Thomas and Company Cannery - Gaithersburg MD
N 39° 08.537 W 077° 12.097
18S E 309730 N 4334874
The Thomas Cannery was the first and largest vegetable cannery in Montgomery County, Maryland. It has recently been restored for office and commercial use.
Waymark Code: WM6BXE
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 05/10/2009
Views: 5
The Thomas and Company Cannery was built in 1917 and provided a much-needed local market for the agricultural produce grown in rural Montgomery County. The Cannery remained in operation until 1963 when a fire damaged the buildings. The Cannery supplied the war effort during both World Wars I and II, and was the largest employer in Gaithersburg for many years. The building saw various uses after the closing of the Cannery, but then lay empty until its recent restoration.
Gaithersburg has grown up around the old Cannery to a city of nearly 60,000 people with biotechnology and information technology as the primary businesses now in the area.
Street address:
3 East Diamond Avenue
Gaithersburg, md USA
20877
County / Borough / Parish: Montgomery County, Maryland
Year listed: 1990
Historic (Areas of) Significance: First industrial developent in then largely rural Montgomery County, MD
Periods of significance: 1917-1963
Historic function: Vegetable cannery & largest employer in area
Current function: Restored and now a spa & office space
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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