Proposed Cheverly National Register Historic District

The Prince George’s County Historic Preservation Commission will consider the Cheverly Historic District for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places on February 21, 2023. The National Register is the Federal Government's official list of properties considered worthy of recognition for their significance in American history and culture. The meeting will be held virtually via GoToMeeting beginning at 6:30 p.m. Access information for the meeting and a speaker sign-in form can be found at https://www.mncppc.org/496/Whats-New. You are most welcome to attend and comment. Should you wish to submit written comments at this time, please address your comments to John Peter Thompson, Chair, Historic Preservation Commission, at historicpreservation@ppd.mncppc.org.

Prince George’s County is certified by the Maryland Historical Trust and the National Park Service to participate in the National Register nomination process. In its role as a Certified Local Government, Prince George’s County is charged with an initial assessment of the National Register eligibility of the resource and the sufficiency of the nomination documentation. The Prince George’s County Historic Preservation Commission and the County Executive will make recommendations to the Maryland Historical Trust, which administers the National Register program as the State Historic Preservation Office for Maryland. If both the Historic Preservation Commission and the County Executive oppose the nomination, the process will stop unless an appeal is filed with the State Historic Preservation Officer. If either of these recommends nomination, the documentation will be forwarded to the Maryland Historical Trust for further processing. At a later date in the nomination process, the Maryland Historical Trust will offer you the opportunity to comment again and to submit letters of support or objection if you so desire.

You may contact the Commission to see a copy of the Commission meeting agenda, the nomination documentation, the criteria used for evaluation, information about the effects of listing, and information on the Certified Local Government involvement in the National Register nomination process. Please contact Tom Gross, Historic Preservation Section Planning Supervisor, Prince George’s County Planning Department, at Thomas.Gross@ppd.mncppc.org or 240-573-2585. For further information on the National Register, the nomination process, the effects of listing, and the owner's right to comment or object, please contact the National Register Administrator at the Maryland Historical Trust, 100 Community Place, Crownsville, MD 21032, or by phone at 
410-697-9623.

African American History Online Map Application

Staff is currently in the process of updating the African American History online map application to highlight the contributions of African Americans to Prince George’s County’s history and culture. This application maps Prince George's County-designated historic sites where notable and everyday people worked, learned, worshiped, and lived. It also maps Prince George's County-designated historic sites of resistance to the subjugation that African American Prince Georgians endured under slavery and segregation. The application can be found here under the “African American History” tab.