Martin's Additions

History

In 1896, Harry M. Martin began buying land from the Chevy Chase Land Company and others and called his holdings "Martin's Additions to Chevy Chase". In 1916, the area was incorporated as the special tax district of Martin's First, Second, Third and Fourth Additions to the Village of Chevy Chase. The vote was 198 to 15 in favor of incorporation.

Geography

Martin's Additions is located at (38.979713, −77.069349). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  187,568
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  162,605
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  143,689
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  142,488
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  133,094
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  126,745
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  123,987
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  119,343

Largest nearby schools

• Montgomery Blair High
  High · Silver Spring · 3,204 students · 16.7:1 ratio
• Walter Johnson High
  High · Bethesda · 2,942 students · 18.6:1 ratio
• Wheaton High
  High · Silver Spring · 2,599 students · 16.6:1 ratio
• Richard Montgomery High
  High · Rockville · 2,390 students · 17.8:1 ratio
• Bethesda-Chevy Chase High
  High · Bethesda · 2,335 students · 18:1 ratio
• Winston Churchill High
  High · Potomac · 2,234 students · 18.6:1 ratio
• Paint Branch High
  High · Burtonsville · 2,135 students · 16.4:1 ratio
• Walt Whitman High
  High · Bethesda · 2,018 students · 17.4:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2025-10-27
  4 km E of Riverside, Maryland
• M 2.6 — 2021-06-25
  2 km SE of Woodlawn, Maryland
• M 3.03 — 2016-01-17
  3 km NE of Ranson, West Virginia
• M 3.6 — 2010-07-16
  5 km NNW of Barnesville, Maryland