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Maryland Historical Trust Maryland Inventory of
Maryland Historical Trust
Maryland Inventory of
Historic Properties Form
1. Name of Property
Inventory No. PG: 68-041-03
(indicate preferred name)
historic
Marché Florists Building (preferred)
other
Marché and Co. Inc
2. Location
street and number
4800 Rhode Island Avenue
not for publication
city, town
Hyattsville
vicinity
county
Prince George's
3. Owner of Property
(give names and mailing addresses of all owners)
name
Gladys Egwuatu and Chukwuma Ewelike
street and number
2307 Manor Gate Terrace
city, town
Upper Marlboro
telephone
state
MD
zip code
20774-8516
4. Location of Legal Description
courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Prince George's County Courthouse
Upper Marlboro
city, town
tax map 50
tax parcel
liber
29432 folio 295
262
tax ID number
16 1811421
5. Primary Location of Additional Data
X
Contributing Resource in National Register District
Contributing Resource in Local Historic District
Determined Eligible for the National Register/Maryland Register
Determined Ineligible for the National Register/Maryland Register
Recorded by HABS/HAER
Historic Structure Report or Research Report at MHT
Other:
6. Classification
Category
district
X building(s)
structure
site
object
Ownership
public
X private
both
Current Function
agriculture
commerce/trade
defense
domestic
education
funerary
government
health care
industry
Resource Count
landscape
recreation/culture
religion
social
transportation
work in progress
unknown
X vacant/not in use
other:
Contributing
1
1
Noncontributing
buildings
sites
structures
objects
0
Total
Number of Contributing Resources
previously listed in the Inventory
1
7. Description
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Condition
excellent
X good
fair
deteriorated
ruins
altered
Prepare both a one paragraph summary and a comprehensive description of the resource and its various elements as it exists today.
The Marché Florists Building is located at 4800 Rhode Island Avenue in Hyattsville on a 0.8681-acre parcel of
land. The façade (southeast elevation) of the building faces Rhode Island Avenue, a busy commuter and
commercial corridor. The grassy lot slopes to the east and is scattered with shrubs. A stone retaining wall defines
the western (rear) property line. An asphalt-paved parking lot extends across the western portion of the property,
stretching from Crittenden Street on the south to 42nd Place on the north. A concrete sidewalk wraps around the
building, connecting the shop to both sides of the parking lot. There are no secondary resources associated with
this property.
DESCRIPTION
This one-story commercial building was constructed in 1951 to the designs of Washington, D.C., architect John
Robie Kennedy. Reflective of the Modern Movement, the masonry building is constructed of concrete blocks.
The building is one bay wide and is veneered with coursed stone. The flat roof is obscured by a parapet with
metal coping and is faced with narrow stretcher-bond bricks. A metal cornice extends across the façade and wraps
around to the easternmost bay of the southwest (side) elevation. The original “Marché Florists” sign that was
located on the entablature of the façade has been removed. 1 The façade is fenestrated with bands of large onelight, metal-frame storefront windows. The center bay holds a double-leaf, metal-frame commercial glass door
with a one-light transom. All openings on the façade are sheltered by green fabric awnings, which are not an
original feature.
On the southwest (side) elevation, a large one-light metal-frame storefront window is located in the easternmost
bay. The westernmost bay of the side elevation is pierced by a paired window opening with a concrete sill. The
opening holds four-light metal windows that appear to be a combination of fixed and awning lights. It is sheltered
by a metal awning. The center bay of the southwest elevation has two single-leaf openings. One holds a paneled
wood door with three lights and the other holds a wood-frame French door. These openings provide access to a
one-story greenhouse attached on the southwest elevation.
The greenhouse has a solid foundation of concrete blocks faced with narrow stretcher-bond bricks. The corners of
the greenhouse are covered with coursed stone, simulating corner posts. The floor of the greenhouse is covered
with gravel. The wood- and metal-framed greenhouse has an ogee-shaped roof. The top ridge of the roof consists
of bands of awning windows. Similarly, bands of awning windows extend across the southeast and southwest
elevations. The southeast elevation (façade) contains a single-leaf opening that holds a wood-frame French door.
