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Carderock Springs Historic District is a national historic district located at Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland. The district encompasses 275 modernist houses located northwest of Bethesda.
- Keyes, Lethbridge and Congdon; Bennett, Edmund
- 146 acres (59 ha)
- Modern Movement
- 1962
Feb 12, 2014 · Caderock Springs (1962-1966) Keyes, Lethbridge, and Condon, architects; Edmund Bennett, developer National Register of Historic Places, Historic District. 1965 Atrium Model. Like Potomac Overlook, Carderock Springs was developed by Edmund J. Bennett, with houses designed by Keyes, Lethbridge & Condon.
As Carderock basks in the glory of its placement on the National Register of Historic Places, it seems appropriate to look at the history of Carderock Springs and the men who made it all possible: builder/developer Edmund Bennett and his architectural team of Keyes, Lethbridge & Condon, AIA.
- Mid-Century Modern Before It Was Even A Thing
- Our Architects: Keyes, Lethbridge, and Condon
- Arthur Keyes: Studied with Giants of Modern Architecture
- Francis Lethbridge: Dean of Local Architecture
- David Condon: Focus on Environmental Design
The developer Edmund Bennett is certainly a well know name in Carderock Springs. He developed our community of Mid-Century Modern (MCM) homes back in the early 1960s. The term MCM wasn’t even invented until 1984! In fact, in the original brochure advertising Carderock Springs, the word "modern" or "modernism" cannot be found. Words like unique, sit...
Keyes, Lethbridge, and Condon (KLC) was the go-to architectural firm for the developer Bennett. It was one of the most formative and influential in the Capital region in the 1960s. They won 25% of the awards given by the Potomac Valley Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Their partnership was a blend of many complementary talents and b...
Arthur Keyes was the principal partner in KLC. He pursued architecture as an undergraduate at Princeton, where Beaux-Arts classicism dominated. He then joined the Frank Lloyd Wright group in Taliesin. Finding that too much of a cult, he went to Harvard School of Design in 1939 to study with Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer, both of Bauhaus fame and...
Francis Lethbridge was considered the dean of local architecture, able to blend his modernistic tendencies with historic preservation. He did not consider this contradictory or regressive. He was a graduate of the Yale school of Architecture. Like Keyes,the Navy brought him to this area.
David Condon, the third partner, joined the firm in 1958. He got his degree in architecture from UC Berkeley, where the emphasis was on environmental design. Condon then worked for Charles Goodman for four years as his lead designer before joining KLC. Charles Goodman had designed other MCM communities such as Hollin Hills and Hammond Wood about 10...
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Montgomery County, ... Carderock Springs Historic District. November 21, 2008
[3]Name On The Register [4]ImageDate Listed [5]1AnningtonDecember 11, 1978 ( #78001474)2Edward Beale HouseAugust 16, 1996 ( #96000902)3Beall-Dawson House More imagesMarch 30, 1973 ( #73000933)4J. A. Belt Building More imagesAugust 9, 1984 ( #84001845)Sep 1, 2017 · by Preservation Maryland | Sep 1, 2017. In time for their 50th anniversary celebrating, the planned community of New Mark Commons in Montgomery County has been listed on the National Register of Historic Place s. This designation follows that of Caderock Springs and other mid-century historic resources that are essential to telling the story of ...
Mar 16, 2024 · Carderock Springs appears on the National Register of Historic Places as a prime example of Mid-Century Modern/Situated Modernism Architecture — a style where modern houses complement and blend in with the natural landscape.
