodeled in the 1930s, one school, the Cheverly Tuxedo Elementary School, is also included within the boundaries. The original plats incorporated several greenspaces, parks and landscape features with the tree-lined corridors and adjacent residential properties and sidewalks. The hilly neighborhood is complimented with curvilinear streets and some irregular lot shapes (in the older plots), giving a natural