Set in an ogee-shaped arch, the door is sheltered by a wooden hood supported by brackets. A secondary opening
is located on the southwest (side) elevation. The opening has been infilled with plywood but the original wooden
hood and brackets are visible. A third opening is located on the northwest (rear) elevation in the northernmost bay
and holds a single-leaf wood-frame French door. Like the other openings on the greenhouse, it has a wooden hood
supported by brackets.
Based on its materials, form, and Sanborn maps, a two-story, concrete-block addition was constructed on the
northwest (rear) elevation c. 1955. The addition has a sloping roof with a parapet covered with metal coping. A
large exterior brick chimney with a plain cap is located on the southwest (side) elevation. A single-leaf flush
metal door is located in the easternmost bay of the southwest elevation. It is sheltered by a metal awning. The first
story of the southwest elevation is fenestrated with a three-light metal casement window and bands of multi-light
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metal windows. The second story holds a four-light metal-frame pivot window set over a two-light fixed sash. All
window openings on the addition have concrete sills. The first story of the rear (northwest) elevation is pierced by
a door opening that is now covered with plywood and a multi-light metal-frame window. A four-light metal-frame
pivot window set over a two-light fixed sash is located in the upper story of this rear elevation as well as on the
second story of the northeast (side) elevation.
Circa 1957, a one-story, full-width addition was constructed on the northeast (side) elevation of the main block
and rear addition. This date of construction is based on Sanborn maps, the character of the materials, and the
construction techniques used for the addition. The masonry addition is one bay wide and constructed of concrete
blocks. It has a flat roof with parapet and metal coping. Like the main block, the façade of the addition and the
easternmost bay of its side elevation are faced with coursed stone. The parapet is faced with narrow stretcherbond brick and a metal cornice extends across the façade, wrapping around to the easternmost bay of the northeast
(side) elevation. A single-leaf, metal-frame commercial glass door pierces the easternmost bay of the northeast
elevation. It has one-light metal-frame sidelights and a one-light transom. A fabric awning shelters the opening.
Two large window openings with concrete sills are also located on the northeast elevation. They consist of two
large metal-frame fixed lights topped by one-light fixed panes and flanked by four-light metal-frame windows
(likely a combination of fixed and awning lights). A three-light metal casement window with a concrete sill is
located on the rear elevation of the center bay. The rear elevation of the addition has a single window opening that
holds a multi-light metal-frame window with a concrete sill. The northern corner of the addition has dogleg brick
that extends from the foundation to the parapet.
INTEGRITY
The Marché Florists Building has a high level of integrity of location, setting, workmanship, feeling, and
materials. With the exception of the removal of the “Marché Florists” sign on the façade and the addition of fabric
awnings, no other alterations or replacement materials appear to have been used on the building. Although the
Marché Florists Building was enlarged by two additions in the 1950s, they were complimentary to the original
design of the building, which is clearly discernible as it was constructed. Further, because of their age (c. 1955
and c. 1957), they have achieved historic significance in their own right, and have added to the architectural
design of the original 1951 building. The additions are also reflective of the increased growth and success of the
business and the need for additional workspace and storage for the florists. Thus, the property maintains a
moderate level of design. The integrity of association has been compromised, but not lost as the building is no
longer owned by the Marché family. However, members of the Hyattsville community still refer to the building as
the Marché Florists despite the current vacancy of the building. Since the subdivision of the property in 1959, the
commercial property is no longer associated with the Marché House (PG: 68-010-62), located just to the
northwest of the building at 4200 Crittenden Street.
Overall, the Marché Florists Building and property has retained a moderate level of integrity.
