Spotlight on New Carrollton, MD

Named after Charles Carroll, the first Senator of Maryland, the city of New Carrollton is a half-century old suburban enclave 12 miles east of Washington, D.C. Originally incorporated as Carrollton, the prefix “New” was officially adopted in 1966 to avoid confusion over the other two Carrolltons in Maryland. These days the “New” applies just as much as in the past, as this Prince George County municipality has its sights on the future. Driven in part by the New Carrollton Area Revitalization District (NARD) – a local government economic development initiative to support urban redevelopment – New Carrollton has set up a so-called Incentive Fund designed to support entities relocating to the area. The intention is to use organized planning to keep New Carrollton the quaint community that it is – green, walkable, and conveniently connected.

Originally purchased by a passionate equestrian, Edward Mahoney, the land on which New Carrollton is located has historically hosted both a horse stable and the formerly renowned Old Lanham Raceway. After Mahoney’s demise, Albert W. Turner purchased the land and incorporated it into the city. Turner’s vision had been that of a comprehensively planned suburban municipality – then, a novel concept in the United States. Today, New Carrollton remains a pleasantly livable community on the outskirts of the nation’s capital, serving both as a commuter village for District employees as well as the headquarters for the Internal Revenue Service and the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD).

Serviced by the Metrorail, Amtrak, and the MARC, the city is also included in the Metrorail’s Purple Line expansion plans which will run from New Carrollton in the East to Bethesda in