Acorn Park

1190 East West Hwy, Silver Spring, MD 20910

CATEGORIES: Public Art in Silver Spring | Historic Sites | Parks and Plazas | Public Art

Acorn Park is thought to be the location of the spring that looked silver in the sunlight, thus the name Silver Spring.

Murals of Historic Silver Spring

Artist:  Mame Cohalon

Acorn Park is all that remains of Francis Preston Blair's estate, "Silver Spring," named after his discovery in 1840 of a nearby mica-speckled spring.  This park might be small, but it is chock-full of good stuff to see.  Nestled up to the first Silver Spring Discovery building (the old Caldor) is a quaint little park with an acorn gazebo and beautiful murals.  Discovery Communications is trying to rid us of the bad habit of referring to the building as the "old Caldor," but in this case it was actually the Caldor Company that commissioned the five-panel mural by artist Mame Cohalon and restored the gazebo and park.

Nearby Restaurants & Dining:

• Scion Restaurant (179 feet NW)
• Pomegranate Cafe (567 feet NW)
• Gebeta Ethiopian Restaurant (709 feet E)
• Moorenko's Ice Cream (737 feet SE)
• Crisfield Seafood Restaurant (769 feet SE)
• Sun Spot Cafe & Del. (781 feet NW)

Nearby Shopping and Services:

• Discovery Creative and Technology Center (245 feet S)
• National Tire & Battery NTB (498 feet SE)
• Extra Space Self Storage (589 feet SW)

Nearby Parking:

• Kennett Street Garage (Garage 9) (540 feet S)
• Gist & Philadelphia Parking Lot (880 feet E)

Nearby VanGo Stops:

• VanGo: Discovery Bldg @ Kennet St (223 feet SW)
• VanGo: East West Hwy @ Blair East Apts (683 feet NW)

Nearby Public Transportation:

• Greyhound lines Inc. (0.26 miles E)