8. Significance
Period
Areas of Significance
1600-1699
1700-1799
1800-1899
X 1900-1999
2000-
agriculture
archeology
X architecture
art
X commerce
communications
community planning
conservation
Specific dates
1951, 1959
Construction dates
1951, c. 1957
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economics
education
engineering
entertainment/
recreation
ethnic heritage
exploration/
settlement
health/medicine
industry
invention
landscape architecture
law
literature
maritime history
military
X
Architect/Builder
performing arts
philosophy
politics/government
religion
science
social history
transportation
other: Local history
John Robie Kennedy
Evaluation for:
National Register
Maryland Register
not evaluated
Prepare a one-paragraph summary statement of significance addressing applicable criteria, followed by a narrative discussion of the
history of the resource and its context. (For compliance projects, complete evaluation on a DOE Form – see manual.)
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
The Marché Florists Building, located at 4800 Rhode Island Avenue in Hyattsville, Prince George’s
County, Maryland, was designed by architect John Robie Kennedy in 1951 for Augusta Marché, the
matriarch of the Marché family. William F. Marché, Augusta’s husband, was a successful florist that
started his own shop in Washington, D.C., in 1908. After her husband’s death in 1919, Augusta Marché
moved the floral business to their house in Hyattsville. Two of her children, William and Louise, entered
into business with their mother, becoming the fourth generation of florists in the Marché family. After
many years of operating the floral shop from their house, the Marchés constructed a small shop c. 1939
in the southeast corner of their property, fronting Rhode Island Avenue. The success and growth of the
business necessitated the construction of a larger building, which was designed by Kennedy with
materials and architectural elements of the fashionable Modern Movement. The building was
subsequently enlarged with two additions between 1955 and 1957 that reflect the immediate growth and
success of the business. The property is historically associated with the Marché House (4200 Crittenden
Street, PG: 68-010-62) and was subdivided from the larger parcel in 1959 as a gift from Augusta Marché
to her children. The Marché siblings continued to operate the business until the death of Louise Marché
in 1986. The property remained in the Marché family until 2001. Located on a prominent corner on an
important commuter and commercial corridor in Hyattsville (Route 1), the Marché Florists property is
reflective of the growth and development of the community in the first half of the twentieth century and
its transition to an automobile suburb. The Marché Florists Building was one of more than fifty
commercial and industrial buildings constructed along Rhode Island Avenue and Baltimore Avenue in
Hyattsville between 1921 and 1954. The property is also significant for its association with the Marché
family and the architect John Robie Kennedy.
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HISTORIC CONTEXT
In 1915, a three-acre residential property in Hyattsville, known as “Melrose,” was purchased by Augusta
E. Marché.2 Marché was born in 1885 in Washington, D.C. and was the only child of Christian H. and
Henrietta Schellhorn.3 Augusta married William Frederick Marché (1880-1919) in 1909. William
Marché immigrated to the United States from Germany in 1902.4 Marché began his own floral business
in 1908 at 14th and H Streets, N.W. in the District of Columbia.5 The 1910 U.S. Federal Census
documents the couple residing on Good Hope Road in southeast Washington, D.C.; the newlyweds were
boarders in the home of Margaret Noll.6 The couple purchased the three-acre parcel in Hyattsville in
1915 and soon moved into the house on the property.
