Some Facts About Brookeville

Location
Brookeville is situated on Maryland Route 97 (or Georgia Avenue) two miles north of Olney, Maryland, and 18 miles north of the District of Columbia. Its other main street, Market Street, connects with Brighton Dam Road on the east and intersects with Brookeville Road on the west.

Size
Brookeville is a residential rural village comprising 60 acres. Apart from residences, there are a post office, small plumbing business, church and related buildings, and a former two room public school dating from the mid-19th century.

The Town's major public building is the Brookeville Academy built in 1810. A major restoration and renovation project, undertaken by the Town and the Friends of the Brookeville Academy, is underway in order to preserve it as an historic site and to adapt it for use as a community center serving the surrounding area.

Population
The population is approximately 125, roughly 70% adults and 30% children. Its residents span in age ranging from two years to the late eighties.

Governance
The Town was incorporated in 1890. Since that time its form of governance has been a three-member Commission, elected for a term of two years. A part-time Clerk-Treasurer handles day to day administrative matters. In 1979, Brookeville was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as an Historic District. In 1986, the Town adopted an Historic Preservation Ordi-nance which provided preservation protection for the entire Town through Montgomery County's Historic Preservation Commission and established the Town on the Montgomery County Master Plan for Historic Preservation.

Natural Features
The Town is bordered on three sides by the Reddy Branch Stream. While some early pictures reveal large meadows and long views, today's streetscapes and borders contain very mature trees and hedges.

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