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Planning staff urges council to designate Rosebud (Budd) House for historic preservation

Montgomery County Council · February 24, 2026
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Summary

County planning staff recommended adding the Budd (Rosebud) House in Sandy Spring to the Master Plan for Historic Preservation, citing the house’s 1912 construction, four generations of family ownership, and significance to African American local history; council scheduled a public hearing and thanked staff.

At a morning briefing, the Montgomery County Planning Board and historic‑preservation staff presented a recommendation that the Rosebud (Budd) House (18583 Brook Road, Sandy Spring) be designated on the county’s Master Plan for Historic Preservation.

Artie Harris, chair of the Planning Board, explained that the house is associated with the Budd family, a…

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