This parcel was sited on the northwest side of Rhode Island Avenue in the growing community of
Hyattsville. Established in mid-nineteenth century as a railroad suburb, the Hyattsville community is
located six miles northeast of Washington, D.C. Anticipating the development of a residential suburb to
serve the growing population of the District of Columbia, Christopher C. Hyatt purchased a tract of
land in 1845 adjacent to the B&O Railroad and the Washington and Baltimore Turnpike (now Rhode
Island Avenue and Baltimore Avenue) and began to develop town lots.7 As documented by historic
maps of the area, the area grew slowly but steadily.8 Despite Hyattsville's advantageous location along
the railroad and turnpike, suburban development was slow until the extension of the streetcar lines in
1899.9 At the time of Marché’s purchase, Hyattsville was in the midst of a more rapid development,
with no less than twenty-five additions, subdivisions, and re-subdivisions by 1942.10 The end of the
streetcar service and the ever-increasing rise of the automobile transformed Hyattsville into a successful
automobile suburb, with a commercial corridor stretching along Route 1.11 The influence of the
automobile on the community resulted in the further commercialization of Baltimore Avenue and
Rhode Island Avenue with more than fifty commercial and industrial buildings such as the Marché
Florists Building constructed along these roads between 1921 and 1954.12
William and Augusta Marché made their home in Hyattsville, which provided them the dual advantages
of suburban living and ease of transportation to their florist shop in Washington, D.C. The couple had
three children: Esther M. (1911-2004), Louise C. (1915-1986), and William T. (1917-1978).13 After
William Frederick’s death from typhoid fever in 1919, Augusta continued the family’s business, known
as Marché and Co. In 1922, she moved the floral shop to their house in Hyattsville.14 The 1922 Sanborn
Insurance Map of Hyattsville shows the construction of a very large greenhouse that was twice the size
of the house on the property.15
Around 1933, Augusta Marché commissioned architect John Robie Kennedy (1881-1966) to design a
house on her family’s property in Hyattsville. The existing house was demolished and replaced by a new
dwelling, known as the Marché House (4200 Crittenden Street, PG: 68-010-62). When construction was
complete, Marché opened the western wing of the house for use as her florist shop. Two of Augusta’s
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children, Louise and William, entered into the business with their mother and operated a small shop out
of the house. The basement of the wing held a refrigerated unit for keeping the flowers fresh.16 As the
business grew and expanded, the Marchés constructed a freestanding commercial building in the
southeast corner of their property, where the current Marché Florists shop stands. The 1939 Sanborn
Insurance Map shows a one-story, wood-frame building with one-story angled wings projecting from the
main block in the southeast corner of the property, fronting Rhode Island Avenue. The Marché House,
the old greenhouse, and a garage are also shown on the map.17
Because of the increased success of their florist business, the Marché family needed more space for their
growing business. In 1951, the family again hired architect John Robie Kennedy to design a new floral
shop on the property, replacing the older commercial building. During his career, Kennedy was
primarily employed by the U.S. Government and worked for many years in the Office of the Supervising
Architect in the Treasury Department. He also briefly worked for the firm of Wilson, Berryman, and
Kennedy in Raleigh, North Carolina, and for the firm of Murphy and Olmstead in Washington, D.C.
While Kennedy worked on the Marché House, he was employed by the Office of the Supervising
Architect, Public Building Administration, United States Treasury Department. During that period, he
designed the United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox, Kentucky (1936) for the Treasury
Department. Kennedy also claimed to have designed the Mullen Library at Catholic University in the
District of Columbia, the Duke University Chapel, St. Agnes Catholic Church in Long Island, and St.
