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Chevy Chase:  A Home Suburb for the Nation’s Capital

by Elizabeth Jo Lampl and Kimberly Prothro Williams 

From its initial platting in the 1800s, Chevy Chase was recognized as one of this country’s premier suburbs, and it has maintained that distinction through more than a century of development.  More than a simple land venture, Chevy Chase defined the turn-of-the-century suburban archetype.  It was planned as a comprehensive, ideal community that incorporated the latest principles in transportation, infrastructure, and public institutions, together with high standards for landscape and architectural design.

Chevy Chase:  A Home Suburb for the Nation’s Capital, written by Elizabeth Jo Lampl and Kimberly Prothro Williams under the auspices of the Montgomery County Historic Preservation Commission, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (Maryland Historical Trust Press 1998) documents the fascinating history of Francis Newlands’ vision and chronicles evolving trends in American domestic architecture and society throughout this century.  An in-depth look at this model community offers a greater understanding of the factors that contribute to successful suburban development.  This richly illustrated narrative heightens our appreciation of the importance to our national culture of the suburban ideal, a novel concept in the 1890s, but one indicative of the lifestyle choice of many Americans today.

Copies of this book may be purchased for $25.00 from The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, (301) 495-4700.