NIST Historic District

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NIST Historic District
NIST HISTORIC DISTRICT, GAITHERSBURG,MONTGOMERY COUNTY MD.jpg
NIST Historic District, April 2022
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Location100 Bureau Dr., Gaithersburg, Maryland
Coordinates 39°08′28″N77°13′05″W / 39.14111°N 77.21806°W / 39.14111; -77.21806
Built1962-1969
ArchitectVoorhees Walker Smith Smith & Haines; HLW International
Architectural styleInternational Style
NRHP reference No. 100006800 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 5, 2021

NIST Historic District is a national historic district located at Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland. The 579-acre district is a Federal research campus housing the National Institute of Standards and Technology. It comprises 74 buildings, structures, objects, and sites on a landscaped campus. The district encompasses 24 contributing resources, including the pinweel shaped Administrative Building (1965) and the Newton Apple Tree. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/30/2021 THROUGH 8/6/2021" (PDF). National Park Service. August 6, 2021. Retrieved 2026-01-14.
  2. Phillip W. Neuberg (December 2020). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: NIST Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2026-01-17.