Teresa Catholic Church in Houston.18 Kennedy is perhaps best known for his work with John J. Earley
(1881-1945), a pioneer in the development of architectural concrete (precast concrete panels) and
concrete mosaic, the use of colorful concrete aggregate in decorative treatments. Kennedy and Earley
collaborated on the design of the Marché House, as well as the “Polychrome Houses” (M: 32-5) in
Silver Spring, Maryland, and the single dwelling at 2911 W Street, S.E. in Washington, D.C. The
Marché Florists Building appears to have been solely the work of Kennedy. The building was originally
a one-story masonry building with a greenhouse attached on the side elevation. As noted by the 1959
Sanborn Insurance Map, the florist shop was enlarged with two additions between 1955 and 1957.19
In 1959, Augusta Marché subdivided her three-acre parcel and conveyed the southeast corner of the lot,
including the florist shop, to her children William and Louise.20 The deed stated that the conveyance and
the full payment of the mortgage on the property was “in consideration of love and affection for the
grantees [William and Louise]….being made in recognition of past services and the application of the
grantees to the business of the grantor [Augusta] and for the purpose of relieving the grantor from the
major responsibility and close attention to the business heretofore carried on by her on this property so
that the business may be continued by the son and daughter…leaving the grantor free to travel or
otherwise engage her time as desired.”21 Despite her intention to travel and “engage her time,” Augusta
Marché remained involved in the “day to day operation of Marché and Co. Inc.” until her death in
1972.22
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Siblings William and Louise worked as co-owners of the Marché Florists until William’s death in 1978.23
After his death, Louise managed the business until her death in 1986.24 The property then reverted to
Louise M. Conley, their niece, and the daughter of older sister Esther Marché McVey.25 In 2001, the
property lines between the Marché House and the Marché Florists Building were adjusted to contain all
of the commercially zoned property in a single parcel. The adjustment resulted in the commercial parcel
increasing from 0.6204 acres to 0.8681 acres.26 Conley then sold the property to Karlar, Inc. for
$325,000.27 Karlar was owned by Larry L. Deffenbaugh and his wife Karen A. Mitchell Deffenbaugh,
who served as president and vice president of the company, respectively. Larry Deffenbaugh was the
owner and operator of Southern Memorial Gardens, a cemetery in Dunkirk, Maryland.28 In 2008, Karlar,
Inc. sold the property for $1,000,000 to the current owners: Gladys E. Egwuatu, Chukwuma K. Ewelike,
Nneoma I. Oguguo, and Theophilus I. Ndukwe, who were part of the Watchman Catholic Charismatic
Renewal Movement.29 The group planned to rehabilitate the building for use as a church for their
organization. However, a stop work order was issued in October 2008 by the Prince George’s County
Department of Environmental Resources because the property was located in an overlay zone that
prohibited the use of the building as a church.30 The property is currently vacant and being marketed for
lease or sale.
1
The signs are visible in photographs of the building taken in 1987 as part of the original documentation for MHT. See, Carol E.
Hooper, “Marche Florists (PG: 68-041-03),” Maryland Historic Sites Inventory Form (April 1987).
2
Clara V. Jenkins to Augusta E. Marché, Prince George’s County Land Records, 19 April 1915, 102:417.
3
Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index [database on-line], (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009); original
data: Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, Master File, Social Security Administration, Number 2203205570; Issue State: Maryland; Issue Date: 1952-1953; “Christian H. Schellhorn,” Obituary, The Washington Post, 17
February 1940, 23.
4
Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006),
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (Washington,
D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910); Census Place: Precinct 11, Washington, District of Columbia;
Roll T624_149; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 230; Image: 191.
5
“Rites for W.F. Marche,” The Washington Post, 7 August 1919, 14; “Augusta Marche: 60 Years in Florist Business Here,”
The Washington Post, Times Herald, 11 January 1972, C4.
6
Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006),
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (Washington,
D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910); Census Place: Precinct 11, Washington, District of Columbia;
Roll T624_149; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 230; Image: 191.
7
E.H.T. Traceries, Inc., “Hyattsville Historic District (Amended and Expanded),” National Register of Historic Places
nomination form (June 2004), 8:18.
8
G.M. Hopkins, “Atlas of Fifteen Miles Around Washington, Including the County of Prince George Maryland”
(Philadelphia: G.M. Hopkins, C.E., 1878).
9
E.H.T. Traceries, Inc., “Hyattsville,” 8:18-20.
10
E.H.T. Traceries, Inc., “Hyattsville,” 8:18-20.
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E.H.T. Traceries, Inc., “Hyattsville,” 8:16.
E.H.T. Traceries, Inc., “Hyattsville,” 8:16.
13
“Rites for W.F. Marche,” The Washington Post, 7 August 1919, 14.
