Darby Store

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 Darby House was built in 1921.[5]

In 2004, the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission purchased the property and restoration by BELL Architects 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. "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. September 18, 2018. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. 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. Archived from the original on 2009-08-04.

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