Twinbrook (Rockville, Maryland)

Twinbrook
Subdivision
Aerial view of dense urban development surrounded by suburban development
Aerial view of Twinbrook in 2018
Twinbrook is located in Maryland
Twinbrook
Twinbrook
Coordinates: 39°04′29″N 77°07′12″W / 39.0746°N 77.12°W / 39.0746; -77.12
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountyMontgomery
CityRockville
EstablishedOctober 18, 1946
Founded byJoseph L. Geeraert, Roland Simmon, Wesley Sauter, and Donald Gingery
Area
 • Land2.36 sq mi (6.1 km2)
Elevation
341 ft (104 m)
Population
 • Estimate 
(2010)
15,000
Zip Code
20851, 20852
Area code(s)301, 240, 227

Twinbrook is a large residential subdivision in the city of Rockville, Maryland. The name Twinbrook or Twin-Brook came from the four developers, Joseph L. Geeraert, Roland Simmon, Wesley Sauter, and Donald Gingery, who originally established the new subdivision on October 18, 1946.[1] The name was a reference to the two streams that traversed the original 200 acres of the development,[2] both eventually feeding into Rock Creek, which is the namesake feature of Rock Creek Park, a unit of the National Park Service.

The older south section of Twinbrook is roughly bounded by First Street on the west, Veirs Mill Road on the north, Halpine Road and Twinbrook Parkway on the east and the B&O railroad and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority tracks to the southwest.[3] And, with some exceptions, the smaller north section is bounded by Veirs Mill Road to the south, Old Broadwood to the west, Old Baltimore Road to the North and Twinbrook Parkway to the east.[4]

  1. ^ "Twinbrook History". Rocknet. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
  2. ^ "Twinbrook Sector Plan - History". Montgomery Planning. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
  3. ^ "Twinbrook History - Influences on Post World War II Suburbia" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-25. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  4. ^ Max van Balgooy (2013-03-23). "Twinbrook's Beginnings Explored in Chairs and On Foot". Max for Rockville. Retrieved 2013-07-30.