14
“Rites for W.F. Marche,” The Washington Post, 7 August 1919, 14; “Augusta Marche: 60 Years in Florist Business Here,”
The Washington Post, Times Herald, 11 January 1972, C4.
15
Sanborn Map Company, “Hyattsville, Prince George County, Maryland, August 1922” (New York: Sanborn Map Company,
1922), Sheet 1.
16
The refrigerated unit was recently removed from the basement by the current homeowners.
17
Sanborn Map Company, “Insurance Maps of Washington Suburban, Volume Two, Prince Georges County, Maryland,
1939” (New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1939), Sheet 216.
18
“John R. Kennedy, 85: U.S. Architect 30 Years,” The Washington Post, 4 August 1966.
19
Sanborn Map Company, “Insurance Maps of Washington Suburban, Volume Two, Prince Georges County, Maryland, 1939,
Revised 1959” (New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1959), Sheet 216.
20
Augusta E. Marché to William T. Marché and Louise C. Marché, Prince George’s County Land Records, 28 December
1959, WWW 2409:379.
21
Augusta E. Marché to William T. Marché and Louise C. Marché, Prince George’s County Land Records, 28 December
1959, WWW 2409:380.
22
“Augusta Marche: 60 Years in Florist Business Here,” The Washington Post, Times Herald, 11 January 1972, C4.
23
“William Marche, Coowner of Hyattsville Florist Shop,” The Washington Post, 1 November 1978, B6.
24
Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index [database on-line] (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009); Original
data: Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, Master File, Social Security Administration; Number: 21342-5357 [Louise Marche]; Issue State: Maryland; Issue Date: 1959-1960.
25
Louise M. Conley, Personal Representative of the Estate of Louise C. Marché, deceased, to Louise M. Conley, Prince
George’s County Land Records, 2 December 1987, 6850:178.
26
Louise M. Conley and Esther M. McVey, Trustee of the Esther M. McVey Revocable Trust to Louise M. Conley, Prince
George’s County Land Records, 28 March 2001, VJ 14486:173.
27
Louise M. Conley to Karlar, Inc., Prince George’s County Land Records, 30 March 2001, VJ 14524:749.
28
Marty Madden, “Deffenbaugh enters Alford Plea,” Calvert News (19 June 2008),
http://www.calvertnews.info/news/935/calvert-independent-larry-deffenbaugh-plea.
29
Karlar, Inc. to Gladys E. Egwuatu, Chukwuma K. Ewelike, Nneoma I. Oguguo, and Theophilus I. Ndukwe, Prince George’s
County Land Records, 12 February 2008, PM 29432:295.
30
Andreus Narain, “Overlay Regulations Headache for Local Church Group,” Hyattsville Life & Times, vol. 5, No. 10,
October 2008.
12
9. Major Bibliographical References
Inventory No. PG: 68-041-03
E.H.T. Traceries, Inc. “Hyattsville Historic District (Amended and Expanded), PG: 68-010.” National Register of Historic Places
Nomination Form. June 2004
Hooper, Carol E. “Marche Florists, PG 68-041-03.” Maryland Historical Trust State Historic Sites Inventory Form. April 1987.
King, Marina. “Marche House, PG: 68-62.” Maryland Historical Trust State Historic Sites Inventory Form. April 1990.
Sanborn Map Company. Sanborn Insurance Maps. New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1911, 1922, 1933, 1939, 1959.
United States of America, Bureau of the Census. U.S. Federal Census. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records
Administration, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930.
The Washington Post
10. Geographical Data
Acreage of surveyed property
Acreage of historical setting
Quadrangle name
0.8681
3.10
Washington East
Quadrangle scale: 1:24,000
Verbal boundary description and justification
The Marché Florists Building is located in Hyattsville, Prince George’s County, Maryland, on a 0.8681-acre parcel.
The property is bound by Rhode Island Avenue on the southeast, 42nd Place on the northeast, and Crittenden Street on
the southwest. The Marché Florists property has been associated with Tax Parcel 262 on Tax Map 50 since the
subdivision of the lot in 1959.
