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History · Marlow Heights

Marlow Heights’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Marlow Heights is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 6,169 at the 2020 census. The Marlow Heights Shopping Center first opened in 1957 (but extended in 1960 with Hecht's), adjacent to the large community of Hillcrest Heights. It was joined ten years later, in 1967, by the two-level Iverson Mall, the Washington metropolitan area's first enclosed mall. For mailing address purposes, the area is part of Temple Hills or Suitland. Marlow Heights is located near the U.S. Census Bureau, Andrews Air Force Base, the Metrorail Green Line and Capitol Hill.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 5,618 to 6,169 (+10%). Half of its homes were built before 1974.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Marlow Heights yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Before
2000
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Today12 photos
2016-09-07 11 54 26 View east along Maryland State Route 414 (Saint Barnabas Road) at Winston Street in Marlow Heights,…Commons2016-09-07 11 54 26 View east along Maryland State Route 41…20162016-07-04 08 44 02 View south along the inner loop of the Capital Beltway (Interstate 95 and Interstate 495) at Exit 4…Commons2016-07-04 08 44 02 View south along the inner loop of the …20162016-07-04 08 43 48 View south along the inner loop of the Capital Beltway (Interstate 95 and Interstate 495) 1 1-4 mil…Commons2016-07-04 08 43 48 View south along the inner loop of the …20162016-07-04 08 43 18 Sign describing distances to approaching express lane exits along the southbound inner loop of the …Commons2016-07-04 08 43 18 Sign describing distances to approachin…20162016-07-04 08 43 04 Sign warning of a drawbridge (Woodrow Wilson Bridge) 5 miles ahead along the southbound inner loop …Commons2016-07-04 08 43 04 Sign warning of a drawbridge (Woodrow W…20162016-07-04 08 42 54 View south along the inner loop of the Capital Beltway (Interstate 95 and Interstate 495) 1 mile no…Commons2016-07-04 08 42 54 View south along the inner loop of the …20162016-07-04 08 42 42 Sign describing distances to approaching local lane exits along the southbound inner loop of the Ca…Commons2016-07-04 08 42 42 Sign describing distances to approachin…20162016-07-04 08 42 32 View south along the inner loop of the Capital Beltway (Interstate 95 and Interstate 495) 2 1-4 mil…Commons2016-07-04 08 42 32 View south along the inner loop of the …20162016-01-22 09 09 58 View north along the outer loop of the Capital Beltway (Interstate 95 and Interstate 495) at Exit 4…Commons2016-01-22 09 09 58 View north along the outer loop of the …2016Pharaoh's Fury - Flickr - Lorie ShaullCommonsPharaoh's Fury - Flickr - Lorie Shaull2014Buick-EstateCommonsBuick-Estate2008MDMap-doton-MarlowHeightsCommonsMDMap-doton-MarlowHeights2004
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Marlow Heights is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Marlow Heights has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is St. Ignatius Church in Oxon Hill, 1.8 miles away.

Marlow Heights and the nearest listed places

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St. Ignatius ChurchSuitland ParkwaySoutheast No. 5 Boundary Marker of the Original District of ColumbiaSoutheast No. 6 Boundary Marker of the Original District of ColumbiaSoutheast No. 3 Boundary Marker of the Original District of ColumbiaSoutheast No. 7 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia

Closest to Marlow Heights

St. Ignatius ChurchOxon Hill · Building1.8miSuitland ParkwayWashington · Built 19441.9miSoutheast No. 5 Boundary Marker of the Original District of ColumbiaWashington · Object2.3miSoutheast No. 6 Boundary Marker of the Original District of ColumbiaWashington · Object2.6miSoutheast No. 3 Boundary Marker of the Original District of ColumbiaWashington · Object2.9mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. St. Ignatius Church’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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nearby towns’ history
📜 Morningside📜 District Heights📜 Forest Heights📜 Capitol Heights

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