11. Form Prepared by
name/title
Jeanne Barnes, Architectural Historian
organization
EHT Traceries, Inc. for M-NCPPC
date
October 2009
street & number
1121 5th Street, N.W.
telephone
(202) 393-1199
city or town
Washington
state
D.C.
The Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties was officially created by an Act of the Maryland Legislature
to be found in the Annotated Code of Maryland, Article 41, Section 181 KA,
1974 supplement.
The survey and inventory are being prepared for information and record purposes only
and do not constitute any infringement of individual property rights.
return to:
Maryland Historical Trust
Maryland Department of Planning
100 Community Place
Crownsville, MD 21032-2023
410-514-7600
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CHAIN OF TITLE
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY LAND RECORD
Deed
102:417
April 19, 1915
Clara V. Jenkins to Augusta E. Marché
Deed
WWW 2409:379
December 28, 1959
Augusta E. Marché to William T. Marché and Louise C. Marché (joint tenants
with the rights of survivorship)
Being a part of Parcel No. 2, .6204 acres
Deed
6850:178
December 2, 1987
Louise M. Conley, Personal Representative of the Estate of Louise C. Marché,
deceased, to Louise M. Conley
.6204 acres
Deed
VJ 14486:173
March 28, 2001
Louise M. Conley and Esther M. McVey, Trustee of the Esther M. McVey
Revocable Trust to Louise M. Conley
Deed to adjust the lot lines to transfer all commercially zoned land to a single
parcel (adjust from .6204 acres to .8681 acres)
Deed
VJ 14524:749
March 30, 2001
Louise M. Conley to Karlar, Inc.
.8681 acres for $325,000
Deed
PM 29432:295
February 12, 2008
Karlar, Inc. to Gladys E. Egwuatu, Chukwuma K. Ewelike, Nneoma I.
Oguguo, and Theophilus I. Ndukwe
.8681 acres for $1,000,000
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Photo: Marché Florists, Hyattsville, façade (southeast) elevation, view looking northwest. (September 2009)
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Photo: Marché Florists, Hyattsville, east corner, view looking west. (September 2009)
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Photo: Marché Florists, Hyattsville, side (southwest) elevation, view looking northeast. (September 2009)
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Marché Florists Building
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Number 9
Page 6
Photo: Marché Florists, Hyattsville, side (northeast) elevation, view looking southeast. (September 2009)
Maryland Historical Trust
Maryland Inventory of
Historic Properties Form
Inventory No. PG: 68-041-03
Marché Florists Building
Continuation Sheet
Number 9
Page 7
Map: Sanborn Map Company, “Hyattsville, Prince George County, Maryland, August 1922” (New
York: Sanborn Map Company, 1922), Sheet 1.
Maryland Historical Trust
Maryland Inventory of
Historic Properties Form
Inventory No. PG: 68-041-03
Marché Florists Building
Continuation Sheet
Number 9
Page 8
Map: Sanborn Map Company, “Hyattsville, Prince George County, Maryland, May 1933” (New York:
Sanborn Map Company, 1933), Sheet 4.
Maryland Historical Trust
Maryland Inventory of
Historic Properties Form
Inventory No. PG: 68-041-03
Marché Florists Building
Continuation Sheet
Number 9
Page 9
Map: Sanborn Map Company, “Insurance Maps of Washington Suburban, Volume Two, Prince Georges
County, Maryland, 1939” (New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1939), Sheet 216.
Maryland Historical Trust
Maryland Inventory of
Historic Properties Form
Inventory No. PG: 68-041-03
Marché Florists Building
Continuation Sheet
Number 9
Page 10
Map: Sanborn Map Company, “Insurance Maps of Washington Suburban, Volume Two, Prince Georges
County, Maryland, 1939, Revised 1959” (New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1959), Sheet 216.